‘Stop playing’ with Russia, end war: Zelenskiy tells West KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions... Published 27 May, 2022 11:26am
World Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide... Published 26 May, 2022 04:12pm
World Two Russian soldiers plead guilty in new war crimes trial in Ukraine KYIV: Two captured Russian soldiers pleaded guilty on Thursday to shelling a town in eastern Ukraine in the second... Published 26 May, 2022 03:01pm
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says will only talk directly to Russia’s Putin DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he was only willing to talk directly to... Published 25 May, 2022 12:04pm
Perspectives Russia-Ukraine: a war that desperately needs to end It has been three months since the outset of the Russia-Ukraine war. Before examining possible scenarios of ... Published 25 May, 2022 01:05am
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 Kerry warns against letting Ukraine war thwart climate efforts DAVOS: US climate envoy John Kerry warned Tuesday against using the energy crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of... Published 24 May, 2022 06:46pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now U.S. President Joe Biden said at the Quad meeting on Tuesday that the Ukraine crisis in Ukraine was a global issue... Published 24 May, 2022 12:09pm
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
World Zelensky tells Davos: send us weapons, stop Russia trade DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used the Davos summit Monday to appeal for more weapons and “maximum”... Updated 23 May, 2022 05:24pm
World Ukraine rules out ceasefire as fighting intensifies in Donbas Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas... Published 22 May, 2022 10:40am
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 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 Davos returns under Ukraine cloud after Covid break PARIS: The world’s political and business elite will hobnob in Davos next week after a two-year break caused by... Published 20 May, 2022 11:02am
World Ukraine slams Russian campaign in Donbas ‘hell’, US readies $40 bn in aid KYIV: The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Donbas has turned the eastern region into “hell”, President... Published 20 May, 2022 10:46am
Business & Finance UK hits Russian airlines with fresh sanctions LONDON: The UK government said on Thursday it is slapping further sanctions on Russia’s main airlines by barring... Published 19 May, 2022 03:08pm
World ‘I mean Ukraine’: Former U.S. president George Bush calls Iraq invasion ‘unjustified’ WASHINGTON: Former U.S. President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as “brutal” and... Published 19 May, 2022 12:04pm
World One dead in Russia in attack near Ukraine border: governor MOSCOW: One person died and others were injured in southwestern Russia after an attack in a village on the border... Published 19 May, 2022 11:39am
World US backs Nordic NATO bids, Ukraine tries Russian for war crime KYIV: US President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Finland and Sweden on Thursday to discuss their NATO... Published 19 May, 2022 11:30am
World Nearly 60mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2021 GENEVA: Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing... Published 19 May, 2022 11:25am
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
Markets ECB tells banks to buckle up as Ukraine war hits economy FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank has told banks to buckle up and prepare for a bumpy road ahead as the Ukraine... Published 18 May, 2022 02:46pm
Business & Finance UK inflation jumps to 40-year peak LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate surged to a 40-year high last month on rocketing energy costs, official data... Published 18 May, 2022 12:39pm
World Ukraine street artist Gamlet ‘under orders’ to paint Kharkiv KHARKIV: A black bulletproof vest bearing a Ukrainian military crest, a tourniquet and two felt-tip pens make up... Published 18 May, 2022 11:28am
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
Markets About 300,000 tonnes of wheat bought by Egypt stranded in Ukraine CAIRO: About 300,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat booked by Egypt’s state grains buyer for delivery in February and... Published 17 May, 2022 07:13pm
Markets US urges India to reverse ban on wheat exports UNITED NATIONS: The United States hopes India will reverse its ban on wheat exports, Washington’s top diplomat to... Published 17 May, 2022 02:15pm
Business & Finance Thailand’s economy rebounds 2.2 percent in first quarter BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy grew 2.2 percent in the first quarter following an export and tourism boost after the... Published 17 May, 2022 09:53am