U2’s Bono gives ‘freedom’ concert in Kyiv metro KYIV - Irish rock group U2’s frontman Bono and his bandmate The Edge performed a 40-minute concert in a metro... Published 09 May, 2022 04:55pm
World Putin ‘mirroring fascism’ of 77 years ago, UK’s Wallace says LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his generals are mirroring the fascism and tyranny of 77 years ago and... Published 09 May, 2022 02:06pm
World ‘We will win’: Ukraine defiant on anniversary of World War Two victory KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, commemorating victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, said on... Published 09 May, 2022 12:06pm
World Putin to mark Soviet WW2 victory as Ukraine decries school bombing ZAPORIZHZHIA: Russian forces bombed a village school in eastern Ukraine killing about 60 people, President Volodymyr... Published 09 May, 2022 11:00am
World EU should seize Russian reserves to rebuild Ukraine, Borrell says The European Union should consider seizing frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves to help pay for the cost of... Published 09 May, 2022 10:04am
World As Ukraine war rages, Biden team revives Asia focus WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden was clear from the moment he entered office – China is the main international... Published 09 May, 2022 09:50am
World US First Lady makes unannounced visit to Ukraine BRATISLAVA: US First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Sunday, her spokesman said, meeting her... Published 09 May, 2022 07:23am
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 Ukraine battles to hold eastern bastions as US First Lady visits SEVERODONETSK: Ukrainian forces braced Sunday to defend their final bastion in the devastated port city of Mariupol,... Published 08 May, 2022 08:38pm
World Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary BRUSSELS: As the EU poises to mark its anniversary on Monday, it is morphing into a more muscular global actor, a... Published 08 May, 2022 11:30am
World UK to provide 1.3 billion pounds of further military support to Ukraine LONDON: Britain said it would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support and aid to... Updated 08 May, 2022 11:07am
World Ukraine Azovstal steelworks evacuation focuses on wounded, medics KYIV: Evacuation efforts will focus on getting the wounded and medics out of Mariupol’s bombed-out Azovstal... Published 08 May, 2022 10:07am
World Russia steps up Ukraine assaults ahead of Victory Day parades ZAPORIZHZHIA: Ukraine tried to evacuate more civilians from a besieged Mariupol steel plant on Saturday as Russian... Published 08 May, 2022 07:53am
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 Ukraine asks medical charity MSF to help evacuate Azovstal fighters KYIV: Ukraine has appealed to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) to help evacuate fighters holed up... Published 06 May, 2022 04:21pm
World Pentagon denies helping Ukraine ‘target’ Russian generals WASHINGTON: The US Defence Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian... Published 06 May, 2022 11:04am
World Biden to discuss North Korea on Asia trip: White House WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs with his counterparts... Published 06 May, 2022 10:28am
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 Sell seized Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine: EU chief BRUSSELS: The EU should confiscate and sell Russian assets it has seized and use the proceeds to rebuild war-scarred... Published 05 May, 2022 04:26pm
Markets SocGen boosts income but costs of Ukraine war rise PARIS: French lender Societe Generale beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Thursday but booked higher... Published 05 May, 2022 12:18pm
World Russia’s relentless hunt of Chechens decades after Putin’s war VIENNA: Twenty years after Vladimir Putin flattened their capital Grozny in the same way that his forces are now... Published 05 May, 2022 11:18am
World South Ukraine shows signs Russia has come to stay BERDYANSK: A Russian military plane was flying in the skies over Berdyansk, a city in southern Ukraine, but no one... Published 04 May, 2022 10:00am
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 Italy’s Draghi calls for common EU response to energy costs ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called on the European Union on Tuesday to tackle surging energy costs,... Published 03 May, 2022 06:08pm
World Ukraine on agenda as Indian PM Modi heads to Europe NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to Europe on Monday with New Delhi’s refusal to condemn... Published 02 May, 2022 03:21pm
World Jill Biden to meet with Ukrainian refugees during visit to Romania and Slovakia WASHINGTON: First lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5-9 to meet with US service members and... Published 02 May, 2022 09:49am
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 Ukraine to end fuel shortages soon, Zelenskiy says Ukraine will soon stamp out fuel shortages, even though Russian forces have damaged a number of oil depots,... Published 30 Apr, 2022 10:25am
World Ukraine warns talks with Russia may collapse as battles rage in east KYIV: Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over shaky talks to end a war now in its third month as Russia pounded... Published 30 Apr, 2022 10:02am
World Ukraine says Russia taking ‘colossal losses’ in eastern battle KYIV: Ukraine acknowledged on Friday it was taking heavy losses in Russia’s assault in the east, but said Russia’s... Published 29 Apr, 2022 02:17pm