UN chief says nearly 500 people were evacuated on Thursday as Russia tries to crush last pocket of resistance.

UN chief says nearly 500 people were evacuated on Thursday as Russia tries to crush last pocket of resistance.
Missile barrage on Kyiv as UN chief visited shows Russia has no intention of bowing to international pressure.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Antonio Guterres says attack on Ukrainian capital during visit left him stunned.
UN expresses ‘shock’ after blasts near UN secretary-general in boldest attack on the capital since Russian retreat.
Antonio Guterres’s visit to Ukraine comes after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Antonio Guterres calls for Moscow and Kyiv to set up aid and evacuation corridors in Ukraine ‘that are truly safe’.
Three months into Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN agencies are struggling to reach civilians under siege in the east.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns the reverberations of war could spiral into a ‘global hunger crisis’.
Antonio Guterres also warned that ‘Afghanistan is hanging by a thread’ as millions are struggling to survive.
UN says at least 108 civilians killed in Tigray since new year began as it warns aid distributions at an all-time low.
Antonio Guterres says he is working with the AU and ECOWAS on creating ‘conditions’ to allow for accelerated transition.
UN head concludes ‘solidarity’ visit of crisis-hit Lebanon, calls for end of political paralysis
Call comes as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported to be on the front lines and men flocking to join military.
Antonio Guterres warns the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will fail if G20 nations do not set aside mutual mistrust.