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World

Russia default would have ‘limited’ global impact: IMF official

WASHINGTON: The consequences for the global financial system if Russia cannot pay its foreign debts are likely to be...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 09:34pm

World

UN chief calls Russia-Ukraine war ‘unwinnable’

UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that it was time for Russia to end their “absurd war” in...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 08:13pm

World

Russian newspaper blames army death toll report on hackers

LONDON: A Russian newspaper has accused hackers of planting fake news on its website after a report briefly appeared...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 07:25pm

World

Ukraine says situation in besieged Mariupol is ‘very difficult’

LVIV: Ukraine described the situation in Mariupol on Monday as “very difficult” and said it had been unable to...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 08:13pm

World

At least eight dead as Kyiv shopping centre wrecked by shelling

KYIV: Shelling hit a Kyiv shopping centre late on Sunday, killing at least eight people, wrecking nearby buildings...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 08:05pm

World

Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians flee the country: UN

GENEVA: Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 05:35pm

World

UK PM urges China to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday urged China to join Western nations in condemning the Russian...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 05:10pm

Markets

Conflict wounds Russian and Ukrainian currencies

MOSCOW: Their economies rocked by conflict, Russian and Ukrainian authorities have deployed different tactics to...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 10:58am

World

More than 3.3 million flee Ukraine, 6.5 million internally displaced

GENEVA: More than 3.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 07:01pm

World

Russia uses advanced hypersonic missiles in Ukraine for the first time

MOSCOW: Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 01:59pm

Markets

India's oil imports from US to rise, amid criticism for Russian purchases

NEW DELHI: India's oil imports from the United States will rise by 11% this year, officials said on Saturday, as the...

Updated 19 Mar, 2022 01:55pm

World

Biden to urge Xi to choose ‘right side of history’ and not back Putin’s Ukraine war

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is expected to tell Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 06:54pm

World

Putin discusses Ukraine with Russian security council

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Moscow’s conflict with Ukraine and its international...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:54pm

Life & Style

'Stop this war': Arnold Schwarzenegger to Putin

LOS ANGELES: “Terminator” star Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed to Vladimir Putin on Thursday to end the “senseless”...

Updated 18 Mar, 2022 04:11pm

World

UK says there is ‘very very strong evidence’ Russia’s Putin behind war crimes in Ukraine

LONDON: Britain said on Thursday there was “very, very strong evidence” of war crimes being committed in Ukraine and...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:08pm

World

Kremlin says talks with Ukraine continue, no deal yet

LONDON: The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was putting colossal energy into talks on a possible peace deal...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:40pm

World

Russia says air defence systems for Ukraine would destabilise situation

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that giving Ukraine air defence systems, as requested by Ukraine’s...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 06:37pm

World

Biden to speak with Xi about Ukraine war: White House

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will speak Friday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping about issues including...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 05:34pm

World

Theatre bombed in Ukraine, Biden slams ‘war criminal’ Putin

KYIV: Ukraine accused Russia Thursday of bombing a theatre that was sheltering more than 1,000 civilians in the city...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:28am

World

Lonely passengers ride ghost trains back to Ukraine

LVIV: The station in the west Ukraine city of Lviv teems with outgoing passengers, vying for seats on trains leaving...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 10:16am

BR Research

More chaos?

While a political power struggles rages inside Pakistan, the chaos in the world outside is in the process of...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 07:41am

World

Moscow and Kyiv see signs of compromise on Ukraine's security status

LONDON: Russia said on Wednesday that a neutral status for Ukraine with its own limited army, similar to Austria's,...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 06:21pm

Markets

Global oil supply disruptions leave Pakistan reeling

Sanctions on Russia mean companies like Pakistan State Oil are struggling to secure diesel supplies

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:51pm

World

Top UN court to rule on Ukraine invasion

THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court is set to rule Wednesday on Ukraine’s urgent request for Russia to immediately halt...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 11:29am

World

In a Mykolaiv morgue, corpses pile up in the snow

MYKOLAIV: The corpse lies with its hands clasped, as if in prayer. In fact, says the morgue employee, he was...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 10:42am

World

97 children killed since start of Ukraine war: Zelensky

OTTAWA: Ninety-seven Ukrainian children have died since the start of Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 10:08pm

World

Kyiv struck by Russian shelling, curfew announced

KYIV: Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces...

Updated 15 Mar, 2022 03:25pm

World

Ukraine economy to contract sharply in 2022 due to Russia invasion, IMF report says

WASHINGTON: Ukraine's economy is expected to contract by 10% in 2022 as a result of Russia's invasion, but the...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 09:32pm

World

More than 2.8 million flee Ukraine war: UN

GENEVA: The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24 has topped 2.8...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 07:35pm

World

Kyiv urges West to back Ukraine to ‘avert a larger war’

LVIV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the West on Monday to supply Ukraine with weapons and apply...

Published 14 Mar, 2022 03:38pm