Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi in show of no-limits partnership BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on... Published 17 Oct, 2023 10:46am
World Yellen says US will fight to ensure robust economic aid for Ukraine LUXEMBOURG: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said support for Ukraine remained a “top priority” for the... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:37pm
World Putin sees gains on Ukraine frontlines, including Avdiivka MOSCOW: Russian forces have made gains in their Ukraine offensive, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, including... Published 15 Oct, 2023 05:36pm
World Russian forces pound Avdiivka for fourth straight day KYIV: Russian forces pounded the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for the fourth day in a row on Friday, with both... Published 14 Oct, 2023 10:15am
World White House accuses North Korea of providing Russia with weapons WASHINGTON: The White House on Friday said North Korea recently provided Russia with a shipment of weapons, calling... Published 13 Oct, 2023 11:25pm
World Russia downs drone in south, at least three dead: regional governor Debris from a drone downed by anti-aircraft units over southern Russia’s Belgorod region killed three people and... Published 12 Oct, 2023 08:45am
World Ukraine to get 1.7bn euros from frozen Russian funds: Belgium BRUSSELS: Ukraine is to receive 1.7 billion euros ($1.8 billion) from taxes on interest generated from Russian funds... Published 11 Oct, 2023 11:01pm
World Russia says 'improved' position around east Ukraine town MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said its forces had strengthened their position on the frontline near Avdiivka, a day... Published 11 Oct, 2023 10:57pm
World Zelensky rallies support on first visit to NATO HQ since invasion BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged allies to step up weapons supplies, on his first... Published 11 Oct, 2023 01:29pm
Markets Yellen says oil price cap has ‘significantly’ cut Russia’s revenues MARRAKECH: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said a G7-led price cap on Russian oil had sharply... Published 11 Oct, 2023 01:15pm
World Germany steps up Ukraine weapons deliveries ahead of winter FRANKFURT: Germany announced an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in military aid for Ukraine Tuesday, in ... Published 10 Oct, 2023 11:06pm
World Ukrainian president visits Romania to discuss Black Sea region security KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had arrived in Bucharest for talks with Romanian... Published 10 Oct, 2023 01:44pm
World Ukraine says downed 27 Russian drones overnight KYIV: Ukraine’s air force said on Tuesday that it had destroyed 27 of 36 Russian attack drones overnight in the... Published 10 Oct, 2023 10:57am
World New Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two in Kharkiv, hit port facilities in south KHARKIV: Russia unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine early on Friday, killing a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother... Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:49pm
World Sweden announces $200 million military aid package to Ukraine COPENHAGEN: Sweden will send Ukraine a new military support package worth 2.2 billion crowns ($199 million),... Published 06 Oct, 2023 12:36pm
World Ukrainian grain silo damaged by drone attack near Danube Russian drones attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging a grain silo near the Danube river... Published 06 Oct, 2023 10:04am
World UN chief 'strongly condemns' strike on Ukraine village UNITED NATIONS: The head of the United Nations "strongly condemns" a Russian strike that killed at least 51 people... Published 05 Oct, 2023 11:01pm
World Ukraine doing 'everything' to obtain more air defence systems before winter: Zelensky KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Kyiv was doing "everything" to make sure the war-torn... Published 04 Oct, 2023 11:20pm
World US to send seized Iranian weapons, ammunition to Ukraine: official WASHINGTON: The United States is expected to soon announce that it will send seized Iranian small arms and... Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:30pm
World Ukraine’s economy set to continue to grow next year, deputy head of IMF mission KYIV: Ukraine’s economy is adapting well to the wartime environment following Russia’s invasion and growth will... Published 04 Oct, 2023 08:17pm
World Ukraine strikes Russian air defence complex near Belgorod with drones: Kyiv source Ukraine carried out a drone attack on the western Russian region of Belgorod overnight and hit an S-400 air defence... Published 04 Oct, 2023 04:53pm
World Russia says it downed Ukrainian missile off Crimea coast, governor reports drone The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday evening it had shot down a Ukrainian missile off the Crimea coast, and... Published 04 Oct, 2023 12:52am
World Biden calls shaken US allies to reassure on Ukraine aid WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden called Western allies Tuesday to reassure them that the United States will stand ... Published 03 Oct, 2023 10:55pm
World Kyiv urges EU support for grain corridor to work ‘at full capacity’ KYIV: Ukraine urged the European Union on Monday to back its initiative for regular exports through a new maritime... Published 02 Oct, 2023 09:19pm
World Zelensky tells EU ministers victory ‘depends on our cooperation’ KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday told a gathering of European Union foreign ministers in Kyiv that the... Published 02 Oct, 2023 07:09pm
World Kremlin says Ukraine fatigue ‘will grow,’ after US aid rift MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that Western fatigue over Ukraine “will grow”, as the future of United States aid... Published 02 Oct, 2023 05:24pm
World Five new cargo vessels heading for Ukrainian Black Sea ports KYIV: Five new ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to resume predominantly... Updated 01 Oct, 2023 10:44pm
World Russia shoots down six Ukrainian drones over southern and western regions MOSCOW: Russia said on Sunday that air defences had shot down five Ukrainian drones over the western Smolensk region... Updated 01 Oct, 2023 09:41pm
World ‘No more dreams’: Ukraine war widows in their twenties KYIV: Twenty-year-old Erika Martyniuk only had five days together with her newly-wed husband before he was killed... Published 01 Oct, 2023 11:05am
World Pro-Russian ex-PM Fico wins Slovak election, needs allies for government BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s leftist former Prime Minister Robert Fico beat his progressive rival in a parliamentary... Published 01 Oct, 2023 10:13am