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Among those returned were a 17-year-old called up by the Russian army and an eight-year-old girl. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia says UNICEF head deserves a 'most serious censure' UNICEF says head was in Davos, focused on humanitarian crises US rejects Russian accusation is it responsible for Gaza deaths UNITED ...

KYIV - Ukraine brought home 12 children forcefully taken by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said late on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia reprimanded the head of the UN children's agency Unicef for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.