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World Ukraine drone strike halts operations at Russian refinery MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack ignited a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia, forcing it to halt... Published 06 Jun, 2024 12:27pm
World Kyiv welcomes US VP Harris participation at Ukraine summit KYIV: Kyiv on Wednesday welcomed an announcement from Washington that US Vice President Kamala Harris will attend an... Published 05 Jun, 2024 02:14pm
World Biden to meet Zelenskiy, US not planning to send military trainers to Ukraine WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy while in Normandy, White House... Published 05 Jun, 2024 11:01am
World Main Russian attacks on Donetsk region: Zelensky KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian forces were focusing their main firepower on... Published 04 Jun, 2024 10:47pm
World Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro injures seven people, including two children KYIV: Russian missile attack on the central city of Dnipro injured seven people, including two children, and damaged... Published 04 Jun, 2024 12:55pm
World Three killed in Russian attacks on eastern Ukraine KYIV: Three people including a 12-year-old boy were killed in Russian attacks on eastern Ukraine, where Russian... Published 03 Jun, 2024 05:23pm
World Ukraine’s Zelensky meets with US defence secretary in Singapore SINGAPORE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he had a “very good” meeting with US Defence Secretary... Published 02 Jun, 2024 10:04am
World Italy warns against ‘rash’ moves over arms to Ukraine ROME: Italy’s foreign minister repeated his opposition Saturday to Ukraine using Italian weapons inside Russia,... Published 01 Jun, 2024 05:18pm
World Russian forces firm control of offensive line near Kharkiv, officials say Russian forces have firmed their positions in the Strilecha-Lyptsi area of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, keeping under... Published 31 May, 2024 10:42am
World World Bank says 1.8m additional Ukrainians in poverty as Russia’s war drags on WASHINGTON: The number of Ukrainians living in poverty has grown by 1.8 million since 2020, bringing the total to... Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am
World Sri Lanka tightens controls to stop men being duped into Ukraine fighting COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will tighten controls to try to stop its men being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often... Published 30 May, 2024 07:07pm
World Ukraine says seven killed in series of Russian attacks KYIV: Ukraine on Wednesday reported seven people had been killed in four regions of the war-battered country, as... Published 29 May, 2024 05:31pm
World Ukraine returns nuclear power unit to grid, sees no electricity curbs KYIV: Ukraine has brought a nuclear power unit back into operation ahead of schedule after repairs, which made it... Published 28 May, 2024 12:54pm
World Kyiv says first French military instructors to travel to Ukraine ‘soon’ KYIV: Kyiv’s army chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Monday that the first French military instructors would soon arrive in... Published 27 May, 2024 11:20pm
World More than 14,000 displaced from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region: WHO GENEVA: More than 14,000 people have been displaced in recent days from Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, where... Published 21 May, 2024 04:40pm
World Ukraine ‘urgently’ needs more air defences: Germany FM KYIV: Ukraine urgently needs to boost its air defences in the face of relentless Russian attacks, Germany’s top... Published 21 May, 2024 02:42pm
World Two killed by Russian shelling in south Ukraine KYIV: Russian shelling killed two people in southern Ukraine, regional authorities said Monday, after the country... Published 20 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Russia says Ukraine struck Crimea with ATACMS, 60 drones shot down, oil refinery halted MOSCOW: Russian officials said on Sunday that Ukraine fired nine U.S. ATACMS at Crimea and attacked Russian regions... Published 19 May, 2024 01:15pm
World Zelensky expects Russian offensive in northeast Ukraine to intensify KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP in an exclusive interview he expects Russia to step up its... Published 18 May, 2024 05:31pm
World Putin says Russian forces are advancing on all fronts against Ukraine MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian forces were improving their positions every day... Published 15 May, 2024 07:04pm
World Russia claims advances on two fronts during Blinken visit to Kyiv KYIV: Russia said Wednesday its forces had pushed deeper into the Kharkiv region and also captured the symbolic town... Published 15 May, 2024 05:15pm
World Blinken announces $2bn in Ukraine military aid in Kyiv KYIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Kyiv on Wednesday the release of a further $2 billion in... Published 15 May, 2024 05:11pm
World Russia says it downed 10 Ukraine-launched ATACMS missiles over Crimea The Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday that its air forces destroyed 10 long-range missiles known as ATACMS... Published 15 May, 2024 12:38pm
World Russia economy resilient; Gaza war weighs on neighbours: EBRD LONDON: Russia’s economy will grow further this year despite Western sanctions over its Ukraine invasion, while... Published 15 May, 2024 10:59am
World Russia hits residential areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, at least 20 hurt Russia carried out a series of air strikes on residential areas in the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on... Published 14 May, 2024 10:49pm
World US tells Ukraine ‘aid on its way’ as Russia claims advances KYIV: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday assured Ukraine that US military aid was “on its way”, as Russia... Published 14 May, 2024 05:25pm
World Vladimir Putin to visit Beijing, meet Xi this week BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week and meet with leader Xi Jinping, the two... Published 14 May, 2024 01:29pm
World Four injured in Russian shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine officials say KYIV: Four people were injured in fresh Russian attacks on the battered city of Kharkiv in Ukraine’s northeast,... Published 14 May, 2024 12:36pm
World Blinken in Ukraine on unannounced visit to show US support: AFP journalist KYIV, Ukraine: Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday morning in Kyiv on an unnanounced visit meant to... Published 14 May, 2024 10:49am