British defence ministry says Russia targeting civilians
Britain’s defence ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces were targeting civilians, a day after a missile attack on a train station crowded with women, children and the elderly ...
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Ukraine says 50 killed in missile strike on rail evacuation hub (Update 4)
Ukraine said at least 50 people were killed on Friday and many others wounded in a missile strike at a railway station packed with civilians fleeing the threat of a Russian ...
EU slashes 10% of Russian imports with new sweeping sanctions
The European Union on Friday formally adopted new sweeping sanctions against Russia, including bans on the import of coal, wood, chemicals and other products which were estimated to slash at ...
Ukrainian forensic investigators start exhuming bodies from Bucha mass grave
Forensic investigators began exhuming a mass grave in Bucha on Friday, wrapping in black plastic and laying out the bodies of civilians who officials say were killed while Russian troops ...
Biden lauds confirmation of Supreme Court pick Jackson
President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of his nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court during an outdoor ...
All-private astronaut team lifts off on landmark launch to space station
A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off on Friday carrying the first all-private astronaut team ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS), a flight hailed by industry executives and NASA ...
Putin’s approval rating soars since he sent troops into Ukraine
The proportion of Russians who trust President Vladimir Putin has risen to 81.6% from 67.2% before he ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to a survey by the state-run pollster VTsIOM ...
Russians’ spending on food doubles following Ukraine war
Russian citizens are spending on average 40% of their disposable income on food – about twice as much as they did before the Russia-Ukraine war, the director of the U.N. food ...
Changes afoot as Formula 1 returns Down Under
Two years after the Australian Grand Prix was scrapped due to COVID-19 hours before the first practice, Formula One returns Down Under to an upgraded Albert Park and a warm ...
Russian Patriarch says Orthodox faithful are holding back the antichrist
The head of the Russian Orthodox faith was quoted as saying on Thursday that his church and its faithful were holding back the antichrist.
Patriarch Kirill was speaking six weeks ...
EU leaders arrive in Ukraine to reassure Zelenskiy on membership
The European Commission chief and the EU’s top diplomat arrived in Kyiv on Friday to offer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy support and reassurance over his bid for EU membership ...
Over two thirds of Africans infected by coronavirus in pandemic
More than two thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed cases, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study.
The ...
Boats, helicopters, art: Europe freezes $32 billion of oligarchs’ assets
EU governments have frozen about 30 billion euros ($32.6 billion) of assets linked to oligarchs and other sanctioned people with ties to the Kremlin, the European Commission said on Friday.
The assets, ...
EU adopts new sanctions against Russia including coal import ban
The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia since the country’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, including bans on the import of coal, wood, ...
Crypto and gaming collide in high-risk ‘play-to-earn’ economies
Jarindr Thitadilaka says he made as much as $2,000 a month last year from his collection of digital pets, which he would breed and send into battle to win cryptocurrencies.
The 28...
Just how bad is Lebanon’s economic meltdown?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Lebanon for a four-year extended fund facility that would only get full approval from the ...
Food prices hit record high in March, U.N. agency says
World food prices jumped nearly 13% in March to a new record high as the war in Ukraine caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the U.N. ...
Russia’s central bank says it will stop buying gold at a fixed price
Russia’s central bank said on Thursday that due to a “significant change in market conditions” it would buy gold from commercial banks at a negotiated price from April 8.
On ...
Airport delays will hit aviation recovery, UK regulator warns
Cancelled flights and long queues at British airports caused by a lack of staff due to the coronavirus pandemic will hit confidence and hold back recovery unless the problems are ...
Macron regrets entering France’s presidential race late as Le Pen cuts lead
French President Emmanuel Macron voiced regret on Friday for starting campaigning late as opinion polls showed him holding a slender lead over the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who he ...
Remarkable Woods in Masters hunt after opening round
Back playing the Masters after a career-threatening car crash, Tiger Woods said he thought he could win a sixth Green Jacket and on Thursday made a few more believers after ...
Torres salvages draw for Barca as 10-man West Ham draw
Barcelona were shaken up by Eintracht Frankfurt but took a first step in their bid to reach the Europa League last four as a second-half goal by Ferran Torres salvaged ...
Palestinian who killed 2 in Tel Aviv shot by Israeli forces
A Palestinian who killed two people in a Tel Aviv bar was shot to death on Friday by Israeli security forces after an hours-long manhunt through the city.
The bar ...
Lebanon parliament ready to agree legislation, reforms for IMF-backed programme
Lebanon’s parliament is ready “with great seriousness” to secure the necessary legislation and reforms to make a programme supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a success, parliament speaker ...