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Japan to double fiscal support for Ukraine to $600 million, PM says

Japan will double fiscal aid for Ukraine to $600 million in a coordinated move with the World Bank to back the country's near-term fiscal necessities damaged by Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters on Thursday.

Reuters

Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks have surrendered to Russian troops. Here's what happens next

Nearly 1,000 Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol's pulverised steel plant have surrendered after a battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering.

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Ukraine war has stoked global food crisis that could last years, says UN

Shortages of grain and fertiliser could cause ‘mass hunger and famine, says chief, as World Bank pledges $12bn to ease shortfall

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George W. Bush compares Zelenskyy to Churchill, calls Iraq invasion unjustified in gaffe

DALLAS — In some of his most extensive public comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine since the war began, former President George W. Bush on Wednesday compared Ukranian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Winston Churchill, while decrying the increasingly autocratic Russian regime.

Tribune News Service

Senate confirms Brink as new US ambassador to Ukraine

The Senate has confirmed Bridget Brink as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S. Senate confirms Biden's pick for ambassador to Ukraine

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed career diplomat Bridget Brink to be ambassador to Ukraine, a critical post that has been vacant for three years.

Reuters

Russian soldier pleads guilty to war crime as conflict in Ukraine enters new phase

LVIV, Ukraine — As the first Russian soldier to be tried for war crimes pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian, fears grew Wednesday over the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol a day earlier.

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 85 of the invasion

Russia says 1,730 fighters at Azovstal plant have surrendered since Monday; ‘culture of cover-ups’ in Russian military, says UK’s MoD

The Guardian - UK

A Crime in Search of a Court

How to Hold Russia Accountable

Foreign Affairs

Russian soldier pleads guilty to war crime; Mariupol fighters’ fate uncertain

Los Angeles Times

There are food security exceptions to India’s wheat export restrictions: Muraleedharan tells U.N.

The MoS for External Affairs reiterates India’s call for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The Hindu

G7 pledges billions for Ukraine 'to get through this'

The Group of Seven agreed on Thursday to provide Ukraine with $18.4 billion to pay its bills, funds that Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said would speed up Kyiv's victory over Russia and which were just as important as "the weapons you provide".

Reuters

UN chief `hopeful' of Ukraine grain deal to help food crisis

The United Nations chief says that with global hunger levels at a new high, he is in intense “intense contacts” with Russia and other key countries and “hopeful” of an agreement to allow the export of desperately needed grain stored in Ukrainian ports, and ensure that Russian food and fertilizer…

The Independent UK

Live updates | UN Chief: War in Ukraine driving world hunger

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday he's in “intense contacts” with Russia and other countries to stop escalating global hunger exacerbated by the war in Ukraine by allowing the export of grain stored in Ukrainian ports and ensuring Russian food and fertilizers have unrestricted access to world markets

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Benzinga

U.S. Retailers Announced Nearly Seven Times As Many Store Openings As Closings In 1Q22

By Patrick McKeever While there are growing concerns about record inflation, rising borrowing costs, the psychological impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and record-high gasoline prices, U.S. consumers continue to be very resilient, buoyed by broad-based labor-market strength, solid wage gains and accumulated savings during the pandemic.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 18)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Farewell to neutral Sweden and Finland

It's easy to imagine Vladimir Putin coming into the shop marked "Sweden", breaking some fine china accidentally on purpose, and growling: "Nice little shop you've got here. It would be a pity if something happened to it." But Sweden is not a pottery shop, Mr Putin is not a Mafia…

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle Knights medical officer heads home to Ukraine to help

Andriy Boyko isn't going to stand idle while lives in his home country of Ukraine are blown apart.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: US Congress passes aid package

Ukraine news from May 19: US Senate approves military and economic aid package by a vote of 86-11.

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US embassy in Kyiv reopens after nearly three months of war

Washington remains committed to helping Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion, US says, as embassy staff returning to capital.

The Hindu

Fall of Mariupol

Both Russia and Ukraine are worse off than they were before the start of the war

Irish Mirror

Taoiseach Micheal Martin ‘willing’ to travel to Ukraine as discussions have taken place about potential trip

A senior source said that consideration has been given to Mr Martin travelling to Kyiv to show his solidarity with Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Prince Charles emotional as he hears what dad Prince Philip meant to Ukrainian community

The Prince of Wales was visibly moved as he heard how his father's funeral had bestowed "great honour" on the Orthodox Christian world before praying for Ukraine as the war continues

Evening Standard

Fears for nearly 1,000 troops who have left Azovstal steelworks

Ukraine calls for prisoner swap but Russia has threatened to put some on trial for war crimes

The Conversation

Companies leaving Russia are caving to public pressure, not actually making a difference

This week, McDonald’s announced its final exit from Russia, making it one of almost 1,000 western companies that have partly, or entirely, ceased operations in Russia. They did so, not just to comply with sanctions, but as a voluntary reaction to the war.

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