Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity
Results from 17 countries showed that boys and girls aged seven to nine spent more time looking at screens and less time playing outside, mirroring an increase in overweight children in this same age range. More than 50,000 children were…
Ukrainian woman, 98, escapes Russian-occupied home on foot with slippers, cane
KYIV, Ukraine — A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine who escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers (6 miles) alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane has been reunited with her family days after they were…
Open-source intel offers glimpse of war casualty figures Russia is trying to hide
The number of Russian soldiers killed in combat since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine remains a secret that the Kremlin goes to great lengths to hide. However, open-source research has recently yielded figures that show Moscow’s losses…
Ukraine declares day of mourning in Odesa after deadly Russian attack
The governor of Ukraine’s southern region of Odesa declared a day of mourning Tuesday following a Russian missile attack that killed four people and injured more than 20 others. Governor Oleh Kiper said the Russian attack hit one of the…
German prosecutors: Stabbing deaths of Ukrainian soldiers may be political
German prosecutors said Monday that they are not ruling out a political motive in the stabbing deaths of two Ukrainian soldiers in southern Germany on Saturday. The two Ukrainians, who were 23 and 36 years old and undergoing medical rehabilitation…
Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns demining expert
“This is the most dangerous period; once people start returning to the north, that’s when most accidents will occur, because they won’t be familiar with where your unexploded ordnance is located,” said Mungo Birch, Chief of the UN Mine Action…
Ukraine: Civilians killed and injured as attacks on power and rail systems intensify
Since 22 March, Ukraine’s energy infrastructure sustained four waves of attacks that killed six people, injured at least 45 and struck at least 20 facilities. Just this past Saturday alone, missile attacks damaged four thermal power plants critical for electricity…
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg tells Ukraine that help is on the way
During a visit in Kyiv, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that help is on the way to boost Ukraine’s war effort against Russia and that allies “are working hard to meet Ukraine’s urgent needs.” Stoltenberg said despite the Ukraine’s…
Australia boosts military aid to Ukraine
SYDNEY — Australia, one of Ukraine’s largest non-NATO donors, has announced a military aid package worth around $65 million to support Kyiv’s war effort following Russia’s invasion. The package includes funding for drones, short-range air defense systems, inflatable boats and…
Ukrainian troops retreat, Russian forces advance, as Kyiv awaits weapons infusion
Ukrainian troops, outnumbered by Russian ground forces, are retreating from positions in eastern Ukraine as Russian troops advance westward, Ukrainian Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also made fresh pleas to allies to send more Patriot…