Ukraine

The Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, appeared at Westminster Hall in London to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth II

The Pope described the current conflict in the country as "a third world war 'in pieces', a serious conflict due to violations of law and the risk of nuclear escalation", during a meeting with papal representatives

Officials are drawing up plans for a special international tribunal led by Andrii Smirnov, deputy head of Ukraine's presidential administration, to investigate Russia's alleged 'crime of aggression' for the invasion of sovereign territory

Amnesty International's head of human rights in Ukraine, Oksana Pokalchuk, has resigned after a report earlier this week accused the Ukrainian army of endangering civilians in the war with Russia

Three more ships with over 58.000 tons of corn have left Ukrainian ports and are headed to Turkey for inspection, under a UN-backed deal that is working to export grain trapped by war

Ukrainian scientists at Chernobyl, in cooperation with Greenpeace Germany, have reported that the values at Chernobyl are outside the norm, at least three times higher than the estimates made by the International Atomic Energy Agency

The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague could open a hearing on the merits of the case accusing Russia of genocide against Ukrainians next autumn

Ukrainian authorities reported that 1.200 schools have been destroyed since the start of the war on 24 February

The member states of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) granted Ukraine the status of "participating partner" in the group and supported its efforts to join the EU

In a meeting where Draghi, Scholz and Macron met Zelensky in Kiev, Draghi declared 'Italy wants Ukraine in the EU'

Despite the massive aid provided, the US appears more informed about the Russian army's moves and strategies than about those planned by the Ukraine, reportedly undecided about sharing its weaknesses - according to New York Times sources

The chances of Ukraine gaining EU candidate status soon are slim because many member states oppose the idea and it would be unfair to the Western Balkans who have been long waiting, Dutch PM Rutte told Parliament on Monday