Russia launches long-range missile in morning attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says KYIV: Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region during a morning... Published 21 Nov, 2024 12:57pm
World US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia prompted potential strike threat KYIV: The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due... Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:58am
Markets China’s Oct coal imports from Russia rise 13% BEIJING: China’s coal imports from Russia rose 13% in October from the same month a year earlier despite sanctions... Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:21pm
World Vladimir Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Trump peace deal MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any... Published 20 Nov, 2024 12:04pm
World Iran slams new EU, UK sanctions as unjustified: foreign ministry TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry Tuesday slammed as unjustified the new sanctions by the European Union and Britain... Published 19 Nov, 2024 01:03pm
World Russian strike kills seven, including a child, in northeast Ukraine: Zelensky KYIV: A Russian strike overnight killed seven people including a child in the eastern Ukrainian region of Sumy,... Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:45pm
World Russia, Chinese foreign ministers discuss ties, Ukraine, Korean Peninsula on G20 sidelines Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed bilateral ties, the conflict in Ukraine and the situation on the... Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:30am
World Leader of Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigns The leader of the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after a deal allowing for... Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:13am
World Russia’s amendments to nuclear doctrine are drawn up, Kremlin says Changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine have been drawn up and just need to be formalised, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s... Published 19 Nov, 2024 11:01am
World German FM warns of ‘consequences’ if China drone aid to Russia confirmed BRUSSELS: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Monday of “consequences” if China is confirmed to be... Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:27pm
World Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills 10, injures 44 KYIV: A Russian missile attack killed 10 people and wounded 44 in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday, local... Published 18 Nov, 2024 06:13pm
World Kremlin says US decision on long-range strikes would stoke tension MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that if the United States allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike far... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:45pm
World EU should allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia, foreign policy chief says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday expressed his hope that EU members could agree to allow Ukraine to... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:04pm
World North Korea’s Kim slams US, West over Ukraine SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States and the West are using the Ukrainian military as... Published 18 Nov, 2024 01:11pm
World Russia says it downs 59 Ukrainian drones, including two heading towards Moscow Russia’s air defence units destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two heading towards Moscow, Russia’s... Published 18 Nov, 2024 12:35pm
World Russian lawmaker says Biden is risking WW3 with missile decision MOSCOW: Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Monday that the administration of President Joe Biden was risking... Published 18 Nov, 2024 12:14pm
World Russia, China mull new gas route via Kazakhstan MOSCOW: Russia and China were discussing a new route for supply of up to 35 billion cubic metres a year of Russian... Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am
World Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid in ‘massive’ air strike KYIV: Russia unleashed its largest air strike on Ukraine in almost three months on Sunday, launching 120 missiles... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 10:46pm
World ‘Break taboos’: Josep Borrell wraps up time as EU’s top diplomat BRUSSELS: Josep Borrell took a deep breath as the train rumbled across Ukraine at the end of his final visit after... Published 17 Nov, 2024 11:46am
World Xi vows to work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru LIMA: Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to work with the incoming U.S. administration of Donald Trump... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:58pm
Markets Russia cuts gas to Austria in payment dispute, keeps EU flows MOSCOW: Russia halted gas supplies to Austria on Saturday in a dispute over payments but was still pumping steady... Published 17 Nov, 2024 05:55am
World Donald Trump promises to end wars with a ‘strong military’ PALM BEACH: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a “strong military”, as he repeated his pledge to... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:28pm
World Russia’s growth dips as inflation weighs on economy MOSCOW: Russia’s growth slowed in the third quarter, official statistics published Wednesday showed, with high... Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am
World Ukraine claims Crimea attack that killed Russian military official KYIV: Ukraine orchestrated an attack on the annexed Crimean peninsula that killed a high-ranking Russian military... Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:43pm
World Ukraine can’t trademark Russia warship taunt, EU court rules BRUSSELS: An EU court Wednesday dismissed a bid by Ukraine’s border guards to trademark an expletive-laden battle... Published 13 Nov, 2024 05:01pm
World South Korea says North Korean soldiers are fighting Ukraine forces SEOUL: North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South... Published 13 Nov, 2024 04:49pm
World Triumphant Trump returns to White House to meet Biden WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will make a triumphant return to the White House to meet President Joe Biden Wednesday, in... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:34pm
World Russia asks Israel to avoid air strikes near Syrian base MOSCOW: Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes as part of its war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:30pm
World Antony Blinken in Brussels as Trump win raises alarm over Ukraine BRUSSELS: US top diplomat Antony Blinken will meet with NATO and EU officials Wednesday to urgently discuss ramping... Published 13 Nov, 2024 01:13pm
World NATO ‘must do more than just keep Ukraine in fight’, says Rutte PARIS: NATO chief Mark Rutte on Tuesday called on Western countries to ramp up support for Ukraine in its fight... Published 12 Nov, 2024 06:51pm