Poland arrests Ukrainian woman convicted of selling 56 human kidneys WARSAW: Polish border guards detained a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced in Kazakhstan to 12 years in prison for... Published 11 Mar, 2025 04:32pm
World Swiss arms exports fall as government mulls looser curbs after Ukraine war BERN: Swiss weapons exports fell for a second year running in 2024, government data showed on Tuesday, as the... Published 11 Mar, 2025 02:00pm
World Zelensky says Ukraine ‘achieving our goals’ in Kursk assault KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said his troops were meeting their objectives in their... Published 19 Aug, 2024 06:26pm
World Nearly 2,000 attacks on Ukrainian health services during war: WHO COPENHAGEN: A total of 1,940 attacks on healthcare services in Ukraine have been registered since the start of... Published 19 Aug, 2024 05:58pm
World Germany ‘fully committed’ to Ukraine aid: govt spokesman BERLIN: A government spokesman on Monday insisted that Germany would continue to supply necessary aid to support... Published 19 Aug, 2024 05:22pm
World Russia says captured ‘major’ settlement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region MOSCOW: Russia on Monday said its troops captured a “major” settlement in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where... Published 19 Aug, 2024 05:19pm
Markets Ukraine 2024 soybean harvest forecast at a record 5.7mn T, says ASAP Agri KYIV: Ukraine is likely to harvest a record 5.7 million metric tons of soybeans in 2024 thanks to a larger than... Published 19 Aug, 2024 01:22pm
World India PM Modi to visit Ukraine, foreign ministry says NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine, the Indian foreign ministry said on Monday, his... Published 19 Aug, 2024 11:22am
World Russia denies media report about indirect talks with Ukraine MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with... Published 18 Aug, 2024 07:41pm
World Ukraine air defence downs all 14 Russian drones fired, air force says KYIV: Ukraine’s air defences shot down all 14 Russian drones fired in an overnight attack, the Ukrainian air force... Published 17 Aug, 2024 11:01am
World Russia says Ukraine hit shopping centre in aerial strike MOSCOW: Russian-installed officials on Friday said Kyiv’s army hit a shopping centre in the Moscow-controlled part... Published 16 Aug, 2024 05:50pm
World Ukraine’s troops still advancing in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelenskiy says Ukraine said its major cross-border assault had advanced one to two kilometres in Russia’s Kursk region since the... Published 14 Aug, 2024 04:51pm
World Russia says it destroys 117 drones launched by Ukraine, 37 over Kursk Russia’s air defences destroyed 117 drones and four tactical missiles launched overnight by Ukraine targeting... Published 14 Aug, 2024 11:15am
World Russian army concedes Ukraine advances in Kursk offensive KYIV: Russia on Sunday acknowledged Ukrainian troops had pierced deep into the Kursk border region in an offensive... Published 12 Aug, 2024 05:43pm
World ‘No impact reported’ from Ukraine nuclear plant fire: UN agency VIENNA: The UN nuclear agency said Sunday that a fire at the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant in southern Ukraine did... Published 12 Aug, 2024 11:21am
World Russia says it downs 11 Ukraine-launched drones over border Kursk region Russia’s air defences destroyed 11 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting the border Kursk region,... Published 12 Aug, 2024 10:27am
Opinion Cost-of-living crisis lingers on despite declines in inflation High prices of essential goods and services have become a pressing issue for the poor and vulnerable in Asia and the... Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am
World Thousands of Ukrainian troops on incursion to ‘destabilise’ Russia: official KYIV: Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in a major incursion into Russian territory, aiming to... Published 11 Aug, 2024 05:29pm
World Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledges Ukraine’s military operation in Russia KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting... Published 11 Aug, 2024 10:46am
World Three people killed in Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv says KYIV: Three people were killed in two Russian attacks on Ukraine’s eastern frontline Donetsk and Kharkiv regions,... Published 10 Aug, 2024 12:42pm
World Ukraine volunteers evacuate residents near Russia’s embattled Kursk region SUMY REGION: Ukrainian volunteers evacuated dozens of residents, and their pets, from northern Sumy region in... Published 10 Aug, 2024 10:21am
World Russian drone attack damages infrastructure in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region KYIV: A Russian drone attack overnight damaged critical infrastructure in the central Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia,... Published 03 Aug, 2024 12:26pm
World Ukraine’s top diplomat meets China’s Wang Yi for talks in Guangzhou KYIV: Ukraine’s top diplomat held more than three hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the city... Published 24 Jul, 2024 12:38pm
World Civilian killed in Russia’s air attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv A civilian was killed in Russia’s air attacks on Kharkiv, the mayor of the city in Ukraine’s east said on Wednesday.... Published 24 Jul, 2024 10:20am
World Mourning in Kyiv as rescuers clear rubble from children’s hospital KYIV: Rescue workers cleared debris as Ukraine observed a day of mourning Tuesday, after Russian strikes shattered a... Published 10 Jul, 2024 11:14am
World Russia under fire at UN over Ukraine strikes UNITED NATIONS: Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting “systemic attacks” on... Published 09 Jul, 2024 08:31pm
World Xi and Putin set out ambitions for Eurasian security club ASTANA: China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin pressed their case on Thursday for closer... Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am
World Russian attack in southern Ukraine kills two: regional governor KYIV: A Russian attack on Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region killed two people and wounded another, the local... Published 04 Jul, 2024 11:45am
Opinion Year of global shockwaves We’re only halfway through the year, and already 2024 has produced more high-voltage political shockwaves than any... Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:28am
World Xi Jinping, Putin hail ties as ‘stabilising’ force in chaotic world BEIJING: Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world... Published 16 May, 2024 10:50am
