Putin warns Macron attacks at Ukraine nuclear plant could be ‘catastrophic’ MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned his French counterpart of the potential “catastrophic... Published 11 Sep, 2022 09:13pm
World Ukraine forces advance further after fall of Russian stronghold KYIV, KHARKIV/Ukraine: Ukrainian forces kept pushing north in the Kharkiv region and advancing to its south and... Published 11 Sep, 2022 06:14pm
World Russia loses control of key northeast towns as Ukrainian troops advance KYIV: Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden collapse of one of the ... Published 11 Sep, 2022 02:18am
World Russia destroys tracking radar station in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region MOSCOW: Russian air forces destroyed a tracking radar station of the Ukrainian army in the Mykolaiv region and six... Published 10 Sep, 2022 05:44pm
World German foreign minister arrives in Kyiv for surprise visit BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on Saturday on a surprise visit, which she said... Published 10 Sep, 2022 01:02pm
Opinion Risks rising for the West as Ukraine war drags Russia’s war against Ukraine appears to be settling into a grinding conflict that could last years and prove... Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am
World Rebuilding Ukraine after Russian invasion may cost $350bn, experts say WASHINGTON: Russia's invasion caused over $97 billion in direct damages to Ukraine through June 1, but it could cost... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:39pm
World Blinken says Russia paying ‘huge costs’ in Ukraine BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send... Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:32pm
World US approves $2bn military loans and grants to Ukraine, neighbors WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday approved another $2 billion in loans and grants for Ukraine and its... Updated 08 Sep, 2022 04:27pm
World Russia threatens to stop exporting energy to Europe; Ukraine claims advances in the east KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to halt all energy shipments to Europe, if Brussels goes ahead... Published 08 Sep, 2022 10:57am
World Ukrainian ‘counter-attack underway’, UN pushes for nuclear plant’s safety KYIV: Ukrainian forces have attacked the Russian-held eastern town of Balakliia in the Kharkiv region, a senior... Published 07 Sep, 2022 08:56am
World US says Russia buying North Korea shells and rockets for Ukraine war WASHINGTON: Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, according... Published 06 Sep, 2022 11:36pm
World Shelling at Ukrainian nuclear plant highlights danger ahead of UN report KYIV: The U.N. nuclear watchdog is due to issue a report on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine on... Published 06 Sep, 2022 09:30am
World EU signs deal with Ukraine for further 500m euros in aid BRUSSELS: The European Union signed a deal with war-torn Ukraine on Monday to release a further 500 million euros... Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am
World Bangladesh will not face a situation like Sri Lanka: Hasina NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her country will not face a situation like the economic... Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am
World EU signs deal with Ukraine for further 500m euros in aid BRUSSELS: The European Union signed a deal with war-torn Ukraine on Monday to release a further 500 million euros... Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:25pm
World Ukraine nuclear plant loses power line, Moscow makes Europe sweat over gas KYIV: A nuclear power plant on the front line of the Ukraine war again lost external power, UN inspectors said on... Updated 04 Sep, 2022 02:23pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant again lost external power, fuelling fears of disaster... Published 04 Sep, 2022 12:02pm
Markets A cap on Russian oil prices? G7 eyes untried, risky plan NEW YORK: Capping the price of Russian oil, an approach G7 members said Friday they want to pursue “urgently,” would... Published 04 Sep, 2022 11:06am
World IAEA says Ukraine nuclear plant cut from main power line VIENNA: The global atomic energy watchdog said on Saturday that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been... Published 03 Sep, 2022 10:01pm
World Turkey can mediate Ukraine nuclear plant standoff: Erdogan to Putin ISTANBUL: Turkey can mediate in a standoff over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station which is occupied by... Published 03 Sep, 2022 05:53pm
World No meeting with Putin planned during Orban visit to Moscow MOSCOW: There are no plans for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin... Published 03 Sep, 2022 02:10pm
World Russia says US yet to issue visas for delegation to UN summit UNITED NATIONS: Russia has expressed “alarm” to the UN’s secretary-general that the US has yet to issue visas for... Published 03 Sep, 2022 10:47am
World Russia says no US visas yet for Lavrov visit to United Nations UNITED NATIONS: Russia has asked for 56 visas from the United States to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov... Published 03 Sep, 2022 01:14am
World Biden to request $11.7bn in Ukraine aid, $22.4bn for COVID relief WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will request $11.7 billion in emergency funding from Congress to provide lethal... Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:11pm
World US says Russia receives Iranian combat drones, many faulty WASHINGTON: Russia has begun receiving Iranian combat drones to be used in the Ukraine war, but many of them have... Published 30 Aug, 2022 08:55pm
World EU to start work on military assistance mission for Ukraine: top diplomat PRAGUE: European Union defence ministers have agreed to start the work necessary for setting up an EU military... Published 30 Aug, 2022 08:48pm
World Zelenskiy urges Russians to ‘go home’ as Ukraine presses offensive in south MYKOLAIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged Russian troops to flee from an offensive launched by his... Published 30 Aug, 2022 09:16am
World Russian shelling wrecks houses in Mykolaiv as Ukraine begins counter-offensive in south MYKOLAIV: Ukrainian troops bolstered by stepped-up supplies of Western military aid on Monday started a long-awaited... Published 29 Aug, 2022 11:36pm
Markets Bangladesh set to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia DHAKA: Bangladesh is set import 500,000 tonnes of wheat at $430 a tonne from Russia in a government-to-government... Published 29 Aug, 2022 05:44am