In a vote, 180 of the General Assembly’s 193 members deposited ballots, with 157 countries backing the Czech Republic and 23 abstaining.
Around 5,000 people chanted "Russia without Putin", "Freedom for Russia, peace for Ukraine" and "Putin is not Russia" as they marched through Prague's historic centre.
The Czech designer's limited edition 'Zelenskyy pillows' have attracted more than 2,000 orders and raised $18,900 for a charity helping Ukrainians affected by the conflict.
The countries signed formal applications to join the European Union as concerns intensified that Russian aggression could spread further than Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials warn Kiev residents that fighting is underway against Russian forces, who are storming towards the capital on the third day of Moscow's military campaign. Here are the latest updates:
The Together coalition narrowly overtook Prime Minister Andrej Babis's ANO party with 99% of voting districts already reporting.
Babis's main rivals are two groupings, one comprising the anti-establishment Pirate Party with the centrist Mayors and Independents, and the other being a three-party centre-right coalition called Together.
England will return to its national football stadium on Sunday to play Italy, competing in its first final since the 1966 World Cup. That remains England’s only international title.
A buoyant England are looking forward to a Euro 2020 semi-final before 60,000 of their own fans at Wembley, and Denmark beat the Czech Republic 2-1 to reserve their place in next week's semifinals.
A rare tornado hit seven towns and villages in southeastern Czech Republic, the most devastating one in the country's modern history, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.
Tensions have spiralled between Russia and US since March after US President Joe Biden said he thought his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a "killer" and Moscow recalled its ambassador to Washington for consultations.
Czech government accuses Russian secret services of being behind an explosion that killed two people at an arms depot in 2014, which President Milos Zeman on Sunday likened to terror attacks.
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