Markets US yields fall as Ukraine concerns flare NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year yield dipping back below 2% as concerns over... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
Markets Most Gulf bourses fall on Russia-Ukraine crisis Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Sunday, tracking Friday's decline on Wall Street against the backdrop... Published 13 Feb, 2022 06:45pm
World Russia not worried about Western sanctions: ambassador STOCKHOLM: Moscow "doesn't give a shit" about the risk of Western sanctions if it were to invade Ukraine, Russia's... Published 13 Feb, 2022 04:59pm
World Ukraine sees no point closing airspace amid Russia tension, says official KYIV: Ukraine sees no point closing its airspace amid an escalation with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on... Published 13 Feb, 2022 04:49pm
World Ukraine crisis overshadows Blinken bridgebuilding trip to Asia HONOLULU: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts declared their unity ... Published 13 Feb, 2022 11:43am
World Biden warns Putin Ukraine attack would bring 'severe costs' WASHINGTON: Efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine via a frenzy of telephone diplomacy failed to ease tensions... Published 13 Feb, 2022 09:58am
World Biden to sound out Putin as US warns of Ukraine war 'any day' KYIV: US President Joe Biden and France's Emmanuel Macron prepared to sound out Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday... Published 12 Feb, 2022 06:08pm
World Satellite images show new Russian military deployments near Ukraine MOSCOW: Commercial satellite images published by a private US company show new Russian military deployments at... Published 11 Feb, 2022 01:58pm
World Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough MOSCOW/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and... Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:39am
World Quad ministers convene to address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID MELBOURNE: Climate change, COVID and China's "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific top the agenda as foreign ministers of... Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:05am
World Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion mount WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire... Published 11 Feb, 2022 09:42am
World Additional British troops land in Poland WARSAW: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country's troop reinforcements to Poland landed on Thursday, ... Published 10 Feb, 2022 09:08pm
World Russia rules Google broke anti-trust law MOSCOW: Russia ruled Thursday that US tech giant Google, which has come under mounting pressure from Moscow, broke... Published 10 Feb, 2022 07:15pm
World Russia begins joint military drills with Belarus MOSCOW: Russia and Belarus launched joint military drills Thursday despite concerns in Western countries that Moscow... Updated 10 Feb, 2022 12:31pm
Markets Japan offers gas to Europe over Ukraine fears TOKYO: Japan is offering Europe part of its liquified natural gas imports over fears supplies will be disrupted by... Published 09 Feb, 2022 03:53pm
World Blinken in Australia for Quad meet as Ukraine crisis festers MELBOURNE: Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Australia Wednesday to meet Asia-Pacific allies concerned by... Published 09 Feb, 2022 01:21pm
World EU leaders vow unity as Macron sees path on easing Russia tensions BERLIN: European leaders on Tuesday pledged unity in their goal of averting war on the continent, as France's... Published 09 Feb, 2022 11:12am
World At UN, Russia, China call out ‘unilateral’ sanctions UNITED NATIONS: Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
World Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir Putin since ... Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am
World Macron says 'now possible' to move forward on Ukraine-Russia talks KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that after talks with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders he saw a... Published 08 Feb, 2022 07:27pm
World Ukraine welcomes Macron but says: we won't cross our red lines on Russia KYIV: Ukraine is looking forward to discussions with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Russia but will ... Published 08 Feb, 2022 03:15pm
World US defends warnings in standoff with Russia over Ukraine WASHINGTON: Faced with accusations of "alarmism" over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington is on the... Published 08 Feb, 2022 10:08am
World Macron due in Kyiv after Putin says ready for compromise KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Kyiv on Tuesday after offering Russia "concrete security guarantees"... Published 08 Feb, 2022 09:58am
World Separatist leader says full-scale war in east Ukraine could break out DONETSK, (Ukraine): A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that full-scale war could... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
Business & Finance Western Union to stop money transfers within Russia from April 1 MOSCOW: Western Union Co will stop internal money transfers within Russia from April 1, the world’s largest money... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
World Russia plays down hope of breakthrough ahead of Macron-Putin talks MOSCOW: Russia played down hopes of a swift breakthrough in the Ukraine crisis on Monday from talks with French... Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am
World US says 'not sending forces to start a war' with Russia WASHINGTON: The United States said Sunday it was not sending troops to start a war with Russia after deploying 3,000... Published 06 Feb, 2022 08:37pm
World Russia's coronavirus cases hit new record high MOSCOW: Russia reported 180,071 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a record daily high, as the Omicron variant continued to... Published 06 Feb, 2022 02:41pm
World Russian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion WASHINGTON: Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of... Published 06 Feb, 2022 11:30am
Opinion ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom The US raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State’s leader is a much-needed national security win for... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am