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World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion

World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion

A World Bank report released Wednesday puts the cost of Ukraine's recovery and rebuilding from Russia's invasion at $411 billion over the next decade, with the cost of cleaning up the war rubble alone at $5 billion. The report details some of the toll of Russia's war in Ukraine: at least 9,655 civ


‘Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war’

‘Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war’

Any attempt to arrest President Vladimir Putin after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for the Kremlin chief would amount to a declaration of war against Russia, his ally Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. The ICC issued an arrest warrant on Friday, accusing Putin of the war c

Three killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv region

Three killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv region

Three people were killed in an overnight Russian drone strike on civilian infrastructure in the Kyiv region, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. The State Emergency Service said on the Telegram messaging app that two dormitories and an educational facility in the city of Rzhyshchiv had

Japan PM Kishida reaches Kyiv for talks with Zelensky

Japan PM Kishida reaches Kyiv for talks with Zelensky

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Tuesday to meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Reuters in a report described Japan prime minister’s unanounced visit as a rare one that signalled Tokyo's emphatic support against Russia's invasion. Kish

Erdogan puts cost of earthquake in Turkey at $104 billion

Erdogan puts cost of earthquake in Turkey at $104 billion

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan put the cost of the earthquake at $104 billion, saying Turkey would build 319,000 homes in the first year. "It is not possible for a single nation to tackle a crisis of this scale on its own. We will never forget the solidarity that all our friends ... have

Russia flies strategic bomber planes near Japan

Russia flies strategic bomber planes near Japan

Two Russian strategic bomber planes flew over the Sea of Japan for more than seven hours, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday in a statement released as Japan's prime minister was beginning a visit to Ukraine. The Tupolev Tu-95MS planes are capable of carrying nuclear weapons and Moscow r