War

Russia and Israel will be represented at Pope Francis’ funeral — but China is likely to stay absent.

In a wide-ranging speech to the lower house of the Polish parliament, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski crticised Russia’s “fantasies of dominance”.

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people huddled inside were coping with the devastating war.

Fresh violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) follows a multi-day attack that killed more than 400 people, according to the UN.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, adding that Moscow continued to target Ukrainian cities after Putin announced the unilateral temporary truce.

The accusations from both sides follow the announcement of a 30-hour unilateral ceasefire by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.

According to the South Korean military, North Korea has also deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces in the war against Ukraine.

As Ukrainians, we continue to fight for our lives, and this fight for a peace deal that protects us for the future is one of the most urgent and important battles of all, Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk writes in a Euronews exclusive.

Assaults by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed more than 100 people, including at least 20 children and nine aid workers, the UN said.

The latest Russian attacks against Sumy and Kryvyi Rih demonstrate that Vladimir Putin has no interest in peace talks, EU foreign ministers said.