Lukashenko accuses Poland and NATO of plotting to partition Ukraine Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he was concerned about what he called moves by the West to... Published 23 May, 2022 06:35pm
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 ‘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 Russia uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine LONDON: Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up... Published 19 May, 2022 12:41am
World Russia says nearly 700 more Mariupol fighters surrender KYIV/MARIUPOL: Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol but Kyiv was... Published 18 May, 2022 11:24pm
World US ‘likely’ to scrap Russia debt payment exemption: Yellen KÖNIGSWINTER: The United States will likely end an exemption allowing Moscow to pay its foreign debts with dollars... Published 18 May, 2022 09:44pm
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
World Putin says Russia will respond if NATO bolsters Sweden, Finland militarily LONDON: President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that Russia would respond if NATO began to bolster the... Published 16 May, 2022 06:39pm
Business & Finance Rouble weakens after hitting 5-year high vs euro MOSCOW: The Russian rouble weakened on Friday after rallying past 63 per dollar in Moscow for the first time since... Published 16 May, 2022 05:42am
World Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching... Published 15 May, 2022 07:05am
World Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality... Published 14 May, 2022 08:10pm
World Finland says president spoke with Putin about NATO membership HELSINKI: Finnish President Sauli Niinisto spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday regarding... Published 14 May, 2022 05:10pm
Markets Putin says large Russian grain harvest to support higher exports MOSCOW: Russia, one of the world’s largest wheat exporters, will increase wheat exports this year due to a... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Business & Finance Russia inflation hits 20 year high in April MOSCOW: Russia’s annual inflation jumped to a two-decade high of 17.8 percent in April, fuelled by Western... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
World Russia advises against travel to UK because of ‘unfriendly’ visa stance Russia said on Friday it was recommending that its citizens not travel to Britain, complaining that authorities... Published 13 May, 2022 11:21pm
Markets EU wheat at contract highs as USDA report adds to supply concerns PARIS: Euronext wheat futures jumped to contract highs on Wednesday as a lower-than-expected projection of world... Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am
World UK PM Johnson says no return to normal relations for Russia’s Putin LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he did not see how there could be a normalisation of... Published 12 May, 2022 12:13pm
World UK and Sweden say relations with Putin can never be normalised LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Swedish counterpart said that relations with Russian President... Published 11 May, 2022 06:49pm
World Ukraine halts some Russian gas flows, claims battlefield gains KHARKIV: Flows of Russian gas to Europe through a key transit point in Ukraine dried up on Wednesday, while Kyiv... Published 11 May, 2022 11:33am
World Putin ‘likely’ to impose martial law in Russia to support war effort: US intelligence chief WASHINGTON: President Vladimir Putin is expected to become more unpredictable and could order martial law in Russia... Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am
World Missiles pound Ukraine’s Odesa after Russia marks WW2 victory KYIV/KHARKIV: Buildings in Odesa lay in ruins on Tuesday, a day after Kremlin forces pounded the southern Ukrainian... Published 10 May, 2022 11:00am
World Ukrainians report fierce fighting as Russia marks Soviet WW2 victory KYIV/ZAPORIZHZHIA, (Ukraine): Russian forces stormed the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s strategic port of... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
World Allies and ‘unfriendly’ states: Putin tells experts to work on trade payments MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the creation of a working group on international payments... Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am
World Putin defends Ukraine offensive as Russia marks Victory Day MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia’s offensive in Ukraine and blamed Kyiv and the West, as... Published 09 May, 2022 06:12pm
World UK defence minister condemns Putin for ‘mirroring fascism’ LONDON: UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “mirroring fascism”,... Published 09 May, 2022 05:36pm
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 US sanctions Russia’s Gazprombank executives, Biden meets with G7 WILMINGTON: The United States on Sunday unveiled sanctions against three Russian television stations, banned... Published 08 May, 2022 09:26pm
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 No 'practical evidence' Russia plans to use tactical nukes: CIA WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency sees no indications that Russia is preparing to deploy tactical... Published 07 May, 2022 10:54pm