Iran Says Future of Veinna Talks on US Decsion
VIENNA: Iran and the United States must take a political decision within days to prevent the failure of indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear...
TikTok Suspends New Videos From Russia
TikTok is suspending new video uploads and livestreams on its app in Russia, citing the country’s newly-passed “fake news” law as the reason for the...
Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for today
Russia has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday to carry out the evacuation of civilians from five cities. In a statement, a cell...
US Announces Not to Buy Russian Oil
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will target “the main artery of Russia’s economy” by banning the import of Russian energy products....
Russia Continues Boombing in Ukraine
At least 13 people have been killed in a Russian attack on an industrial bakery in the town of Makariv, about 50 kilometres (31 miles)...
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...
Russia Agrees To Hold Talks With Ukraine
MOSCOW: A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying, the...
UNSC to hold another emergency meeting on Ukraine
The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold another emergency meeting today to discuss the Ukraine conflict. On the other hand, the International Atomic Energy Agency...
Russia, Ukraine Agree To Meet After Putin Puts Nuclear Forces On Alert
Moscow: In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered that Russian nuclear forces be put on high...
Russia Says It Has Captured Ukraine’s Melitopol
Russian troops have captured the city of Melitopol in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday, the first significant population centre to...
Ukrainian, Russian Forces Fight Over Capital Kyiv
KYIV: Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said early Saturday, only hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow would...
U.S. Sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin, FM
The United States has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Biden spoke with Ursula von...
Ukraine, Russia Discussing Place, Time For Talks
KYIV: The spokesperson of Ukrainian President ,Sergii Nykyforov has said that Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks. On social media,...
Russia Vetoes Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Ukraine Situation
Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. China, United Arab Emirates and India abstained from...
Russian Attack On Ukraine Continues As Dozens of People Killed, Scores Of People Fled
Kiev: Loud blasts were heard in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday, a witness told Reuters, as missile strikes and air raid alerts...
Russia Strikes Back As Closes Its Air Space For British Airlines
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday banned British airlines from landing at its airports or crossing its airspace. The Russian state civil aviation regulator has announced the...
Japan Announces Sanctions Against Russia
Tokyo: The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, made an announcement that Japan will implement a set of economic sanctions against Russia and the so-called...
1500 Pakistani Including 500 Students Stranded In Ukraine After Attack By Russia
Kiev: As many as 1500 Pakistanis including 500 students are stuck in Ukraine after Russia attack on latter. AnnouncementAs situation improves, all Pakistani students should...
US Forces Will Not Fight in Ukraine: Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced “severe” economic sanctions that will make President Vladimir Putin a “pariah” for invading Ukraine, but conceded a lack...
NATO Puts Warplanes On Alert
BRUSSELS: NATO said it would take new deterrence and defence steps after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, which would include putting over 100 warplanes...
China Rejects Calling Russia’s Move ‘Invasion’
BEIJING: China on Thursday refused to categorize Russia’s move on Ukraine as an ‘invasion’ and advised its citizens there to stay home or at least...
Ukraine’s President Says Russia Cowardly Attacked Kyiv
KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had appealed to world leaders to impose all possible sanctions on Russia, including on President Vladimir...
Ukraine Confirms Death of 50 Including 40 Soldiers
KYIV: Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation. According to the Ukranian Presidency, as many...
Putin Urges Ukranian Soldiers To Disarm To Freely Leave Military Activities Zone
MOSCOW: All the Ukrainian servicemen that will refuse to perform unlawful orders of Kiev and disarm will be able to freely leave the zone of...
UN Security Council To Vote On Resolution Condemning Russia
Washington: The United States and Albania will soon submit their draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council, seeking to condemn Russia for its recent...
Ukrainian President Imposes Martial Law
Ukraine has announced the imposition of martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war. Martial law would impose harder restrictions, which could include bans...
Russia Launches Military Action Against Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday and called on soldiers there to lay down their arms, defying Western...
US Slaps Sanctions On Russia
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced tough new sanctions on Russia for “beginning” an invasion of Ukraine but said there was still time to...
Lalu Parsad Yadav Sentenced 5 Years Imprisonment
RANCHI: The special CBI court in Ranchi has sentenced former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav to 5 years...
Saudi Celeberates Foundation Day
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is celebrating first Founding Day on Tuesday. King Salman announced a public holiday to commemorate the foundation of the First Saudi State,...
Putin Recognises Independence of Pro-Russian Separatists in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address on state-run television, despite...