Former UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs told CGTN Europe the ‘poorest countries’ will continue to suffer most from short-term food shortages as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.

But he added the whole world would be affected in some ways.

While richer countries might be able to survive on other s...

Budapest says Hungary's energy security could be jeopardized if the EU imposes a ban on Russian oil, calling the plans ‘unacceptable’ and vowing to veto them.

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Munich’s ‘school of hope’ offers psychological and educational support to 250 children from Ukraine. 🙏

In Germany, it is mandatory for these children to start at local schools three months after they arrive, so those who came at the start of the conflict will soon have to be transferred to the r...

With the tourist season imminent, Greece has reduced its pandemic requirements – and offered more booster jabs. But not everybody agrees, as CGTN’s Evangelo Sipsas reports from Athens.

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In a city where there’s no underground metro network, where can residents shelter when they hear an air raid siren?

A group of volunteers in Odesa have been preparing the catacombs that lie beneath the city, ready to withstand Russian missiles.

‘This will also be even more firepower intensive. The Russians have a lot of artillery and armor, and they're planning to use it.’

Former U.S. Marine colonel Mark Cancian says the Ukraine conflict is entering a critical phase.

Will Ukrainian refugees keep getting the same warm welcome in Germany that they do now, or will the strains of providing for them begin to tell on German generosity?

‘European weapons have made a huge difference already’… and tanks and heavy artillery are on the way.

Former U.S. Marine colonel Mark Cancian explains the Ukrainian side of the arms race.

“Our final days or hours”

Ukrainian military commander in Mariupol says the end is near for defenders and pleads for international extraction of his troops and hundreds of trapped civilians.

Read more 🔗 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-04-20/Ukraine-conflict-day-56-Mariupol-officer-warns-of-...

Waste dumped in landfill sites decades ago is re-emerging and causing pollution - in part because of rising sea levels. 🌊

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Food and shelter are vital. But if refugees have to stay in a strange land for a long time, they need other types of help. In Madrid, Ukrainian expatriates are helping with the culture shock – as CGTN Europe’s Rahul Pathak reports.

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This tri-border area of Austria, Italy, and Slovenia has been forgotten for years but now journalist Georg Lux and photographer Helmuth Brandstatter have rediscovered these abandoned places.

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Oleksiy Shevshuk is in charge of organizing and distributing all of the humanitarian aid arriving at Ukraine’s government warehouses

It's one of half a dozen such government-run warehouses around the city, receiving daily deliveries from Europe.

Charities and individuals have donated almost eve...

CGTN Europe correspondent Natalie Carney is in Lublin, Poland where a vast warehouse has been commandeered to process the humanitarian aid pouring in from all over Europe and ensure it reaches the parts of Ukraine where it is most needed.

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Poles fear their country getting dragged into the Ukraine-Russia conflict as Western arms move through Poland to Ukraine. Vladimir Putin says such convoys risk becoming legitimate Russian targets.

Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-03-23/Poland-voices-fear-of-renewed-Russian-threat-fr...

Hungarians are showing kindness to strangers, opening up their homes in unprecedented numbers to welcome refugees from Ukraine. See some of their stories here.

Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2022-03-22/Ukraine-teenager-s-agony-at-leaving-mother-and-homeland-behind-18C5tsl6D16/index.html

Cars are Germany's biggest export, and an existing global semiconductor shortage was already weighing heavily on the industry before the conflict in Ukraine erupted.

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To mark 50 years of full diplomatic relations between China and the UK, listen to Pass It On, which features elements of British and Chinese musical traditions.

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Quick facts around China’s $127 billion-a-year relationship with the UK. 🇨🇳 🇬🇧

#ToTheFutureTogether

The future of 🇨🇳🇬🇧 relations will be decided by people with vision, says China’s ambassador to the UK

#ToTheFutureTogether

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Join us on March 13th as we mark the 50th anniversary of China's full diplomatic relations with the UK, with our launch special "To the Future Together".

#CHINAUK50 #ToTheFutureTogether

Our reporter Aljosa Milenkovic sent this update from the Russian side of the border. Despite the conflict raging in Ukraine negative COVID-19 tests are still being demanded by border guards.

What’s happening to the internet in Russia? 🤔

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TV sets are ditching wood for cardboard, in a bid to become more environmentally friendly. Cardboard is 100 percent recyclable, has a carbon footprint 90 percent lower than wood, and it’s also much, much cheaper - without losing any of the magic of cinema.