The war continues in Ukraine for a 78th day, while a strike in the northeast of the country left at least three dead and twelve injured.

WAR NOTEBOOK | War will become 'more unpredictable'

As US intelligence believes the war will become "more unpredictable and escalate further", the US House of Representatives approves $40 billion in additional funding for Ukraine aid.

6:05 am | The EBRD raises 1 billion euros from its donors

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso said her institution raised 1 billion euros this week during its annual general meeting to help Ukraine.

6:02 | Ukraine denounces to the UN "the endless list" of Russian abuses

Ukraine and its allies on Thursday denounced to the UN “the endless list” of abuses committed by Russia since the February 24 invasion, during an extraordinary session of the Human Rights Council which Moscow boycotted .

5:56 | Ukraine asks to be “reserved” for it a place in the European Union

The head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba asked Thursday that a place be "reserved" for his country in the European Union, even if the accession negotiations must last a long time.

5:40 am | Russian gas transit via Ukraine down nearly a third on Thursday

The transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine will experience a drop of almost a third on Thursday compared to the previous day, according to the Russian giant Gazprom, supplies being affected for the second consecutive day by the conflict.

5:32 | 3 dead and 12 injured in a Russian strike in the northeast

A Russian airstrike on the city of Novgorod-Siversky, in northeastern Ukraine, left at least three people dead and 12 injured overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, local emergency services announced on Thursday. AFP.

4h20 | Finland: executive in favor of "immediate" NATO membership, decision on Sunday

The President and Prime Minister of Finland said they were in favor of the Nordic country's NATO membership "without delay" on Thursday, announcing a press conference on the Nordic country's decision for Sunday.