World Russia bars entry to 154 members of UK House of Lords MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday announced that it was imposing an entry ban on 154 members of the UK... Published 24 May, 2022 07:56pm
World Americans now prioritising economy over punishing Russia: survey Earlier, majority residents had voted for effective sanctioning of Moscow Published 24 May, 2022 07:07pm
World China and Russia hold first military exercise since Ukraine invasion China and Russia’s air forces conducted a joint aerial patrol on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan, East China Sea and... Published 24 May, 2022 05:35pm
World EU’s von der Leyen says Russia is using food supplies as a weapon DAVOS: Russia is using food supplies as a weapon with global repercussions, acting the same way as it does in the... Published 24 May, 2022 04:46pm
World US ready to tap diesel reserves amid supply shortage: WH WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is ready to tap into the United States’ national diesel reserves to tame... Published 23 May, 2022 09:43pm
World Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life at war crimes trial KYIV: A Kyiv court on Monday found a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian guilty of war crimes and... Published 23 May, 2022 05:20pm
Business & Finance Moody’s cuts Ukraine debt rating, outlook negative WASHINGTON: Moody’s on Friday cut Ukraine’s debt rating for the second time in three months and lowered the... Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am
World Russia declares travel ban on 963 Americans including Biden and Blinken LONDON: Russia said on Saturday it was banning entry to 963 Americans including U.S. President Joe Biden, Secretary... Published 21 May, 2022 05:05pm
World Russian military says it destroys Western arms consignment in Ukraine LONDON: The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine’s... Published 21 May, 2022 02:35pm
World Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war KYIV: The Ukraine war can only be resolved through “diplomacy”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday... Published 21 May, 2022 01:47pm
World Russia’s Gazprom confirms halting gas supplies to Finland MOSCOW: Russian energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it had stopped all natural gas supplies to Finland as it had not... Published 21 May, 2022 12:20pm
World India, the world’s biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers NEW DELHI: India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the... Published 18 May, 2022 05:23pm
World Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia KYIV/MARIUPOL: Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to... Published 18 May, 2022 11:01am
World Putin says Europe’s oil sanctions are ‘economic suicide’ MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the oil sector was undergoing a “tectonic change”, but... Published 17 May, 2022 07:28pm
World More than 250 Ukrainian troops surrender as Kyiv orders Mariupol to yield KYIV/NOVOAZOVSK: More than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in... Published 17 May, 2022 05:27pm
World Putin says Russia will respond if NATO bolsters Sweden, Finland militarily LONDON: President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that Russia would respond if NATO began to bolster the... Published 16 May, 2022 06:39pm
Markets Ukraine’s key IT sector booming despite Russian invasion LVIV: Ukraine’s IT sector is booming despite the Russian invasion. Workers with stickers on their laptops recline... Published 15 May, 2022 06:43am
World Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality... Published 14 May, 2022 08:10pm
World Ukraine presses counteroffensive on key Russian line of assault KYIV: Ukrainian forces are on the counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izyum, the governor of Kharkiv... Published 14 May, 2022 07:31pm
World Lavrov says all will suffer from West’s ‘total hybrid war’ on Russia LONDON: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the West had announced a “total hybrid war”... Published 14 May, 2022 07:23pm
World Finland says president spoke with Putin about NATO membership HELSINKI: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding... Published 14 May, 2022 05:10pm
World Moscow will respond if NATO moves nuclear forces closer to Russia’s border Moscow will take adequate precautionary measures if NATO deploys nuclear forces and infrastructure closer to... Published 14 May, 2022 02:01pm
World Pentagon chief urges ‘immediate’ Ukraine ceasefire in call with Russian counterpart WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday to move... Published 13 May, 2022 09:32pm
World Russia using energy ‘as weapon’, says Berlin BERLIN: German Economy Minister Robert Habeck accused Russia on Thursday of using energy as “a weapon”, after Moscow... Published 12 May, 2022 08:15pm
World Europe development bank raises 1 billion euros for Ukraine LONDON: The European development bank raised one billion euros ($1.04 billion) in aid for Ukraine at its annual... Published 12 May, 2022 06:02pm
World Putin says West is triggering a global economic crisis President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the West had triggered a global economic crisis and a wave of ruinous... Published 12 May, 2022 06:00pm
Markets OPEC cuts 2022 world oil demand forecast again on Ukraine war LONDON: OPEC on Thursday cut its forecast for growth in world oil demand in 2022 for a second straight month, citing... Published 12 May, 2022 05:52pm
World Russia strike kills 3, injures 12 in northern Ukraine KYIV: Three people were killed and 12 others wounded in the early hours of Thursday in a Russian strike on a school... Published 12 May, 2022 05:32pm
World Russia ‘most direct threat to world order’: EU’s von der Leyen TOKYO: Top European officials warned Thursday that Russia poses the “most direct threat” to world order and urged... Published 12 May, 2022 10:27am
World French President Macron discussed Ukraine war with China’s Xi PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday discussed the war in Ukraine... Published 10 May, 2022 07:28pm
