China Open For Mediation On Ukraine Crisis: Wang YI
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Monday stressed that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was still very strong, despite international condemnation of Russia’s ongoing...
Russia Bans FB, Twitter and YouTube
Kyiv/Moscow: Moscow has blocked Facebook along with Twitter and YouTube in the country amid the Russo-Ukraine war. These social media platforms are accused of adopting a...
NATO Rejects Intervention in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
NATO has rejected Ukraine’s appeal for a no-fly zone, prompting fierce criticism from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who said the move greenlighted Russia’s bombing campaign of...
Taliban Condemns Peshawar Mosque Blast
KABUL: Afghan Taliban strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in Peshawar martyring more than 50 people and wounding around 200 others. Taliban spokesman and...
Russian Forces Take Control of Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
KYIV: Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces have taken control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s southeast. A fire broke out at one...
Ukraine-Russia Agree On Temporary Ceasefire For Humanitarian Corridors For Civilians
The second round of talks between a delegation from Russia and Ukraine in Belarus have ended, the head of Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky told Russian...
US Calls on India to Distance Itself From Russia
WASHINGTON: The United States has called on India to distance itself from Russia. Assistant US secretary of state for South Asian affairs, Donald Lu told...
Seven Romanian Soldiers Die In Military Helicopter Crash
Seven Romanian soldiers died when their helicopter crashed in eastern Romania while searching for a missing fighter jet, the Defense Ministry said. The IAR 330-Puma...
Russian army Has Taken Control Of Kherson City Of Ukraine
The Russian army has claimed it has taken control of the strategically important city of Kherson in southern Ukraine as Moscow’s invasion of the country...
Four Students Injured in France Stabbing
PARIS: Four people have been left injured in a stabbing rampage at a French university and a knife-wielding attacker has been arrested. Police and firefighters...
Russian FM warns World War 3 Would Be Nuclear, Destructive
MOSCOW: Russia has cautioned that Third World War would be nuclear and disastrous. In a statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is preparing...
Russian Attack in Ukraine Enters Seventh Day
KYIV: On the seventh day of fighting in Ukraine Wednesday, Russia claims control of the southern port city of Kherson, street battles rage in Ukraine...
Ukraine’s President Tells Russia “Just Stop Bombing” Before More Ceasefire Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia must stop bombing Ukrainian cities before meaningful talks on a ceasefire could start, as a first round of negotiations...
Oil Prices Surged Over 7% To Their Highest Since 2014
NEW YORK: Oil prices surged over 7% to their highest since 2014, as a global agreement to release crude reserves failed to calm fears about...
Biden Announces More Restrictions on Russia
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed that Russia’s Vladimir Putin will pay over the long run even if he makes gains on the...
Ukrainian President Calls His US Counterpart
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion at his State...
War Crimes Probe Against Russia Begins
The prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague has announced that he will launch an investigation into possible war crimes or crimes...
China Welcomes Dialogue Between Russia, Ukraine
BEIJING: China has welcomed the beginning of talks between Russia and Ukraine and expressed the hope that this process will continue. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman...
Twelve Russian UN Diplomats Ordered Expelled From US: Russia Envoy
New York: The United States has ordered 12 members of Russia’s Mission to the United Nations in New York to leave the country by March...
Allies Boosting Military, Financial Support to Ukraine: NATO
NATO member countries are boosting their military and financial support to Ukraine, which is fighting a Russian military intervention. In a statement, NATO said thousands...