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Saudi-led coalition says frees Yemen rebels in peace gesture

Riyadh (AFP) - The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Huthi insurgents said Friday it had freed a batch of rebel prisoners, part of what it describes as efforts to end the seven-year war.

AFP

'The Rock', a record-setting white diamond, goes up for auction

The largest white diamond ever auctioned will go under the hammer in Geneva next week, part of a sale by Christie's that features two stones weighing more than 200 carats each.

Reuters

Saudi-led coalition transfers scores of freed prisoners to Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Friday it transported more than 100 freed prisoners to Yemen in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross in a humanitarian initiative to support a U.N.-brokered truce.

Reuters

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How a massive steel plant became the center of Ukraine's resistance in Mariupol

The final battle for Mariupol is taking place inside the Azovstal steel plant, a massive coastal complex in the besieged city. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped inside, officials say.

WEKU

Easy out from steel mill seen as unlikely for Ukraine troops

With the evacuation of some civilians from a sprawling steel mill besieged by Russian forces in the port of Mariupol, attention is turning to the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian troops still inside after weeks in the plant's warren of underground tunnels and bunkers

The Independent UK

Russia steps up Azovstal siege as freed civilians reach Zaporizhzhia

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says 156 people managed to escape Mariupol while Red Cross says many are still trapped at steelworks

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Roughly 100 civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.

AFP

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Civilians from Mariupol Flee Azovstal Bunkers in UN-Led Evacuation

Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive siege of the war in Ukraine. Russian forces pummeled the port city for nearly two months, turning…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aid organisations must speak out when sleeping children are killed in air strikes

The silence from NGOs in Afghanistan makes me question if humanitarianism has become just a market-driven industry

The Guardian - AU

UN chief embarks on Moscow trip amid criticism

Three months into Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN agencies are struggling to reach civilians under siege in the east.

Al Jazeera

Russia claims Mariupol 'liberated' but West hails Ukraine's resistance

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed the "liberation" of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, but signalled he would forgo a final bloody offensive against beleaguered Ukrainian defenders there.

AFP

Defenders of Ukraine's Mariupol defiant, call for security guarantees

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's last defenders in devastated Mariupol are refusing to surrender, but have appealed for security guarantees, with Russian forces on the brink of taking complete control of the strategically vital city.

AFP

Biden announces more military aid, questions Russian claims of controlling Mariupol

US President Joe Biden on Thursday authorised another $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, citing a "critical window" in the conflict as Russia conducts a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. The new military package will include heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and tactical drones, Biden said. Follow the…

France 24

Palestinians mark prisoners’ day amid Jerusalem tensions

Protesters’ call for Israel to release Palestinian prisoners comes days after mass arrest at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Al Jazeera

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Salon

Russia's war crimes — and ours

Americans are rightfully horrified by Mariupol. But most of us don't even know what the U.S. did in Mosul or Raqqa

France 24

War in Ukraine: Mariupol evacuees 'exhausted psychologically, physically'

Seven buses and dozens of cars transporting evacuees, mostly from the devastated, besieged southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, reached the city of Zaporizhzhia in an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy on Wednesday. Lucile Marbeau, spokesperson for the ICRC's regional delegation, spoke to FRANCE 24 from eastern Ukraine's…

AFP

Red Cross evacuee convoy arrives from Russian-held city

Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) - A Red Cross convoy arrived in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday after failing to reach the besieged port city of Mariupol, an AFP journalist on the scene reported.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council

Ukraine news from April 7: UN members vote 93-24 in favour of a resolution suspending Russia from UN human rights body.

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine urges civilians in east to flee ‘while opportunity still exists’

As threat builds of renewed Russian assault, deputy prime minister says authorities can not help residents who delay

Reuters

Convoy of more than 500 people reaches Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine -ICRC

An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team has led a convoy of buses and private cars carrying more than 500 people to Zaporizhzhia after the civilians fled the besieged Ukrainian town of Mariupol on their own, the ICRC said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices

Conflict, climate change and rising food and fuel prices are pushing about a quarter of Africans towards hunger, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Red Cross team 'released' after being blocked on way to Mariupol - Ukrainian deputy PM

A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been released after being stopped during an attempt to reach the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol and held in nearby Manhush, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Red Cross says its team travelling to Mariupol was stopped, now being held

A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was stopped during an attempt to reach Mariupol, Ukraine to evacuate civilians and is now being held in the nearby town Manhush, a spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters

Red Cross says cannot reach Mariupol due to security conditions

A team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not been able to reach the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday to evacuate civilians, a spokesperson said, citing security conditions.

Reuters

Russia must pay for 'war crimes' in Bucha, Germany says

Germany's Foreign Minister said on Sunday Russia must pay for its "war crimes" in the Ukrainian town of Bucha just outside the capital in the form of more severe sanctions, denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin's "uninhibited violence".

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