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BREAKING: Angelina Jolie visits Ukraine - Movie star is spotted in Western city of Lviv and greets fans in coffee shop as Russia renews its assault in East

Details: Published on Sunday, 01 May 2022 10:42; Written by Daily mail

Actress Angelina Jolie surprised Ukrainians after turning up to a cafe in Lviv on Saturday.Jolie, 46, drew attention as she appeared wearing nondescript clothing at the cafe, with Maya Pidhorodetska posting a video of the famous actress and filmmaker on Facebook.'Nothing special. Just Lviv. I just went to have coffee. Just Angelina Jolie,' she wrote in Ukrainian after filming the actress, who waved to her from the counter. 'Ukraine is simply supported by the whole world.'Fans spotted her in the Ukrainian city, greeting Jolie as Russian forces gathered in the east of the country for a renewed assault.Footage shows her singing autographs for her fans in Ukraine.

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Angelina Jolie Ukraine air raid terror: Moment actress and her entourage are bundled to safety in a bunker as sirens blare during a visit to Lviv in war-torn country

Details: Published on Sunday, 01 May 2022 10:40; Written by Daily mail

           Movie star Angelina Jolie has been rushed to safety amid fears of an imminent rocket attack while on a visit to the western city of Lviv in Ukraine. Jolie, 46, drew attention as a video emerged of her walking briskly with an entourage as an air raid siren went off.As the group was filmed walking away to safety, a female member turned to the camera and said 'please, no more'. Movie star Angelina Jolie has been rushed to safety amid fears of an imminent rocket attack while on a visit to the western city of Lviv in Ukraine. The actress herself took time to wave to the camera and insisted 'I'm okay' when asked.Jolie has worked as a special envoy for the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency for many years, but the specifics of her trip to Ukraine are unclear.Lviv has been under attack from the Russian army in recent weeks and earlier this month, a missile attack on the city left at least seven people dead.Earlier, Ukrainian Maya Pidhorodetska posted another video of the famous actress and filmmaker on Facebook.'Nothing special. Just Lviv. I just went to have coffee. Just Angelina Jolie,' she wrote in Ukrainian after filming the actress, who waved to her from the counter. 'Ukraine is simply supported by the whole world.'In Pidhorodetska's clip, Jolie was seen happily talking with locals in Lviv while wearing casual clothes.Fans spotted her in the Ukrainian city, greeting Jolie as Russian forces gathered in the east of the country for a renewed assault.Footage taken earlier in the day shows her singing autographs for fans and sharing conversations with several local residents.Lviv's regional governor Maksym Kozytsky said Jolie - who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 - had come to speak with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv, including children undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in early April.The attack in the eastern Ukrainian city appeared to deliberately target a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a looming Russian offensive, killing at least 52 and wounding dozens more.'She was very moved by (the children´s) stories,' Kozytsky wrote. 'One girl was even able to privately tell Ms. Jolie about a dream she'd had.'He said Jolie also visited a boarding school, talk with students and took photos with them, adding 'she promised she would come again.' In February, Jolie spoke about the war in Ukraine in a post to her 12.7 million Instagram followers.She wrote: 'Like many of you, I'm praying for the people in Ukraine.'My focus along with my @refugees colleagues is that everything possible is done to ensure the protection and basic human rights of those displaced, and refugees in the region.
          'We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety.'It is too soon to know what will happen, but the significance of this moment - for the people of Ukraine, and for the international rule of law - cannot be overstated.' 'The visit was a surprise to us all,' wrote Lviv's regional governor on his Telegram channel. 'Plenty of people who saw Ms. Jolie in the Lviv region could not believe that it was really her. But since Feb. 24, Ukraine has shown the entire world that there are plenty of incredible things here.' According to Kozytsky, Jolie also met with evacuees arriving at Lviv's central railway station, as well as with Ukrainian volunteers providing the new arrivals with medical help and counseling.During the visit to the station, Jolie met volunteers working with the displaced, who told her that each of the psychiatrists on duty spoke to about 15 people a day. Many of those in the station are children aged from two to 10, according to volunteers.'They must be in shock... I know how trauma affects children, I know just having somebody show how much they matter, how much their voices matter, I know how healing that is for them,' she said in reply.The United Nations refugee agency says more than 12.7 million people have fled their homes in the past two months, which represents around 30 per cent of Ukraine's pre-war population. Last month, in her role as special envoy, Jolie also visited Yemen, where millions of people have been displaced by war.But she is not the first American celebrity to land in Ukraine during the conflict.American actor Sean Penn was met with the country's president and attending government press briefings as part of a VICE documentary he is filming.When Kyiv was under assault, Penn and his team walked miles to the Polish border.The actor, 61, said both he and his film crew decided to abandon their car and pursue on foot after seeing the thousands of Ukrainian residents fleeing for safety, with queues stretching for miles. Penn described how cars were filled with women and children, with their only possession of value being the vehicle they were travelling in.
          The documentary is a VICE Studios production, 'in association with VICE World News and Endeavor Content,' according to a spokesman for the media group.In a translated Facebook post, the Ukrainian government said it was grateful for Sean being there and he was lauded as being more courageous than Western leaders.Although the majority of the fighting has shifted to the east of the country, Ukrainian cities in the West such as Lviv are still under bombardment from Russian missile attacks.On Saturday, Ukrainian officials said the bodies of more than 1,000 civilians have been retrieved from areas around Kyiv, and they are working with French investigators to document alleged war crimes.Forensic tests carried out on civilian corpses dumped in mass graves show women were raped before being brutally killed, it was revealed on Monday.Dozens of autopsies have been carried out on mutilated corpses from Bucha, Irpin and Borodianka, with many showing signs of torture and multiple bullet holes in the back.One coroner north of Kyiv said it is difficult to find signs of rape and sexual abuse because the bodies 'are in such bad shape'.A United Nations mission to Bucha documented 'the unlawful killing, including by summary execution, of some 50 civilians there', the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said.In the same town, 25 women aged 14 to 25 were kept in a basement and systematically raped, with nine of the women becoming pregnant in a case now recorded by human rights commissioner Lyudmila Denisova.

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Angelina Jolie looks effortlessly chic in figure hugging dress and long black coat as she gets caught in rain in Rome

Details: Published on Thursday, 31 March 2022 06:55; Written by Daily mail

She's known for her fantastic sense of style.And Wednesday was no exception as Angelina Jolie cut an elegant figure as she got caught in the rain in Rome, Italy. The 46-year-old looked stunning in a figure hugging wool dress, with a chic boat neck. The gorgeous slate ensemble clung to the Tomb Raider stars fantastic figure, falling just above the knee. Wrapping up from the bad weather the Oscar winner wore an oversized black coat with extenuated collar and button detail. The Maleficent Actress enjoyed a personal tour of ancient buildings on a rare outing without any of her and ex-husband Brad Pitt's six children.Accessorising the look with a simple gold anklet and a pair of smart pointed fawn heels.Her guide held out a black umbrella for the star, as they both wore face masks, making their way through the heavy rain.Her outing comes after appearing on NBC Nightly News last week to talk about the recently renewed Violence Against Women Act.On the segment, she spoke to Kate Snow about how the law's passing was 'a long time coming' as the system currently in place to protect survivors is 'unbelievably broken' and needs serious reform 'I think, I think this country doesn't recognise what a serious domestic violence and child abuse problem it really has,' she said. 'And I think, I think there is a reality that when somebody harms a child, if it's a stranger, the way the law looks at it, the way the law responds, it's quite strong.' 'When it's somebody within a family, within a home, it is responded to less. And if you can imagine for the child in fact, that's, that's in many ways worse.'She added: 'I think once you're exposed to this system, whoever you are, once you're exposed to it and you realize how unbelievably broken this system is, you have to do something to improve it.' Jolie said the bill was 'personal to everyone' and has had her own experience with the family court system after accusing her former spouse of verbally and physically assaulting one of their six kids on a private plane in 2016.'It is personal to everyone,' Jolie said. 'Everyone who cares about family, everyone who cares about children, everyone who cares about their own safety and the health of their community.'He was cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation by both the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the FBI.'My children's health is my priority at this moment,' she added. 'And my focus for the last few years has been to help my family and … to focus on helping change laws to protect other families and other women and focus on their stories.' Angelina and Brad began dating in 2004 after meeting on set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and married in 2014.She filed for divorce two years later, though, in 2016 citing 'irreconcilable differences' and it was finalised in 2019.They've continued battling in court for custody of four of their six children who are still legally minors, and a host of properties acquired throughout their marriage.Ruth Glenn of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Glenn spoke about the significance of the reauthorization, saying, 'Many, many survivors who have not had their needs addressed previously will now have their needs addressed.'In addition to funding for Pell Grants and other programs, the act was also part of a bill which provided billions in emergency aid to Ukraine.

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Angelina Jolie praises passage of Violence Against Women Act and says 'we need to do more' to protect survivors

Details: Published on Thursday, 17 March 2022 11:20; Written by Super User

Angelina Jolie lauded the recently renewed Violence Against Women Act, a federal law first established in 1994 and reauthorized under President Joe Biden on Tuesday as part of a $1.5 trillion spending bill which also prevented a government shutdown.The longtime human rights activist told Kate Snow and NBC Nightly News on Wednesday that the law's passing was 'a long time coming' as the system currently in place to protect survivors is 'unbelievably broken' and needs serious reform.'I think, I think this country doesn't recognize what a serious domestic violence and child abuse problem it really has,' she said. 'And I think, I think there is a reality that when somebody harms a child, if it's a stranger, the way the law looks at it, the way the law responds, it's quite strong.' 'When it's somebody within a family, within a home, it is responded to less. And if you can imagine for the child in fact, that's, that's in many ways worse.' She added: 'I think once you're exposed to this system, whoever you are, once you're exposed to it and you realize how unbelievably broken this system is, you have to do something to improve it.' Jolie said the bill was 'personal to everyone' and has had her own experience with the family court system after accusing her ex-husband, Brad Pitt, of verbally and physically assaulting one of their six kids on a private plane in 2016. 'It is personal to everyone,' Jolie said. 'Everyone who cares about family, everyone who cares about children, everyone who cares about their own safety and the health of their community.'He was cleared of any wrongdoing after an investigation by both the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services and the FBI. 'My children's health is my priority at this moment,' she added. 'And my focus for the last few years has been to help my family and … to focus on helping change laws to protect other families and other women and focus on their stories.' Angelina and Brad began dating in 2004 after meeting on set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and married in 2014. She filed for divorce two years later, though, in 2016 citing 'irreconcilable differences' and it was finalized in 2019.They've continued battling in court for custody of four of their six children who are still legally minors, and a host of properties acquired throughout their marriage. Ruth Glenn of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Glenn spoke about the significance of the reauthorization, saying, 'Many, many survivors who have not had their needs addressed previously will now have their needs addressed.'In addition to funding for Pell Grants and other programs, the act was also part of a bill which provided billions in emergency aid to Ukraine.

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Angelina Jolie visits Ukrainian child refugees at the Vatican’s children hospital who have arrived in Italy after fleeing Putin’s bombs

Details: Published on Saturday, 02 April 2022 17:18; Written by Daily mail

Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie put aside time from her glamorous life producing, directing and sometimes acting in movies to carry out humanitarian aid work in in Rome.Jolie, who was raised a Catholic and dedicates much of her time to doing work for the United Nations Refugee Agency, paid a visit to the Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital just outside the walls of Vatican City on March 30. Here she met Ukranian children who had arrived in Italy after fleeing the war in their home country, some of whom are very sick.The children had been forced to flee their homes and country when Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Unicef estimates that two million child refugees have left Ukraine since the start of the war, with a further 2.5 million displaced internally and 60% of Ukrainian children forced to leave their homes.Jolie also met the doctors and nurses who have been charged with taking care of the refugees.The star of the recent Marvel movie Eternals received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her humanitarian work in 2013 and has been a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 2012, undertaking dozens of trips to visit camps with refugees from countries such as Yemen, Burkina Faso, Venezuela and many more.

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Angelina Jolie Says That Without an End to the War in Ukraine 'Children Will Pay the Highest Price'

Details: Published on Monday, 21 March 2022 10:13; Written by People

Angelina Jolie shared gripping photos of children in Ukraine to her Instagram on Tuesday, writing that the war will result in "trauma, lost childhoods and shattered lives" Angelina Jolie is sharing a pointed message about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The actress, filmmaker and humanitarian, 46, posted a set of gripping photos to her Instagram on Tuesday amid the ongoing war.The carousel of images begins with a photo of a man and woman holding children as they wait to cross a river after escaping Irpin, Ukraine.The second picture is of a teenage boy lying in a hospital bed with his mother nearby as he was treated for his injuries following a Russian attack. The third image shows a young cancer patient hugging a man in the basement of a treatment facility that is serving as a bomb shelter."As well as the millions who've fled over Ukraine's borders, nearly 2 million people are displaced inside their country, many trapped by fighting, denied access to aid, and in direct physical danger," she captioned the post. "Without an end to the war children will pay the highest price — in trauma, lost childhoods and shattered lives." Jolie ended with a note for followers to "learn more" about the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, sharing the @refugees Instagram page.The Eternals star, who also serves as Special Envoy for the UNHCR, said last month that she is "praying for the people in Ukraine."She shared that her "focus along with my @refugees colleagues is that everything possible is done to ensure the protection and basic human rights of those displaced, and refugees in the region." "We have already seen reports of casualties and people starting to flee their homes to seek safety," said Jolie. "It is too soon to know what will happen, but the significance of this moment — for the people of Ukraine, and for the international rule of law — cannot be overstated."She also shared a link to the UNHCR's statement, which read, "We are gravely concerned about the fast-deteriorating situation and ongoing military action in Ukraine.""The humanitarian consequences on civilian populations will be devastating," it continued. "There are no winners in war, but countless lives will be torn apart." Russia's attack on Ukraine continues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades. Details of the fighting change by the day, but hundreds of civilians have already been reported dead or wounded, including children. Millions of Ukrainians have also fled, the United Nations says.The invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has drawn condemnation around the world and increasingly severe economic sanctions against Russia.With NATO forces massing in the region around Ukraine, various countries have also pledged aid or military support to the resistance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for peace talks — so far unsuccessful — while urging his country to fight back.

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Angelina Jolie Arrives in Yemen to Aid Refugees as She Likens Crisis to War in Ukraine

Details: Published on Saturday, 12 March 2022 08:58; Written by People

"Everyone deserves the same compassion," Angelina Jolie wrote of the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Yemen, where she's assisting the United Nations Refugee Agency.Angelina Jolie is on the ground in Yemen to assist refugees amid the unfolding war in Ukraine.The Academy Award winner, 46, updated her 12.4 million Instagram followers Sunday as she arrived in the capital city of Aden, where she's working with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to provide aid."I've landed in Aden, to meet displaced families and refugees for UNHCR @refugees and show my support for the people of Yemen," Jolie wrote in the caption. "I will do my best to communicate from the ground as the days unfold.""As we continue to watch the horrors unfolding in Ukraine, and call for an immediate end to the conflict and humanitarian access, I'm here in Yemen to support people who also desperately need peace. The situation here is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with one civilian killed or injured every hour in 2022. An economy devastated by war, and over 20 million Yemenis depending on humanitarian assistance to survive," she added.Jolie, who has long been an advocate for the people of Yemen, likened the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis to the current devastation in Ukraine, urging compassion for those impacted by both conflicts."This week a million people were forced to flee the horrific war in Ukraine. If we learn anything from this shocking situation, it is that we cannot be selective about who deserves support and whose rights we defend. Everyone deserves the same compassion," she penned. "The lives of civilian victims of conflict everywhere are of equal value. After seven years of war, the people of Yemen also need protection, support, and above all, peace."Since 2014, Yemen has been enduring a civil war, with both the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led Yemeni government and the Supreme Political Council's Houthi movement claiming to run the country. Millions of Yemeni civilians continue to face starvation due to famine, while more than 100,000 have reportedly died amid the conflicts, which include Saudi Arabia-backed bombing campaigns.Russia's 2022 attack on Ukraine continues after their forces launched a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades. Details of the fighting change by the day, but hundreds of civilians have already been reported dead or wounded, including children. More than a million Ukrainians have also fled, the United Nations says.The invasion, ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, has drawn condemnation around the world and increasingly severe economic sanctions against Russia. Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and that he is acting in the best security interests of his country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed not to bend.The Russian attack on Ukraine is an evolving story, with information changing quickly. Follow PEOPLE's complete coverage of the war here, including stories from citizens on the ground and ways to help.

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