Joe Biden to reassure Polish leaders as Ukraine fears mount WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden hosts Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the White... Published 12 Mar, 2024 12:11pm
World NATO prepares for Russian threat in harsh Arctic BADDEREN (Norway): Finnish conscript Atte Ohman readied himself aboard a US landing ship to storm a snow-swept... Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am
World China, Russia, Iran holding joint naval drills BEIJING: The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, Beijing said... Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am
World Russia’s spy service accuses US of trying to meddle in presidential election MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence service on Monday accused the United States of trying to... Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:53pm
World Russia, Iran and China to hold warship drills in Gulf of Oman MOSCOW: Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in drills with Iran and China in the... Published 11 Mar, 2024 06:12pm
World Macron set for postponed Ukraine trip ‘in coming weeks’: presidency PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is to travel to Ukraine “in the coming weeks” the presidency said, in an... Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:21pm
World Sweden joining NATO shows Putin ‘failed’: Stoltenberg BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Sweden’s accession to the US-led alliance showed Russian... Published 11 Mar, 2024 05:09pm
World Kyiv slams Pope’s ‘white flag’ call, vows no surrender to Russia KYIV, (Ukraine): Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate with Russia two years into its... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
World Traffic suspended over Crimea bridge, Russian authorities say Car traffic was temporarily suspended over the Crimea bridge on Saturday, Russian authorities said on the Telegram... Published 09 Mar, 2024 01:38pm
World Two killed, 26 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Sumy, officials say Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s northern city of Sumy on Thursday killed two people and injured 26 more, the... Published 08 Mar, 2024 06:41pm
World Russia, Ukraine down dozens of drones overnight KYIV: Russia and Ukraine said they downed dozens of drones overnight, as both launched overnight attacks on each... Published 08 Mar, 2024 11:44am
World Biden takes on Trump and Republicans in feisty State of the Union speech WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden took on Donald Trump in a fiery speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing his... Published 08 Mar, 2024 10:12am
World Indians killed in Ukraine forced to fight for Russia, families say NEW DELHI: When Mohammed Asfan from India’s Hyderabad city travelled to Russia to work as a “helper” in the... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
Business & Finance China’s exports to Russia rise 12.5% in Jan-Feb BEIJING: China’s dollar-denominated exports to Russia rose 12.5% in the period of January-February from a year... Published 07 Mar, 2024 12:19pm
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World Yulia Navalnaya urges Russians to join election day protest against Putin LONDON: Yulia Navalnaya, widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, called on Russians to join an election day... Published 06 Mar, 2024 03:06pm
World Tusk urges EU sanctions on food imports from Russia, Belarus VILNIUS: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Monday called on the European Union to impose “full” sanctions on food... Published 04 Mar, 2024 05:29pm
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World Six militants killed in special operation in Russia’s Ingushetia region MOSCOW: Russian security forces killed six alleged militants in a special operation in Russia’s North Caucasus... Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am
World Russia says Ukraine attacked Crimea with 38 drones Russian air defence systems destroyed all 38 drones that Ukraine launched at the Crimean Peninsula early on Sunday,... Published 03 Mar, 2024 10:38am
World Russian drone attacks kill two in Kharkiv, Odesa KHARKIV: Overnight Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Odesa regions killed at least two people,... Published 02 Mar, 2024 11:04am
World Russia says its troops enter village in southern Ukraine Russian troops have entered the village of Robotyne in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, the focal point of... Published 29 Feb, 2024 11:12am
Sports Chinese duo heads to ATX Open quarterfinals No. 8 seed Yue Yuan of China and countrywoman Yafan Wang both completed sweeps on Wednesday in the second round of... Published 29 Feb, 2024 10:28am
World Russia bans gasoline exports for 6 months from March 1 MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday announced a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to compensate for rising demand... Published 27 Feb, 2024 11:59am
World Sri Lanka scraps long-term visa for Russians, Ukrainians COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Sunday it had ended long-term tourist visa extensions for thousands of Russians and... Published 25 Feb, 2024 11:31am
World Italy and Canada sign security deals with Ukraine KYIV: The leaders of Canada and Italy signed security agreements with Ukraine on Saturday after talks with President... Published 25 Feb, 2024 04:52am
World Russia says US has offered no proof of allegation it wants to deploy nuclear weapons in space MOSCOW: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the United States had presented no evidence for... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 04:09pm
World UK pledges £245 million to boost Ukraine artillery reserves LONDON: The UK announced on Saturday a new £245 million ($311 million) defence package to help boost the production... Published 24 Feb, 2024 10:16am
World One dead after downed Russian drone hits Ukraine apartment KYIV: A Russian drone crashed into a residential building in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa late Friday,... Published 24 Feb, 2024 10:11am
World US targets dozens of entities from China, UAE and Turkey for helping Russia WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said on Friday it has imposed new trade restrictions on 93 entities from ... Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am