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'Nobody wants to run from the war' – a voice from Ukraine's displaced millions describes the conflicting pulls of home, family and safety

More than 5 million people left Ukraine as refugees between Feb. 24 and April 24, 2022, mostly to neighboring countries Poland, Romania, Moldova, Hungary and Slovakia.

The Conversation

Stay or go? Ukraine refugees torn between safety and home

Sighetu Marmatiei (Romania) (AFP) - A heartbreaking human drama is playing out along Ukraine's borders -- fleeing refugees pass the homesick going back, while others who left and then returned flee for their lives for a second time.

AFP

Police, authorities try to stem crime wave, but experts fear moves too little, too late for many

Human trafficking has been a tragic byproduct of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and while many steps have been taken to combat it, it’s hard to ‘stop the bleeding’.

Crikey

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Stuck in war-torn Ukraine, wheels of Vande Bharat trains reach Romania, to be airlifted to India

New Delhi India's import orders to a Ukrainian firm for thousands of wheel sets for Vande Bharat tr

The Hindu

Traumatised, homeless and alone: the harrowing journey of Ukraine’s refugee children

An estimated 40% of the five million people who have fled Ukraine are children — many of whom arrive in neighbouring countries unaccompanied and afraid.

Crikey

Lonely rescue dog has his suitcase all packed but nowhere to go

Romanian rescue dog Dude is currently homed at RSPCA's York, Harrogate & District branch while he awaits a family to come and scoop him up, and staff say it's 'heartbreaking that nobody seems to want him'

Daily Mirror

Kuwait Sends Second Batch of Aid to Ukrainian Refugees

Kuwait sent on Tuesday the second batch of humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees. A plane carrying 40 tons of food and medical aid left Kuwait’s Abdullah al-Mubarak Air Base to Bucharest, Romania. Vice chairman of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Organization Anwar al-Hasawi said the aid comes in line with the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ukraine restricts rail exports due to Easter closures, traffic build-up

A build-up of wagons at border crossings and closures during the Easter holidays have prompted Ukraine to temporarily restrict goods supplies from Ukraine to Poland and Romania by rail, a senior representative of the Ukrainian railways said on Monday.

Reuters

Sizzling Swiatek Sends Poland into Billie Jean King Cup Finals

Poland's red-hot world number one Iga Swiatek did not drop a game in her Saturday singles match against Romania's Andreea Prisacariu, sending Poland through to November's Billie Jean King Cup finals in decisive fashion. Swiatek, who put Poland up 2-0 on Friday by thrashing Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-0 for an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Hungary, accused of xenophobia, has welcomed almost half a million refugees

This week, the number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine is approaching the 5 million mark. Their first port of entry are countries that border western Ukraine. From there, many people continue their arduous journey west, but not after a pitstop in refugee centres in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and…

Radio France Internationale

Full list of countries which have no Covid travel restrictions including Mexico, Jamaica and Sweden

As covid travel restrictions ease across the globe, here's the full list of places you can now go to without having to worry about tests, proof of vaccination, quarantine or other conditions

Chronicle Live

Romania suspends military MIG-21 flights, to speed up F-16 purchase

NATO member Romania has grounded its remaining fleet of military MiG 21 LanceR jets as of Friday given their "considerably high accident rate", and will speed up a planned purchase of second-hand F-16s from Norway, the defence ministry said.

Reuters

Swiatek plays first match as world number one with point to prove

Paris (AFP) - Iga Swiatek will play her first match as world number one when she leads Poland against Romania in the Billie Jean King Cup this weekend, desperate to improve her record on home ground.

AFP

Adorable dog rescued from hoarder covered in bite marks searching for new home

Poor Perlita was covered in bite marks and sores when she was rescued by Barking Mad Dog Rescue, who work to rehome Romania's abused, neglected and unwanted dogs

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Strictly Come Dancing's Neil Jones wastes no time in moving former Miss Romania in

Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones has reportedly quickly moved his relationship to the next level by moving Sienna Hollen into his London home

Belfast Live

Elderly dog and owner reunited in Ireland after Putin's war split them apart

Tasha was transported unaccompanied 1,800 miles to the UK by a specialist pet company before dog lovers picked her up and brought her to Ireland and back to Granny Violetta

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Ukraine: Parents hit out at ‘awful’ visa scheme as rescued children wait weeks to join them in UK

Brother, sister and grandmother sleeping in Romanian church despite parents holding UK visas

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian grandmother, 86, reunited with dog after being forced to separate in war

Violetta, 86, escaped her home in Odessa, Ukraine, when Russia invaded and was forced to leave her 12-year-old dog behind - after six weeks apart, the pair have finally reunited in Ireland

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Emotional Ukrainian gran, 86, is reunited with beloved dog after six-week search

Incredible images show Violetta, 86, being reunited with her “best friend” - a 12-year-old black Labrador named Tasha - after being apart for nearly seven weeks.

Irish Mirror

Emotional moment Ukrainian grandmother, 86, in Ireland is reunited with beloved dog after six-week search

Incredible pictures show Violetta, 86, being reunited with her "best friend" a 12-year-old black Labrador named Tasha on Sunday

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Number Fleeing Ukraine Hits 4.5 Million

The UN refugee agency said the number of people who have left Ukraine since the beginning of the war has reached 4.5 million. A regular update Sunday of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ online portal on numbers of refugees fleeing Ukraine since Feb. 24 brought the total to some…

Belfast Live

Devoted dog and owner to reunite in Ireland after escaping Ukraine war - and they're both 86

Violetta carried Tasha on her journey to Romania but didn't have the strength to keep going and she was handed to a family in Romania

Irish Mirror

Heartbroken Ukrainian grandmother, 86, in Ireland to be reunited with beloved 12-year-old dog after being separated by war

Violetta was completely heartbroken about leaving Tasha behind but they will be reunited in Co Clare this weekend after tireless efforts from kind strangers to find the dog

Daily Mirror

Full list of countries with no Covid travel rules including Mexico and Jamaica

Countries that UK travellers can visit for holidays without any Covid travel rules in place including Mexico, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Madeira and Sweden

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian gymnast, 10: ‘I can’t put my athletic career on hold’

With her mother and baby brother, Daria Oliinyk, or Dasha, as she is known, fled to Romania and now trains via Zoom.

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