Russia slaps travel ban on Kamala Harris, Zuckerberg MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday slapped travel bans on US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg ... Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Technology Russia fines Google for Ukraine videos MOSCOW: A Russian court on Thursday slapped a series of small fines on Google for failing to take down contentious... Published 21 Apr, 2022 03:18pm
World IMF says governments must protect the vulnerable ‘when things fall apart’, avert unrest WASHINGTON: Governments must target fiscal support to vulnerable populations hit hardest by rising energy and food... Published 20 Apr, 2022 04:08pm
World ‘History will not forget war crimes’ in Ukraine: EU chief KYIV: EU chief Charles Michel said Wednesday that there must be justice for war crimes committed in Ukraine as he... Published 20 Apr, 2022 04:02pm
Sports Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarus players: report LONDON: Men’s tennis world number two Daniil Medvedev is set to be barred from this year’s Wimbledon Grand Slam... Published 20 Apr, 2022 03:02pm
Markets China imports 13% less crude oil from Saudi in March, 14% less from Russia Saudi Arabia exported nearly 13% less oil to China in March than a year earlier but retained its top supplier spot,... Published 20 Apr, 2022 11:39am
World Ukraine gets warplanes as Mariupol officer warns facing ‘last days’ KRAMATORSK: Ukraine received fighter jets to help resist the Russian invasion, as Moscow intensified its offensive... Published 20 Apr, 2022 09:50am
World Ukraine receives fighter planes, parts to bolster air force: Pentagon WASHINGTON: Ukraine has received fighter planes and aircraft parts to bolster its air force in the face of Russia’s... Published 20 Apr, 2022 09:30am
World Russia unleashes ‘Battle of Donbas’ in east Ukraine, seizes city KYIV/KHARKIV: Russian troops seized a frontline Ukrainian city on Tuesday, hours after starting a long-anticipated... Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am
Print Russia sends Pakistan 4-year economic cooperation roadmap ISLAMABAD: Following the visit of former prime minister Imran Khan to Moscow, Russia has sent a draft four-year... Updated 20 Apr, 2022 12:23pm
World Russia says carried out dozens of strikes in eastern Ukraine MOSCOW: Russia's forces carried out dozens of air strikes in eastern Ukraine overnight after Ukrainian officials ... Updated 19 Apr, 2022 05:16pm
World US, allies to meet over Ukraine as conflict escalates in east WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will convene a meeting of allies to discuss the Ukraine conflict Tuesday, the... Published 19 Apr, 2022 09:38am
World UN seeks humanitarian contact group for Ukraine UNITED NATIONS: UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths announced Monday that he will meet Turkish President Recep... Published 19 Apr, 2022 09:36am
World Russia unleashes offensive into east Ukraine: Zelensky NOVODRUZHESK: Russia has launched a major offensive into eastern Ukraine, authorities in Kyiv said, opening a new... Published 19 Apr, 2022 09:33am
Business & Finance Citigroup sets aside $1.9bn for Russia as US banks report mixed results NEW YORK: Citigroup said Thursday it set aside $1.9 billion in reserves due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as... Published 18 Apr, 2022 07:06am
World Ukrainian forces will ‘fight to the end’ in Mariupol: PM WASHINGTON: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Sunday that the strategic port city of Mariupol “has not... Published 17 Apr, 2022 09:59pm
World Talking to Putin achieves nothing: Italy’s Draghi ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi complained in a newspaper interview on Sunday that the diplomatic efforts... Published 17 Apr, 2022 04:05pm
World Russia says 'destroyed' military factory outside Kyiv MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry said Sunday it struck a military plant outside Kyiv, as Moscow intensifies its... Updated 17 Apr, 2022 04:50pm
World No word from Mariupol as surrender window offered by Russia opens Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in Mariupol to lay down arms on Sunday morning to save their lives, but there... Published 17 Apr, 2022 10:38am
World Russia hits Kyiv, Lviv; presses offensive in ruins of Mariupol KYIV/MARIUPOL: Russia’s warplanes bombed Lviv and its missiles struck Kyiv and Kharkiv on Saturday, as Moscow... Published 16 Apr, 2022 08:39pm
World Russia bans entry to British PM Johnson MOSCOW: Moscow on Saturday announced it was banning entry to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other top UK... Published 16 Apr, 2022 04:21pm
World CIA warns desperate Putin poses nuclear threat WASHINGTON: Russia’s setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead President Vladimir Putin to resort to using a... Published 15 Apr, 2022 11:18am
World China defends stance on Russia after US criticism BEIJING: China on Thursday defended its stance on the Ukraine conflict as being “on the right side of history”,... Published 14 Apr, 2022 03:53pm
World Russia says blast cripples Black Sea flagship, Ukraine claims missile strike KYIV/LVIV: Russia said on Thursday the flagship of its Black Sea fleet was seriously damaged and its crew evacuated... Published 14 Apr, 2022 11:32am
World Macron urges caution after Biden ‘genocide’ claim against Russia PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron declined Wednesday to repeat President Joe Biden’s accusation that Russia... Published 13 Apr, 2022 02:54pm
World Biden accuses Putin’s forces of ‘genocide’ in Ukraine DES MOINES: President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Vladimir Putin’s forces of committing genocide in Ukraine, the... Published 13 Apr, 2022 09:40am
World Putin says Russia will achieve ‘noble’ aims of its Ukraine military campaign Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine would undoubtedly... Published 12 Apr, 2022 02:55pm
World War in Ukraine could halve 2022 global trade growth: WTO GENEVA: Russia’s war in Ukraine could almost halve world trade growth this year and drag down global GDP growth too,... Published 11 Apr, 2022 10:07pm
World Biden, Modi discuss Ukraine war as Indian response raises concern WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit Monday, clouded by US... Published 11 Apr, 2022 10:05pm
World War in Ukraine: Latest developments KYIV: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Deadly weekend shellings Weekend bombardments around... Published 11 Apr, 2022 12:50pm