News Archives for World - 2022-02-25

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World - 2022-02-25

USA

US imposes tough sanctions on Russia, but avoids some severe steps

WASHINGTON: The harsh sanctions the United States imposed on Russia Thursday cast a wide net and seek to cripple its...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 09:30pm

Europe

EU agrees to freeze Putin, Lavrov assets over Ukraine

BRUSSELS: The EU has agreed to freeze European assets linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 09:09pm

World

Key US senator backs more than $10 billion to handle Ukraine crisis

WASHINGTON: Democratic US Senator Chris Coons, who chairs the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 08:27pm

Europe

Ukraine says its military is being targeted by Belarusian hackers

LONDON: Ukrainian cybersecurity officials say hackers from neighboring Belarus are targeting the private email...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 08:24pm

Life & Style

Design and culture take centre stage as Art Week Dubai kicks off next month

March will welcome a slew of diverse cultural programmes across the Gulf region, welcoming international visitors ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 08:23pm

Europe

Sanctioned Russian banks face international payment problems

MOSCOW: Clients of some Russian banks under western sanctions will no longer be able to use their cards abroad or...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 08:19pm

Europe

Russia says captured key water supply route to Crimea

MOSCOW: Russian forces invading Ukraine said they had taken control of a vital canal to supply water to...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 07:43pm

Europe

Erdogan accuses NATO, EU of failure to act over Ukraine

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused NATO and the European Union of failing to take a...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 07:33pm

South Asia

China's Xi speaks to Putin, calls for 'negotiation' with Ukraine

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping said he supported solving the Ukraine crisis through talks in a call with...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 07:23pm

Middle East

Assad says Russia's Ukraine invasion a 'correction of history'

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 07:17pm

Europe

Putin is behaving like 'Nazis' in Ukraine: EU spokesman

BRUSSELS: The EU on Friday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was looking to destroy Ukraine and that his actions...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 07:06pm

Europe

Putin ready to send delegation to Minsk for Ukraine talks

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday said President Vladimir Putin was ready to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with...

Updated 25 Feb, 2022 09:18pm

South Asia

India former stock exchange executive arrested in mystic scandal

MUMBAI: A former top Indian stock exchange executive promoted to a highly paid job on the advice of a Himalayan...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:47pm

World

Putin calls on Ukraine army to remove leadership in Kyiv

Russian president's address comes amid rising fears the capital could fall on the second day of Moscow's offensive

Updated 25 Feb, 2022 09:08pm

Europe

Britain's spy chief claims intelligence win on Putin's invasion of Ukraine

LONDON: Spies in the United States and Britain scored an intelligence victory by uncovering Russian President...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:15pm

Europe

Europe ready to impose more sanctions on Russia: Draghi

ROME: The European Union is finalising a first package of sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:12pm

Europe

Kremlin says sanctions will cause Moscow problems but they can be solved

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday that Western sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine would cause...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 05:44pm

World

UN condemns over 1,800 arrests of anti-war protesters in Russia

GENEVA: The United Nations on Friday condemned the "arbitrary arrests" of reportedly more than 1,800 people in ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 03:27pm

Europe

France says Putin wants to 'take Ukraine off map of nations'

PARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 02:52pm

Europe

EU wants to cut 'all links' between Russia and global financial system: France

PARIS: The European Union wants to cut all links between Russia and the global financial system, France's finance...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 02:49pm

Europe

Russia bans UK-linked planes from its airspace

MOSCOW: Moscow on Friday banned all UK-linked planes, including transiting flights, from its airspace after its...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 02:47pm

Europe

Poland sees more cyberattacks on government servers, official says

WARSAW: The computer servers of the Polish government and the national system for payment clearing have experienced...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 02:11pm

Europe

Russian foreign minister to hold talks with Donbass officials on Friday

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 02:09pm

Europe

Invading Russian forces press deep into Ukraine

Pre-dawn blasts in Kyiv set off a second day of violence after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings to unleash a full-scale ground invasion and air assault

Updated 25 Feb, 2022 03:35pm

Europe

UK says Russia wants whole of Ukraine but army failing

LONDON: Russia intends to take the whole of Ukraine but the Russian army failed to deliver on the first day of its...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 12:35pm

Europe

Zelensky accuses Russian forces of targeting civilians

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said invading Russian forces are targeting civilian areas, praising his...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 12:08pm

Africa

Plastic treaty would be historic for planet: UNEP chief

NAIROBI: The world has a rare opportunity to clean up the planet for future generations by uniting behind an...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 12:03pm

Europe

Zelensky urges Russians to protest against Ukraine war

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russians to protest against Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine as...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:56am

Europe

War crimes court prosecutor concerned over invasion of Ukraine

AMSTERDAM: International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday expressed his concern over the Russian...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:52am

Asia

Hong Kong expected to report record 10,000 new COVID cases on Friday

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is expected to report about 10,000 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, setting a new daily ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:50am

Middle East

UAE's Foreign Minister, US' Blinken discuss Russian attack against Ukraine

DUBAI: The UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan spoke with US Secretary of State Antony J....

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:46am

Europe

Attacks across Ukraine as dozens die in Russian invasion

Across Ukraine, at least 137 'heroes' killed after the first day of fighting, says President Volodymyr Zelensky

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:16am

Europe

President Zelensky says Ukraine 'left alone' to fight Russia

KYIV: Ukraine's president said Friday his country had been left on its own to fight Russia after the Kremlin ...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:08am

World

US, Albania call for UN vote Friday on resolution condemning Russia: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution condemning Russia's invasion of...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:04am

World

New US sanctions hit Russian banks, elites; spare energy

WASHINGTON: The latest round of sanctions announced Thursday against Russia purposely spares the energy sector to...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 11:02am

Europe

Macron says useful to 'leave path open' for dialogue with Putin

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday it was useful to keep alive the chance of dialogue with...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:43am

Europe

Ukraine flags fly in Europe, US against Putin's 'surreal war'

BERLIN: Protesters turned out in cities around the world on Thursday in solidarity with Ukraine against Russian...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:42am

Europe

France 'accelerating' troop deployment to Romania

BRUSSELS: France was speeding up its deployment of troops to bolster NATO's eastern flank in Romania after Russia's...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:32am

USA

Biden has picked a Supreme Court nominee: US media

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has made a final decision on who he will pick to be his first Supreme Court...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:27am

Europe

EU leaders agree 'maximum impact' sanctions on Russia

BRUSSELS: EU leaders wrapped up an emergency summit early Friday with agreement to punish Moscow for its invasion of...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:10am

USA

At least 23 FARC dissidents killed in Colombia military operation

BOGOTA: At least 23 dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla group were killed during an operation by the Colombian...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:02am

Asia

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra island

JAKARTA: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 09:58am

Europe

Loud explosions heard in central Kyiv: AFP

KYIV: Two loud blasts were heard in central Kyiv early Friday, an AFP journalist said, as Russian troops push closer...

Updated 25 Feb, 2022 10:26am

Europe

Ukrainian refugees camp out at Polish train station

PRZEMYSL: Refugees from Ukraine, including dozens of children and two women with their cats, camped overnight at a...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 09:50am

World

UK foreign minister ‘kicks’ Russia envoy out of meeting

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss berated Moscow’s ambassador over his country’s invasion of Ukraine ...