There are indications that Russia has faced a shortage of medical professionals across the country due to the aggressive war that the Kremlin has launched against Ukraine.
Taiwan has added 77 items to the list of machine tools restricted from being exported to Russia and Belarus in a bid to prevent the Russian military from using Taiwan's high-tech products in its war in Ukraine.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday urged Russia to end the forcible transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine in violation of international law, and return them to their families.
Russia is firing between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at Ukraine's war-ravaged Donetsk region every day and is targeting critical infrastructure to make it harder for people to remain there in winter.
In Russia, a massive explosion occurred at the Votkinsk military plant, which produces missile equipment, or at a training ground near it, followed by a massive fire.
Russia is unlikely to achieve its target indicator of the 2024 Russian budget as laid down in the budget plan. It is possible that the Russian government will have to consider other policy measures to fund the intended expenditure.
Ambassador of Ukraine to Brazil, Andrij Melnyk, expressed hope that the President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, will not attend the BRICS summit in Russia, but will eventually visit Ukraine.
The invaders approved a new program, which provides for the mass resettlement of residents of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus to the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the support for the decision to provide Ukraine EUR 50 billion, expressed by all 27 EU member states, showed Russia that Europe is not "tired".
The International Court of Justice has rejected most of Ukraine's claims against Russia in the case regarding violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
The Council of the European Union today extended economic sanctions against Russia for another six months in view of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is sure that Russia can be stopped with joint efforts, although Ukraine is at a very difficult time today.