ADVERTISEMENT Pope Francis says he is still suffering from a recent cold, chesty cough and mild bout of the flu.... A Vatican official-Filippo Ciampanelli of the Secretariat of State-read out Francis' message to members of the community of the Vatican-owned Rome children's hospital Bambino Gesù.... It encouraged medical staff to continue welcoming children in need from around the world, regardless of their social status, nationality or religion.He urged the community" go forward in this blesse

SUMY, Ukraine( Reuters)-Russia's forces may have pulled back in some parts of Ukraine more than a

LVIV, Ukraine( Reuters)-Civilians will start leaving the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday

LVIV, Ukraine( Reuters)-A humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Sumy will

“ It has been agreed that the first convoy will start at 8am GMT from the city of Sumy.... The

The humanitarian corridor which was the first to be opened in the besieged city of Sumy since

Russian shelling killed at least one civilian and injured two more in Ukraine's Sumy region, the

Interior minister Ihor Klymenko said the victims were on the street, in vehicles, on public transport and in buildings when the strike hit.“ Deliberate destruction of civilians on an important church feast day, ” he wrote.... Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible.... Talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and aerial bombs, ” he wrote. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and currently holds about 20 per cent of the country’s territory in the e

Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a “ special military operation ”.... President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a child had died of dehydration in Mariupol. The Independent has a proud history of campaigning for the rights of the most vulnerable, and we first ran our Refugees Welcome campaign during the war in Syria in 2015.... Now, as we renew our campaign and launch this petition in the wake of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis, we are calling on the government to go further and faster to ensure he

western oblast of Khmelnytskyi. Ukraine's military reported a highly effective defence, downing all