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Refugees from Ukraine, including families with children, rest in a shelter in the Polish city of Przemysl after crossing the border. Over 2.8 million people have fled the war in Ukraine, the UN's refugee agency says, describing the outflow as Europe's largest refugee exodus since World War II. IMAGES
Almost 500,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes in the East of the country as the conflict continues. These 67 people are making an old bomb shelter home for the holidays.
More than 200 Rohingya refugees were relocated from the beaches of a remote Indonesian island on Wednesday as authorities drive them in trucks and prepare them to be transported by ferry to a temporary shelter. More than 1,000 desperate and exhausted Rohingya have landed on the shores of Aceh province in the last week. IMAGES
Brigitte Macron receives Ukrainian First Lady, Olena Zelenska, who is on an official visit to Paris, at the Elysee Palace. IMAGES
Civilians evacuated from Russian occupied areas, including Mariupol, arrive in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The United States is warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex regions in the country's east, while the European Union is telling member states to brace for a complete breakdown in Russian gas supplies as it prepares a new package of sanctions. IMAGES
Three school buses carrying evacuees from the besieged city of Mariupol arrive in Zaporizhzhia in south-eastern Ukraine. Strategic port Mariupol has been a key target for Russia in its attack on Ukraine and devastating bombardments have left swathes of the city in ruins. Ukrainian forces are holed up along with civilians in a final stronghold in the vast Azovstal iron and steel works. IMAGES