Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto has offered Budapest as a venue for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine on late Friday (Feb. 25) night on his Facebook account.
Russia blocked a move Friday, Feb. 25, in the U.N. Security Council to condemn and halt its invasion of Ukraine, but several nations said they would seek accountability from the full U.N. membership in the General Assembly.
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Thursday, Feb. 24, that the world body will allocate US$20 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to meet the urgent needs in Ukraine, which is in the midst of a military conflict with Russia.
Russian forces advancing on Kyiv and other key cities as part of a plan to “decapitate” Ukraine’s government appear to have lost some momentum, U.S. and Western officials warned Friday (Feb. 25), as they and Moscow ramped up information operations to keep up with fighting on the ground.
Seven people were killed and 85 others wounded as a 6.1-magnitude quake destroyed over 10,000 buildings, houses and infrastructure facilities in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, Feb. 25, a senior official said.
