NATO says over 300,000 troops now on high readiness BRUSSELS: NATO countries have “comfortably exceeded” a target of placing 300,000 troops on high-readiness as the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22pm
World Ukraine power sector to receive $1bn aid from allies, ministry says KYIV: Ukraine will receive around $1 billion from allies and G7 countries to support its energy sector, which has... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:05pm
World Russia claims capture of southeastern Ukraine village MOSCOW: Russia on Monday claimed the capture of a village in the south of the eastern Donetsk region. The defence... Published 10 Jun, 2024 04:38pm
World Swiss summit on Ukraine set to thrash out path to peace GENEVA: Switzerland will stage a conference on Ukraine this coming weekend, with world leaders set to discuss how to... Published 10 Jun, 2024 12:12pm
World Ukraine says latest-generation Russian fighter jet hit for first time KYIV: Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air... Published 09 Jun, 2024 02:26pm
World Biden says Putin ‘not going to stop at Ukraine’ PARIS: US President Joe Biden on Saturday pledged Washington’s support for Kyiv in its battle against the Russian... Published 08 Jun, 2024 08:58pm
World Ukraine air defence downs 9 out of 13 Russian drones over four regions KYIV: Ukrainian air defence and mobile drone hunters groups shot down nine out of 13 Russian drones over four... Published 08 Jun, 2024 12:13pm
World Sri Lanka tightens controls to stop men being duped into Ukraine fighting COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will tighten controls to try to stop its men being lured to Russia to fight in Ukraine with often... Published 30 May, 2024 07:07pm
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World Don’t close the embassy, U.S. ambassador tells Russia LONDON: Russia should not close the U.S. embassy despite the crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine because the... Published 06 Jun, 2022 02:06pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Russia struck Kyiv with missiles for the first time in more than a month, and President Vladimir Putin said he would... Published 06 Jun, 2022 10:08am
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now Kyiv said it was pushing back Russian troops in Sievierodonetsk as intense fighting raged around the industrial ... Updated 05 Jun, 2022 01:24pm
World Explosions shake Ukraine's capital Kyiv after weeks of relative calm KYIV: Several explosions rocked Kyiv early on Sunday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, the first assault on the ... Updated 05 Jun, 2022 01:36pm
World Russia must not be humiliated despite Putin’s ‘historic’ mistake: Macron PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said it is vital that Russia is not humiliated so that when the fighting... Published 04 Jun, 2022 05:31pm
World Japan’s Kishida may join NATO summit to discuss Ukraine crisis: Kyodo TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is leaning toward attending a summit of leaders from the North Atlantic... Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:47pm
World No end to Ukraine war in sight, hunger crisis looms: UN GENEVA: United Nations officials warned on Friday that a protracted war in Ukraine threatened a hunger crisis in the... Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:54pm
World US rocket systems for Ukraine not meant to strike Russia: White House WASHINGTON: The United States will provide advanced rocket systems to Ukraine to use in defense against Russian... Published 01 Jun, 2022 07:39pm
World Germany to deliver air defence system to Ukraine: Scholz BERLIN: Germany will deliver to Ukraine an air defence system capable of shielding a “large city from Russian air... Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:18pm
Markets Russian gas exports drop 27 percent in January-May: Gazprom MOSCOW: Russia’s Gazprom said Wednesday its gas exports to countries outside of the former Soviet Union dropped by... Published 01 Jun, 2022 03:07pm
World US to send Ukraine advanced weapons, as battle for east rages KYIV: President Joe Biden has said the United States will send more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, as Russian... Published 01 Jun, 2022 10:32am
World Ukraine, West must act to resolve food crisis: Russia’s Lavrov MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday it was up to the West and Kyiv to resolve a growing... Published 31 May, 2022 05:08pm
Markets Eurozone stocks sink as inflation accelerates to record high LONDON: Eurozone equity markets sank Tuesday on news that the region’s inflation rate has spiked to another record... Published 31 May, 2022 05:05pm
World Putin says ready to facilitate unfettered grain supply from Ukraine LONDON: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia was ready to facilitate the unhindered export of grain... Published 30 May, 2022 09:01pm
Markets India's imports of cheap Russian crude surge since Ukraine invasion NEW DELHI: India has received 34 million barrels of discounted Russian oil since Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24,... Published 30 May, 2022 06:41pm
World Germany agrees $107bn fund to modernise military in face of Russia threat BERLIN: Germany’s government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros... Published 30 May, 2022 10:55am
World Ukraine pushes back in Kherson as Zelensky visits east KHARKIV: Ukrainian forces have counterattacked in the country’s south, claiming to have pushed back Russian troops... Published 30 May, 2022 10:48am
World Zelensky visits Ukraine’s east for first time since invasion KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the country’s war-ridden east for the first time since the... Published 29 May, 2022 09:11pm
Opinion India seen facing wider coal shortages, worsening power outage risks India is expected to face a wider coal shortage during the quarter ending September over expectations of higher ... Published 29 May, 2022 05:50am
World ‘Message to the world’: Lithuanians club together to buy drone for Ukraine VILNIUS: Hundreds of Lithuanians are clubbing together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war... Published 28 May, 2022 09:27pm
World Putin says he’s willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of France and Germany in a phone call on Saturday that Russia was... Published 28 May, 2022 07:08pm