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Ukraine on Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster during a ceremony at the time the fourth reactor exploded in 1986, with a bell rung by a man wearing a white protective suit and onlookers laying flowers and lighting candles. 

The guns between Russia and Ukraine were supposed to fall silent this weekend for a temporary ceasefire marking the Orthodox Easter weekend. Reports of Russian attacks on Ukraine have already dampened some of those hopes. But both sides did agree to prisoner exchanges for the holiday. Jillian Piper reports.

After months of delays, the European Parliament reached an agreement on Wednesday to give Ukraine a €90 billion loan, roughly C$140 billion. The decision comes little more than a week after pro-Russia Viktor Orban, the president of Hungary, a member of EU, lost his country’s national presidential election. Nathaniel Dove has more on what changed...

From the battlefield in Ukraine to imprisonment, torture and then eventual release, Shaun Pinner’s story is one of resilience, sacrifice and unbreakable spirit. And he is sharing that story — here in Edmonton — this coming Friday. He stopped by Global News Morning Edmonton to talk more about his journey.

Russia and Ukraine have carried out a prisoner of war (POW) exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, with each side swapping 175 more detainees on Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

Days after Russia launched a massive attack against Ukraine, the Kremlin has struck again. While the United States stopped giving Ukraine weapons it needs to fight back, it kept selling them to NATO to give to Kyiv. New reporting suggests that support could slow even further at a critical time. Nathaniel Dove has more.

A Russian drone attack injured nine people in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Wednesday, mayor Ihor Terekhov said on the Telegram messaging app.

As the war in Ukraine continues, members of the diaspora in Canada are recognizing the sacrifices of Canadians who volunteered to fight for Ukraine. They stress that the fight has far-reaching implications beyond that country and hope the urgency of the conflict does not diminish over time among Canadians. Phil Carpenter reports.

Ukrainians are concerned that the conflict in the Middle East is helping Russia’s war machine, not only because it’s drawing attention from Ukraine, but also because Russia, like Canada, is benefiting from a surge in oil revenues. The energy crisis has also prompted the U.S. to temporarily ease some sanctions on Russian oil shipments. Vincent...

At least 22 people, including two city officials were injured following a Russian daytime drone strike in Lviv, officials say. Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site around Lviv’s 17th-century St. Andrew’s Church was damaged in the onslaught.

On Thursday, EU leaders slammed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for his blockade of a vital 90 billion euro EU loan to Ukraine to keep up its fight against Russia’s invasion.  

Sean Penn was presented with a symbolic Oscar-style award in Ukraine on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actor skipped the Academy Awards, where he won Best Supporting Actor for One Battle After Another, to travel by train to Kyiv, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of continued support.

One of the documentaries in the running for an academy award this year tells the story of a journalist killed in the suburbs of Kiev, covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As Mike Armstrong reports, the creators hope the film sparks a conversation about press freedom.

Warning: Story contains disturbing visuals; viewer’s discretion advised. After suffering years of Russian drone attacks, Ukraine is offering what it has learned to countries fighting Iran. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said in a post on X that he wanted to sign a drone production deal with the U.S.

The war between Iran and the United States has pulled in regional American partners. But Russia and China – Tehran’s allies – have offered limited support. Nathaniel Dove looks at why that is and what it could mean for the two countries that seek to rival the U.S.

Seven Ukrainian nationals were detained in Hungary after counter-terrorism forces intercepted two armoured vehicles carrying around $82 million in cash and gold. Hungarian authorities said the detainees were suspected of money laundering and other criminal offences. Ukraine accused Budapest of effectively taking bank employees hostage amid a dispute over oil shipments. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii...

Today marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war that’s killed thousands, and forced millions from their homes. Some of them, coming to Manitoba. Iris Dyck has some of their stories.

European officials are in Kyiv in a show of solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the war with Russia continues. Timothy Frye, political science professor at Columbia University, joins Miranda Anthistle to discuss the significance of that support and international pressures facing both Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It is a dark day of commemoration in Ukraine. Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion. The Kremlin claimed Ukraine was mistreating Russian citizens, but there is no evidence of that. Neither side releases many combat statistics, but some estimates put the number of people killed close to two million. Many western countries, including...

Calgarian Paul Hughes has been in Ukraine for nearly the entirety of the four-year war with Russia. He spoke with Global News on the somber anniversary of the conflict and explained why he and his son continue to live and support those near the front lines.