• Pentagon reaffirms US opposition to Poland’s offer to send fighter jets to Ukraine, saying transfer risks escalating crisis.
• UN officials condemn bombing of children’s hospital in besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
• Ukraine has accused Russia of bombing the children’s hospital and maternity ward, injuring at least 17 people.
• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Turkey for talks with Ukrainian counterpart.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterates call for Kyiv’s allies to impose a no-fly zone over the country.
• US and UK again rule out no-fly zone, saying it could lead to direct confrontation with Russia.

Here are all the latest updates:

2 mins ago (23:01 GMT)

Timeline: Week two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, Al Jazeera examines the major events that marked the second week of hostilities, from a US ban on Russian oil and gas imports to attempts to evacuate civilians from Ukrainian cities under siege and the displacement of more than two million refugees.

Read more here.

22 mins ago (22:41 GMT)

IMF approves $1.4bn emergency funding for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has said its executive board approved $1.4b in emergency financing for Ukraine to help meet urgent spending needs and mitigate the economic impact of Russia’s military invasion.

The global lender said Ukrainian authorities had canceled an existing stand-by lending arrangement with the IMF, but would work with the fund to design an...

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