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![A Palestinian child is pictured at a food aid distribution center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza City on March 16, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0411-palestine-food-aid-400x300.jpg)
Palestine’s Wheat Reserves Could Soon Run Out Amid Ukraine War, Oxfam Warns
Israel's military occupation and colonial violence are exacerbating Palestine's food crisis, the aid group said.
![The remains of a large rocket with the words 'for our children' in Russian is pictured next to the main building of a train station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used for civilian evacuations, that was hit by a rocket attack on April 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0408-russian-rocket-400x300.jpg)
Russian Airstrike Reportedly Kills 30+ at Train Station Used for Evacuations
More than 11 million Ukrainians — around a quarter of the pre-war population — have been forced to flee their homes.
![Russia's President Vladimir Putin writes as he chairs a meeting on economic issues in Moscow on February 17, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0407-vladimir-putin-400x300.jpg)
Chomsky: US Policy Toward Russia Is Blocking Paths to De-escalation in Ukraine
Current U.S. policy is to “fight to the last Ukrainian” while offering no way to save Ukraine from further tragedy.
![A rescue team clears debris of a destroyed building in Borodianka after combat during Russia's war in Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0407-ukraine-debris-400x300.jpg)
Putin’s Brutality Is Part of Long History of Europe as Global Center of Violence
Despite its recent peaceful reputation, we must remember Europe's legacy of slaughter -- going back to at least 460 BCE.
![A man walks by with his dog past destroyed military equipment of the Russian army against the background of severe destruction in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0405-bucha-ukraine-tank-400x300.jpg)
Images From Bucha Remind Us That War Photography Can Be Resistance
The work of journalists in Ukraine rattled the world this week, proving once again that documentation can be resistance.
![A soldier in uniform stands alone in the middle of a street](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0404-ukraine-soldier-400x300.jpg)
How the World’s Not-So-Great Powers Are Miscalculating on Ukraine
All three “great” powers have misconstrued the correlation of forces they’re up against.
![Communal workers carry a body of a civilian man in town of Bucha, not far from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on April 3, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1239714787-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Officials Accuse Russia of Carrying Out “Deliberate Massacre” in Bucha
Images of what appear to be dead civilians lying in the streets of Bucha, Ukraine, have sparked global outrage.
![A super-yacht is impounded by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) because of sanctions against Putin associates during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 30 2022, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1239623135-400x300.jpg)
The West’s Tax Loopholes Render Sanctions on Russian Oligarchs Moot
The U.S. wealth defense industry hasn’t just been helping Russian oligarchs hide their fortunes.
![Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol Building on November 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1354086884-1-400x300.jpg)
Progressive Lawmakers in US and Japan Demand No-First-Use Policy on Nukes
The lawmakers argued that “a no-first-use policy would increase protection against a nuclear attack.”
![Aerial view of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling wharf, the first one its kind in the Three Gorges region with a designed refueling capacity of 31,000 tons per year, as seen on February 24, 2022, in Yichang, China.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1372673287-400x300.jpg)
As Europe Turns Away From Russian Oil, Gas Exporters’ Global Clout Is Increasing
Increased global reliance on natural gas is upending energy geopolitics and enabling new actors to take leading roles.