Warning of harassment, revenge attacks and abuse of civilians displaced from the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, United Nations refugee and migration agencies today called for people trying to flee the city ahead of military operations to have safe passage.

It may be possible to predict which teens will become obese adults by watching their brains respond to words like "french fries."

The President of Ukraine held a phone conversation with the leaders of the Normandy format – the President of France, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, and the President of Russia.

The Republic of Karelia in Russia's northwest and Fujian province in southern China are expected to sign an agreement during the upcoming BRICS summit that could see trade bolster significantly between the two favored jurisdictions

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, will travel to Rimini on Thursday, 24 August 2017 to deliver a keynote address at the Rimini Meeting. The Secretary General will join a panel with the Italian Foreign Minister titled: ‘From North to South: Defence and Peace in the World.’

During September we will approve the program for construction of kindergartens, which will enable us to eliminate queues to preschool facilities in Ukraine.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman took part in celebrations on the occasion of the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine. The flag-raising ceremony was held at St. Sophia square in Kyiv.