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Ukraine death toll ‘thousands higher’ than reported: UN rights official

GENEVA: Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:37pm

Markets

EBRD bank sees worse Ukraine economic downturn in 2022

LONDON: The Ukrainian economy is set to contract by almost one third this year in the wake of Russia’s invasion, the...

Published 10 May, 2022 11:53am

World

UN to hold another meeting on Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to hold a new public meeting on Thursday on Russia’s war in...

Published 10 May, 2022 09:53am

Markets

US to suspend tariffs on Ukrainian steel for one year

WASHINGTON: The United States will suspend tariffs on Ukrainian steel for one year, the Commerce Department said,...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:48pm

World

Ukraine loses $170 million every day without port access, PM says

Ukraine loses $170 million every day it is cut off from access to the sea and the national export capacity had been...

Published 09 May, 2022 09:40pm

World

Oman budget swings into surplus on oil price rise

Oman’s budget recorded a surplus of 357 million rials ($929.7 million) by the end of the first quarter, boosted by a...

Published 09 May, 2022 06:05pm

World

UK defence minister condemns Putin for ‘mirroring fascism’

LONDON: UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “mirroring fascism”,...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:36pm

World

US sanctions Russia’s Gazprombank executives, Biden meets with G7

WILMINGTON: The United States on Sunday unveiled sanctions against three Russian television stations, banned...

Published 08 May, 2022 09:26pm

World

Germany’s Scholz says on WW2 anniversary Putin will not win his war

FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a televised address to the nation on Sunday May 8, marking the...

Published 08 May, 2022 09:17pm

World

Six missiles hit Ukraine's coastal city Odesa

Six missiles hit the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Saturday, the spokeswoman for Ukraine's southern...

Updated 07 May, 2022 08:42pm

World

Senior Russian lawmaker says US directly involved in Ukraine fighting

Washington is coordinating and developing military operations, Vyacheslav Volodin says

Updated 07 May, 2022 08:59pm

Sports

Chelsea agree sale to Boehly consortium for record $5.2bn

Owner Roman Abramovich put Chelsea on the market in early March, just days before he was sanctioned by the British government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Published 07 May, 2022 05:51pm

World

Moldova separatists report drone strikes near Ukraine border

CHISINAU: Pro-Russian separatists in Moldova said on Saturday their region had been hit four times by suspected...

Published 07 May, 2022 04:58pm

World

No plans for Victory Day events in Mariupol: Kremlin

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Friday there will be no Victory Day celebrations in Ukraine’s Mariupol, a strategic port...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:45pm

Markets

Ukraine finance minister calls for total embargo on Russian oil and gas

KYIV: Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko called on Friday for a complete international embargo on Russian...

Published 06 May, 2022 05:31pm

World

Russia ‘violated’ promised truce at Mariupol plant: Ukrainian commander

KYIV: Russia “violated” a promised truce at Mariupol’s steelworks, where Ukrainian forces are making a last stand in...

Published 05 May, 2022 06:57pm

World

Zelensky launches crowdfunding platform to help win war

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday launched a global crowdfunding platform to help Kyiv win...

Published 05 May, 2022 04:28pm

World

Russian ceasefire to begin at besieged Mariupol steel plant

ZAPORIZHZHIA: A Russian-announced ceasefire was due to begin Thursday at the besieged steel plant in the devastated...

Published 05 May, 2022 10:57am

World

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

KYIV: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: ‘Heavy fighting’ at Azovstal The mayor of the...

Published 05 May, 2022 10:26am

World

Russia launching ‘powerful assault’ on Azovstal plant: Ukraine

KYIV: The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that Russian forces had launched an offensive on the besieged Azovstal...

Published 03 May, 2022 08:45pm

World

Russia says it bombed US and European weapons near Ukraine’s Odesa

Russia has struck a military airfield near Ukraine’s southwestern city of Odesa with missiles, destroying drones,...

Published 03 May, 2022 02:50pm

Markets

BP plunges into $20.4-bn loss on Russia exit

LONDON: British energy giant BP on Tuesday plunged into a huge net loss in the first quarter after it decided to...

Published 03 May, 2022 12:41pm

World

Russian offensive devastates towns in eastern Ukraine, EU prepares oil sanctions

KYIV/LVIV: Russian forces shelled Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, and devastated several towns in eastern...

Published 03 May, 2022 12:14pm

World

Italy aims to be independent from Russian gas by second-half 2024

MILAN: Italy aims to cut off its dependence on Russian gas by the second half of 2024, Italy’s Ecological Transition...

Published 03 May, 2022 11:11am

World

Three civilians killed in Russian shelling of Vuhledar in east Ukraine, president’s office says

KYIV: At least three civilians were killed in Russian shelling of the city of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region of...

Published 03 May, 2022 11:08am

World

Rocket strike hits Odesa in southwest Ukraine, causing deaths and injuries

KYIV: A rocket strike hit the Black Sea port city of Odesa in southwestern Ukraine on Monday evening, causing deaths...

Published 02 May, 2022 10:10pm

World

Israel slams Russian claims on Hitler over Ukraine war

JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday slammed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for alleging...

Updated 02 May, 2022 09:31pm

World

‘Don’t be bullied’, US speaker Pelosi tells Zelensky

KYIV: US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urged Ukraine not to back down in the face of “bullies” like Russia on...

Published 01 May, 2022 08:53pm

World

Lavrov says sanctions being discussed with Ukraine, Kyiv denies it

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the lifting of sanctions imposed on Russia is part of peace talks...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 09:13pm

World

Ukraine exchanges prisoners with Russia, 14 people coming home

Ukraine carried out a prisoner exchange with Russia on Saturday, with seven soldiers and seven civilians coming...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 08:59pm