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| More pressure on Russia as ceasefires fail, and war rages on |
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| | | World leaders are once again focusing their efforts to put even more pressure on Russia as the war in Ukraine continues. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes "no country would have greater impact" than China in joining forces with the rest of the world to denounce Russia’s actions. It hasn't imposed restrictions so far, and its response is being watched closely. There are talks planned between UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson and Canadian and Dutch prime ministers as Western powers prepare to agree on further sanctions. The US says there are discussions among allies to ban the import of Russian oil. This is as the war rages on, and, according to Ukraine, has seen Russian forces attacking hospitals, nurseries, and schools. This is against the Geneva Conventions - treaties agreed by all countries that are supposed to regulate war. There have been two failed ceasefires to allow the mass evacuations of civilians in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol over the weekend, and so far more than 1.5 million people have managed to flee the war-torn country, according to the UN. Irpin, a town near Kyiv, is under attack. People are trying to flee, and so far, at least four including a mother and two children have been killed in mortar fire. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky condemns the attacks targeting civilians, saying they will never be forgotten, and never forgiven. Russia denies this, saying it is carrying out a "special military operation" against Ukrainian "nationalists" and "neo-Nazis". Meanwhile, over in Russia, thousands of people have been detained at anti-war protests in the country. Rallies have been taking place in Russia since the invasion. This support comes as Ukrainian defence officials claim their forces have re-taken the eastern city of Chuhuiv. And as Russia says it will open new humanitarian routes to allow civilians to evacuate, according to state media. The latest ceasefire is said to be taking place from 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT). Follow developments on our live page. Our latest explainers on the conflict: Analysis The West fights back against Putin the disruptor Trending The young Ukrainians battling pro-Russian trolls Maps Ceasefire halted for second day Guide Understanding day 11 | |
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| Ukraine war 'catastrophic for global food' |
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| There are concerns about the impact of the war on the global economy, and now one of the world's biggest fertiliser companies warns the conflict is going to have an impact on food. Yara International - which operates in more than 60 countries - predicts there will be a shock to the global supply and cost of food. Russia and Ukraine are some of the biggest producers in agriculture and food globally, and this fertiliser company says it buys considerable amounts of essential raw materials from the Russians. This on top of the soaring wholesale gas prices. So, while world leaders are looking to impose further sanctions against Russia and companies such as TikTok become the latest to take action, the situation relating to food could get even tougher, says Yara's boss, Svein Tore Holsether. "Things are changing by the hour," he told the BBC. "For me, it's not whether we are moving into a global food crisis - it's how large the crisis will be,” he adds. We've taken a look at five ways the Ukraine war could push up prices. | |
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| Saffie-Rose Roussos was the youngest victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. She was one of 22 people who died in the blast, and the BBC’s Judith Moritz has followed the family as they uncover details of their daughter's death. The inquiry into the bombing has heard its last piece of evidence, and "finding out exactly what happened is hard to take… It's torture on top of torture," says Saffie's father Andrew. He along with Saffie’s mother Lisa, and brother Xander, never returned to their home in Lancashire after the attack. When Lisa’s hospital treatment was over - she was with her daughter on the night of the blast - the family went on holiday to Dorset and decided to stay for good. Saffie has a bedroom, a room she will never see. They didn't want to put her things away into cupboards or the loft, wanting instead to move forward with Saffie, Lisa explains. Read more here. | |
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| | | | | In the last 10 days so much has changed. Europe's security has been shaken. Western leadership seems to have found an energy, a way of coming together that has been lacking in recent years. Night after night, the world watches as the Ukrainian people spoil and slow down Vladimir Putin's plans of drawing new lines on the map. Politicians here fret about how to help as much as humanly possible without crossing their own lines of putting their own servicemen and women into harm's way. The prime minister - now spending his time on calls with the president of Ukraine, jetting to eastern Europe and trying to broker Western action - was not so long ago trying to keep his own political head above water. Headlines about birthday cakes, police questionnaires, lockdown rules and cheese and wine have gone, and the agony abroad has totally changed the political environment for Boris Johnson. Most overtly the opposition has paused its repeated calls for him to quit. | |
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| | Laura Kuenssberg | Political editor | |
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| | | | Photographs of civilians in Ukraine trying to flee to safety appear on many of this morning's front pages. The headlines used with these pictures include the Daily Express calling it "pure evil" that they're being targeted, the i says they are "running for their lives" and the Daily Mirror uses two words - "save them". A plea for a "safe passage" appears in the Guardian after a second ceasefire was halted. Meanwhile, the West is weighing up banning Russian oil as the war intensifies, the Financial Times says. Read the newspaper review in full here. | |
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| What happened to the sounds of city life when the pandemic hit and restrictions were imposed? Our absence meant the hustle and bustle were gone and replaced by different, more natural, sounds. Have a listen. Let’s move to another sense - sight. We’re reading more than ever, but we’re not seeing words on pages as much as we used to. We’re doing more of it using screens. So, what’s that doing to our brains? Is it changing the way we work? Watch to find out more. And as we’re on the theme of senses, firefighters turned into detectives when all readings were normal despite there being a strong smell of gas in the air. After some nosying about they soon found the culprit - a piece of fruit. The durian is known for its sulphur-like odour. Read more here. | |
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