Pressure on Putin as reservists called up for war UNITED NATIONS: Pressure ratcheted up on President Vladimir Putin as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine... Published 22 Sep, 2022 09:52am
Markets Stocks sink, bonds and gold gain as Russia threats amp up Fed jitters LONDON/TOKYO: Stocks fell, while safe havens such as government bonds and the dollar rose, as already anxious... Published 21 Sep, 2022 01:45pm
Print Russia triggers plan to annex occupied Ukrainian regions LONDON/KYIV: Russian-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions set out plans for referendums on... Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am
World Modi, Xi to come face-to-face for first time since border clashes NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will come face-to-face on Friday for... Published 15 Sep, 2022 02:08pm
Pakistan Pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan are possible, part of infrastructure in place, says Russia’s Putin President Putin and PM Shehbaz meet on sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State Updated 15 Sep, 2022 11:00pm
World Venezuela ‘ready’ to supply global oil market: Maduro CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday his country is “ready” to supply the global oil and gas... Published 15 Sep, 2022 10:54am
World UK dismisses Putin assertion on Ukraine grain exports to poor countries Britain dismissed as untrue on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assertion that only a fraction of grain... Published 11 Sep, 2022 02:25pm
World Ukraine says it ousts Russians from dozens of communities, US gives more aid KYIV: Ukraine hailed a lightning counteroffensive it said had recaptured swathes of its territory in the east and... Published 09 Sep, 2022 11:09am
World EU ministers seek ways to face energy shock BRUSSELS: EU energy ministers on Friday will attempt to forge a united response to the energy shock from Russia’s... Published 09 Sep, 2022 10:05am
World UK says it is unclear how Russia will recruit more soldiers Britain’s defence ministry said on Sunday it was not yet clear how Russia would achieve an announced large increase... Published 28 Aug, 2022 01:24pm
World Ukraine plans international court to put Putin on trial KYIV: Six months into Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian officials are drawing up plans to make sure Russian President... Published 25 Aug, 2022 10:19am
World Putin says forest fires could worsen in European Russia, Far East MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday there was a risk that forest fires could worsen in both... Published 24 Aug, 2022 02:50pm
World Ukraine’s turbulent history since independence Ukraine marks six months on Wednesday since Russia invaded the country in what Russian President Vladimir Putin... Published 24 Aug, 2022 12:07pm
World Six months of war in Ukraine PARIS: Russia invaded Ukraine early on February 24, sparking the worst conflict in Europe in decades. We look back... Updated 22 Aug, 2022 12:15pm
World Israel’s president speaks to Putin over Russian push to ban Jewish non-profit JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about Russia’s... Published 09 Aug, 2022 04:42pm
World US not trying to ‘outdo’ world powers in Africa, says Blinken PRETORIA: The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other world powers... Published 08 Aug, 2022 08:05pm
World ‘Balancing act’: Erdogan to sound out Putin on Ukraine and Syria ISTANBUL: Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks on Friday between... Published 05 Aug, 2022 10:16am
World US sanctions Putin ‘girlfriend,’ other oligarchs WASHINGTON: The United States blacklisted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s purported girlfriend and the tycoon... Published 04 Aug, 2022 07:25am
World Russian fire pounds Ukraine, as Putin announces ‘progress’ on grain exports KRAMATORSK: Russian shelling pounded eastern and southern Ukraine Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin said Moscow... Published 20 Jul, 2022 09:49am
World Iran, Russia, Turkey presidents to talk Syria war in Tehran TEHRAN: With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks... Published 18 Jul, 2022 12:36pm
Markets Treasury's Yellen, Japan's Suzuki meet to discuss more Russia sanctions, weak yen TOKYO: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen began a meeting on Tuesday with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki... Updated 12 Jul, 2022 12:27pm
World Foreign Secretary Truss enters race to become next British prime minister LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss entered the race to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister on Monday,... Published 11 Jul, 2022 01:30pm
World US hopes for G20 action on Ukraine even with Russia presence TOKYO: The United States believes Group of 20 talks in Bali can make progress related to the Ukraine crisis despite... Published 07 Jul, 2022 01:04pm
World Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West TOKYO/LONDON: President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West and its allies with a... Published 01 Jul, 2022 04:48pm
World 10 dead in Ukraine apartment strike, after Russia quits Snake Island KYIV: At least 10 people were killed Friday in a strike on a Ukrainian apartment building, a day after Russian... Published 01 Jul, 2022 09:43am
World Russia’s Putin to meet Iran’s Raisi in Ashgabat on Wednesday MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a visit to... Published 28 Jun, 2022 02:59pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Emergency crews searched for survivors in the rubble of a mall in central Ukraine that was pounded by Russian... Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:56am
World G7 denounces 'war crime' as Russian strike kills shoppers KYIV: A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in central Ukraine killed at least 18 people in what Group of Seven... Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:01am
World Russians ‘fully occupy’ Severodonetsk, shift focus to Lysychansk KYIV: Russia’s army has “fully occupied” the key Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fighting, its mayor... Published 26 Jun, 2022 10:46am
World Ukraine stands with Moldova against threats from Russia: foreign minister KYIV: Ukraine stands with Moldova in response to renewed threats from Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro... Published 25 Jun, 2022 05:03pm