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NGO Save Ukraine rescues 6 more children, their families from Russian occupation.
Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO, rescued six more children and their families from Russian occupation, the organization said on April 17.
As of today, the NGO has managed to bring back 290 children from Russia and occupied Ukrainian territories to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian citizens who were safely brought home include Marina, who was on maternity leave with her one-year-old daughter when the full-scale invasion began .
Another rescued civilian was Olena, who lived with her sons in a village that was occupied a week after the start of the all-out war in February 2022.
Under Russian occupation , Ukrainian citizens experience searches by Russian authorities, are forced to accept Russian passports, and send their children to Russian schools, the NGO said.
Save Ukraine thanked its partners, We Are All Ukrainians and BF Humanity, for their assistance in saving children from Russian occupation.
According to the Children of War database, Russia has abducted or forcibly displaced over 19,500 children. Only 388 have been safely brought back to Ukraine.
Icelandic parliament adopts resolution on long-term support for Ukraine.
The resolution aims to support the independence, sovereignty, borders, the safety of civilians, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction work in Ukraine, the statement read.
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FT: Europe 'sleep walking' into dependence on Russian fertilizer, producer says.
Eurostat, the EU's statistics agency, said that the import of Russian urea, a typical fertilizer, had doubled from the previous year up to June 2023.
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Estonia will not send away Ukrainian men with expired passports.
The Estonian Interior Ministry does not plan to conduct forced repatriation of Ukrainian refugees staying in Estonia, Anneli Viks, the ministry's advisor on citizenship and migration policy, said on April 30 in an interview with Estonian media out...
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Polish Foreign Ministry criticizes Duda over nuclear sharing comments.
"It should have been first consulted with the government, not to just come out and say: we want nuclear arms on our territory," Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna said.
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Russian proxy-official claims Ukrainian missile strike on occupied Crimea.
The news was corroborated by the Crimean Wind and Astra Telegram channels, which also added that the Crimean Bridge was temporarily closed as a result.
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Alex Salmond 'prepared to assist' Humza Yousaf in no confidence vote.
Humza Yousaf will refuse to enter an electoral pact with Alex Salmond's party that could have seen the SNP step aside in some Scottish seats, Sky News understands. The Alba Party, headed by Mr Salmond, is likely to have the deciding vote in a key ...
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British troops delivering aid in Gaza 'an option', according to Whitehall sources.
British troops on the ground delivering aid to Gaza is "an option" but there has been no approval for the move, a Whitehall source has told Sky News. The British military is already helping with the construction of the offshore pier, alongside US ...
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Our Test Drive: Volkswagen ID.7
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Israel & pro-Palestinian supports face off in London protest.
Approximately 200 pro-Israel counter-protesters faced off for several hours with several tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators in central London on Saturday (April 27). In the plush central St James's district, demonstrators marched p...
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Biden dunks on himself, Trump at White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Biden slams Trump at Correspontents' Dinner - DW News.
Joe Biden has taken sharp aim at his presidential election rival Donald Trump at the annual White House Correspondents' dinner. At the gathering of politicians and journalists, he spoke about some of the big issues that could shape November's elec...
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