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
World ‘Battle for Donbas’ critical for Russia, says British defence ministry KYIV: The “Battle of Donbas” remains Russia’s main strategic focus in Ukraine, Britain’s defence ministry said on... Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:53am
World Russian rockets hit Kyiv as UN chief visits, but besieged Mariupol main target KYIV: Two Russian missiles struck Kyiv during a visit by the head of the United Nations, Ukrainian officials said,... Published 29 Apr, 2022 11:14am
World UK stands by vow to clear Russia from ‘whole of Ukraine’ LONDON: Britain denied Thursday it was over-reaching against Russia after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said “the... Published 28 Apr, 2022 02:19pm
World UN chief in Ukraine after EU-Russia gas row KYIV: The UN chief called war “an absurdity” during a visit to Ukraine Thursday, after Brussels warned Russia it... Published 28 Apr, 2022 02:03pm
World Biden says US-Russia prisoner swap required ‘difficult decisions’ WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that “difficult decisions” had been made to secure the release of... Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:51pm
World Ukraine says several villages in east captured by Russian forces KYIV: Ukraine said Wednesday that Russian forces had pushed deeper into the east of the country and captured several... Published 27 Apr, 2022 12:39pm
World Russia cuts Poland, Bulgaria gas over Ukraine KYIV: Russia halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, after blasts in a breakaway region of... Published 27 Apr, 2022 12:30pm
World Blasts heard overnight in three Russian provinces along Ukraine border Series of blasts were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in three Russian provinces bordering Ukraine,... Published 27 Apr, 2022 10:13am
World Forty countries meet in Germany on bolstering Ukraine defence RAMSTEIN AIR BASE: Forty countries will hold emergency talks in Germany on Tuesday on bolstering the defence of... Published 26 Apr, 2022 02:26pm
Business & Finance BMW and Audi suspend shipments by train to China German carmakers BMW and Volkswagen’s Audi have suspended shipments of cars by rail from Germany to China due to the... Published 26 Apr, 2022 11:18am
World Putin congratulates Macron, wishes him ‘success’: Kremlin MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and... Published 25 Apr, 2022 01:40pm
World Large fire at oil depot in Russia’s Bryansk, near Ukraine A large fire broke out early on Monday at an oil storage facility in the Russian city of Bryansk, the emergencies... Published 25 Apr, 2022 11:25am
World Ukraine says will try to evacuate Mariupol civilians from noon KYIV: Ukraine will make a new attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, the heavily destroyed city largely... Published 23 Apr, 2022 02:18pm
World Russia to seek full control of Donbas, southern Ukraine: Russian general MOSCOW: The Russian army will try to take full control over eastern and southern Ukraine, a top general was quoted... Published 22 Apr, 2022 02:41pm
Print Russian-affiliated ships banned: Biden unveils new $800m US military aid for Ukraine WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced an additional $800 million security assistance package for Ukraine on... Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Technology Russia fines Google for Ukraine videos MOSCOW: A Russian court on Thursday slapped a series of small fines on Google for failing to take down contentious... Published 21 Apr, 2022 03:18pm
World New US sanctions for Russian bank, oligarchs, crypto miner BitRiver WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities, including a Russian... Published 21 Apr, 2022 10:58am
World Biden to speak on Ukraine war amid expectation of new military aid WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will deliver an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday as he works to... Published 21 Apr, 2022 10:43am
World IMF says governments must protect the vulnerable ‘when things fall apart’, avert unrest WASHINGTON: Governments must target fiscal support to vulnerable populations hit hardest by rising energy and food... Published 20 Apr, 2022 04:08pm