US Senate faces new test on Ukraine aid bill WASHINGTON: A narrowly divided US Senate will try to move closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for... Published 11 Feb, 2024 04:29pm
Business & Finance US government hours from shutdown, funding chaos WASHINGTON: The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party... Published 30 Sep, 2023 10:33am
World One year after Russia invasion, Zelensky eyes victory for Ukraine KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Friday to do everything to defeat Russia this year, as the first Leopard... Published 25 Feb, 2023 11:11am
World Some EU leaders ready to give aircrafts to Ukraine: Zelenskiy BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said several European Union leaders told a summit he attended on... Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:51pm
World London, Paris, Brussels: Zelensky rallies European allies BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s tour of European capitals brings him to Brussels on Thursday to... Published 09 Feb, 2023 02:28pm
World US considers HAWK air defence equipment for Ukraine, say US officials WASHINGTON: The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defence equipment from storage to Ukraine to... Published 25 Oct, 2022 10:28am
Markets ECB poised for big rate hike in face of record inflation FRANKFURT: After raising interest rates for the first time in over a decade at their last meeting, European Central... Published 05 Sep, 2022 10:22am
World Russia says United States is directly involved in Ukraine war LONDON: Russia on Tuesday said that the United States, the world’s top military power, was directly involved in the... Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:47pm
World First shipment of Ukrainian grain expected ‘after midnight’: Turkey ISTANBUL: The first shipment of Ukrainian grain to leave Odessa under a landmark deal to lift Moscow’s naval... Published 02 Aug, 2022 01:27pm
Business & Finance First grain shipment since Russian invasion leaves Ukraine port KYIV, (Ukraine): The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of ... Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:16am
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 Russian air activity remains high over Donbas: UK military intelligence Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian air activity remains high over Ukraine’s Donbas region with... Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:38pm
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
Markets EU gives final approval to sanctions targeting Russian oil and Sberbank BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank... Published 02 Jun, 2022 10:14pm
World Sweden to supply more military aid including anti-ship missiles to Ukraine STOCKHOLM: Sweden will provide Ukraine with more economic aid and military equipment, including anti-ship missiles,... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:20pm
World US says last Turkish aid route into Syria must stay open REYHANLI: The US envoy to the UN said Thursday the sole border crossing to deliver aid into Syria must remain open,... Published 02 Jun, 2022 05:42pm
World Kremlin: US plan to sell armed drones to Ukraine does not affect military operation The Kremlin said on Thursday that US plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with... Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:50pm
Markets Ukraine raises key rate to 25% in first hike since Russian invasion KYIV: Ukraine sharply hiked its main interest rate to 25% from 10% on Thursday, tightening monetary policy for the... Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:45pm
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
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
Markets Russia eyes gas-for-roubles template for foreign Eurobond payments Russia is considering paying Eurobond holders by applying the mechanism it is using to process payments for its gas... Published 30 May, 2022 08:56pm
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
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 Ukraine receives Harpoon missiles and howitzers, says defence minister Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United... Published 28 May, 2022 06:14pm
World Ukraine says ‘everything’ being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught LYSYCHANSK: Ukraine has pledged to do “everything” to defend Donbas, where an intensifying Russian offensive is... Published 28 May, 2022 10:09am
Markets India’s GAIL open to buying Russian oil and gas assets, chair says NEW DELHI: India’s largest gas transmitter GAIL is open to buying Russian oil and gas assets shunned by Western... Published 27 May, 2022 07:52pm
World Russian shelling kills four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv KYIV: Four people were killed in fresh Russian shelling of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, a regional official said... Published 26 May, 2022 06:46pm
World Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide... Published 26 May, 2022 04:12pm
World West lacking ‘unity’ over Ukraine war, Zelensky says at Davos DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the West remained divided over the extent of its... Published 25 May, 2022 01:48pm
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says will only talk directly to Russia’s Putin DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he was only willing to talk directly to... Published 25 May, 2022 12:04pm