Additional British troops land in Poland WARSAW: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country's troop reinforcements to Poland landed on Thursday, ... Published 10 Feb, 2022 09:08pm
World Russia rules Google broke anti-trust law MOSCOW: Russia ruled Thursday that US tech giant Google, which has come under mounting pressure from Moscow, broke... Published 10 Feb, 2022 07:15pm
World Russia begins joint military drills with Belarus MOSCOW: Russia and Belarus launched joint military drills Thursday despite concerns in Western countries that Moscow... Updated 10 Feb, 2022 12:31pm
Markets Japan offers gas to Europe over Ukraine fears TOKYO: Japan is offering Europe part of its liquified natural gas imports over fears supplies will be disrupted by... Published 09 Feb, 2022 03:53pm
World Blinken in Australia for Quad meet as Ukraine crisis festers MELBOURNE: Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Australia Wednesday to meet Asia-Pacific allies concerned by... Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:21pm
World EU leaders vow unity as Macron sees path on easing Russia tensions BERLIN: European leaders on Tuesday pledged unity in their goal of averting war on the continent, as France's... Published 09 Feb, 2022 11:12am
World At UN, Russia, China call out ‘unilateral’ sanctions UNITED NATIONS: Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
World Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir Putin since ... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
World Macron says 'now possible' to move forward on Ukraine-Russia talks KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that after talks with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders he saw a... Published 08 Feb, 2022 07:27pm
World Ukraine welcomes Macron but says: we won't cross our red lines on Russia KYIV: Ukraine is looking forward to discussions with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Russia but will ... Published 08 Feb, 2022 03:15pm
World US defends warnings in standoff with Russia over Ukraine WASHINGTON: Faced with accusations of "alarmism" over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on the... Published 08 Feb, 2022 10:08am
World Macron due in Kyiv after Putin says ready for compromise KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kyiv on Tuesday after offering Russia "concrete security guarantees"... Published 08 Feb, 2022 09:58am
World Separatist leader says full-scale war in east Ukraine could break out DONETSK, (Ukraine): A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that full-scale war could... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Business & Finance Western Union to stop money transfers within Russia from April 1 MOSCOW: Western Union Co will stop internal money transfers within Russia from April 1, the world’s largest money... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
World Russia plays down hope of breakthrough ahead of Macron-Putin talks MOSCOW: Russia played down hopes of a swift breakthrough in the Ukraine crisis on Monday from talks with French... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
World US says 'not sending forces to start a war' with Russia WASHINGTON: The United States said Sunday it was not sending troops to start a war with Russia after deploying 3,000... Published 06 Feb, 2022 08:37pm
World Russia's coronavirus cases hit new record high MOSCOW: Russia reported 180,071 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a record daily high, as the Omicron variant continued to... Published 06 Feb, 2022 02:41pm
World Russian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion WASHINGTON: Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of... Published 06 Feb, 2022 11:30am
Opinion ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom The US raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State’s leader is a much-needed national security win for... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
Markets EU officials in Azerbaijan to ease Russia gas dependency BAKU: The European Union’s energy commissioner visited Azerbaijan on Friday in an effort to diversify the... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
World Erdogan accuses West of making Ukraine crisis 'worse' ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of making the Russia-Ukraine crisis "worse" and... Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:03pm
Sports 'We're not best friends': Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance BEIJING: With Russian troops massed at Ukraine's borders, athletes from the two countries have formed a fragile ... Published 04 Feb, 2022 01:59pm
World Russia denies leaking US security talks document to El Pais MOSCOW: Russia on Friday denied leaking the United States' written response to its security guarantee demands to... Published 04 Feb, 2022 11:39am
World US warns Chinese firms against helping Russia against potential Ukraine sanctions WASHINGTON: The United States warned Chinese firms on Thursday they would face consequences if they sought to evade... Published 04 Feb, 2022 10:43am
World Russia takes lead at UN in crises around the world UNITED NATIONS: Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali -- and that is... Published 03 Feb, 2022 11:34am
Markets OPEC+ unlikely to hike output faster despite oil price rally, sources say LONDON: OPEC+ will likely stick to existing plans for a moderate oil output rise when it meets on Wednesday, sources... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:00pm
World EU presses on with green label for gas, nuclear BRUSSELS: The EU will face the fury of opponents to nuclear and gas energy on Wednesday when it proposes new ... Published 02 Feb, 2022 09:46am
World Putin says West ignoring Russian concerns but hopes for ‘solution’ MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the West of ignoring Moscow’s security concerns and of using... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am
World Russia, US set for new call amid burst of Ukraine diplomacy MOSCOW: The top Russian and US diplomats were to speak again Tuesday amid intense efforts by NATO allies to prevent... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am
Business & Finance Russia’s KoronaPay stops crypto-related transactions MOSCOW: Russian wire transfer service KoronaPay on Tuesday said it had banned all crypto-related transactions,... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am