Putin gets green light to deploy troops to eastern Ukraine MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin got the green light from his upper house of parliament on Tuesday to deploy... Updated 22 Feb, 2022 10:07pm
World Putin says he does not plan to 'restore empire' MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he does not plan to restore Russia's empire, a day after... Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:27pm
Business & Finance German business confidence rises in February despite Ukraine tensions FRANKFURT: The German business climate improved again in February, survey data published Tuesday showed, despite the... Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:10pm
World Ukraine says will consider cutting ties with Russia KYIV: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to the Nord Steam 2 project and Kyiv... Published 22 Feb, 2022 06:07pm
World Turkey's Erdogan says Russia's recognition of Ukraine breakaway regions unacceptable ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine was... Published 22 Feb, 2022 03:50pm
Markets UK stocks fall as Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates UK's main indexes tracked a slump in global markets on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated,... Published 22 Feb, 2022 02:58pm
Markets KSE-100 feels the heat as Russia-Ukraine tension rises Index closes nearly 0.8% lower after minor recovery in final hour of session Updated 22 Feb, 2022 05:50pm
World Separatists in east Ukraine accuse Kyiv over blast that killed three people MOSCOW: A Russian-backed separatist official in eastern Ukraine accused Ukrainian saboteurs on Tuesday of detonating... Published 22 Feb, 2022 12:36pm
World UK says: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun LONDON: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already begun so Britain will impose sanctions on Russia, a senior British... Updated 22 Feb, 2022 12:49pm
World Moscow says still ready for Ukraine talks with Blinken MOSCOW: Moscow said Tuesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was still ready for talks with US Secretary of... Published 22 Feb, 2022 12:06pm
World France condemns 'paranoid' address by Putin on Ukraine: presidency PARIS: France described an address to the nation by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine as "paranoid" on... Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:38am
World US sends remaining diplomats in Ukraine to Poland 'for security reasons': Blinken WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday it is sending all of its diplomats in Ukraine to Poland out of security... Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:24am
World US to announce Russia sanctions after initial caution on Ukraine WASHINGTON: The United States said it will impose sanctions on Moscow Tuesday, following an initially cautious... Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:19am
Markets Hong Kong stocks tumble more than three percent HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks tumbled more than three percent on Tuesday morning over fears about a possible... Published 22 Feb, 2022 10:59am
Markets Oil hits highest since 2014 on Russia-Ukraine escalation LONDON: Oil rose to its highest since 2014 on Tuesday after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in... Updated 22 Feb, 2022 09:16pm
World Russia invasion would seek to brutally 'crush' Ukrainians: White House WASHINGTON: US intelligence suggests any Russian invasion of Ukraine would employ a particularly brutal strategy to... Published 21 Feb, 2022 08:51pm
World Putin says considering Ukraine separatists' independence request MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow was considering recognising the independence of ... Published 21 Feb, 2022 08:21pm
World Russia's Lavrov says to meet with Blinken Thursday MOSCOW: Russia's foreign minister said Monday that he would meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday in... Published 21 Feb, 2022 08:19pm
World EU agrees 'in principle' to military instructor mission: Ukraine BRUSSELS: Ukraine's foreign minister on Monday said the European Union had agreed "in principle" to set up an... Published 21 Feb, 2022 06:07pm
World Slap sanctions on Russia now, Ukraine tells the EU BRUSSELS: The European Union must start imposing some sanctions on Russia now to show it is serious about wanting to... Published 21 Feb, 2022 01:59pm
World Kremlin says 'premature' to organise Biden-Putin summit on Ukraine MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Monday it was too early to discuss organising a summit between the Russian and American... Updated 21 Feb, 2022 02:18pm
Markets Stocks retreat as Russia downplays hopes of Biden-Putin summit LONDON: Stock markets mostly fell Monday as the Kremlin warned there were no firm plans for a summit between US... Updated 21 Feb, 2022 06:13pm
World Russian troop withdrawal depends in part on NATO pullback, Belarus says MOSCOW: Belarus said on Monday that the withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory would depend to a large... Published 21 Feb, 2022 01:41pm
World Solving North Irish Brexit row would help focus on Ukraine, UK says LONDON: Settling a Brexit dispute over Northern Irish trade would enable London and Brussels to focus on external... Published 21 Feb, 2022 11:44am
Markets US plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against ... Published 21 Feb, 2022 11:41am
Markets India shares extend losses with Russia-Ukraine standoff in focus BENGALURU: India shares settled lower for a fourth straight session on Monday as investors pulled back from riskier... Updated 21 Feb, 2022 03:50pm
Markets Australian shares weighed down by tech stocks, Ukraine tensions Australian shares fell on Monday, dragged down by tech stocks and as tensions surrounding Ukraine kept risk ... Published 21 Feb, 2022 10:36am
World Biden will meet Putin 'if an invasion hasn't happened': White House WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has agreed in principle to a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin... Published 21 Feb, 2022 10:14am
World Putin, Biden agree in principle to summit as Ukraine tensions soar KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden have agreed to a summit -- to be held only ... Published 21 Feb, 2022 09:49am
World Putin blames Kyiv for escalation, but says diplomacy should 'intensify' MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv for a military escalation in east Ukraine in a call with French... Published 20 Feb, 2022 09:25pm