Haas terminate Russian racer Mazepin’s contract
Russian Nikita Mazepin will not race in Formula One this season after his U.S.-owned Haas squad on Saturday severed ties with the 23-year-old and title sponsor Uralkali over ...
Articles
Iran says agreed roadmap with IAEA to resolve nuclear issues
Iran said on Saturday it had agreed a roadmap with the U.N. nuclear watchdog to resolve all outstanding questions about the country’s nuclear program by late June, a ...
With fast-weakening rouble and fears for future, Russians rush to shop
In bright sunshine, a long queue of shoppers snaked outside an IKEA store near Moscow this week. Similar scenes were repeated across Russia as families rushed to spend their fast-depreciating ...
Zelenskiy unhappy with Nato decision against no fly zone, says this means more bombing
NATO on Friday rejected Ukrainian calls to help it protect its skies from Russian missiles and warplanes, wary of being dragged into Moscow’s war on its neighbour, but Europe ...
In pope’s homeland of Argentina, court jails powerful bishop for sex abuse
A Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young men studying to be priests was found guilty by a court in northern Argentina on Friday, capping over a week of often ...
Russian law on ‘fake news’ prompts media to halt reporting as websites blocked (Updated)
Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism, prompting the BBC, Bloomberg and other foreign ...
US Supreme Court reinstates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reinstated convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more ...
US calls for help to rehome Afghans who fled chaos of Taliban takeover
The United States still needs other nations to take Afghans who fled their homeland last year, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday, six months after Washington’...
BBC suspends reporting in Russia after new law
Britain’s BBC said on Friday it would temporarily suspend the work of all its journalists and support staff in Russia following the introduction of a new law that could ...
Ukraine asks United States and EU to freeze all Russian bank assets
Ukraine‘s central bank governor, Kyrylo Shevchenko, called on the United States and the European Union on Friday to freeze the assets of all Russian banks within their jurisdiction and ...
Ukraine still has ‘significant majority’ of its military aircraft, U.S. official says
Ukraine still has a “significant majority” of its military aircraft available nine days after Russian forces started their invasion of the country, a U.S. defense official said on Friday.
...
NATO rejects Ukraine no-fly zone, says ‘not part of this war’ (Update 1)
NATO on Friday rejected Ukrainian calls for help to protect its skies from Russian warplanes, wary of being dragged into Moscow’s war on its neighbour, but Europe promised more ...
Liverpool hoping for favour from old rivals Man United
For a couple of hours on Sunday Liverpool fans will throw off their usual disdain for Manchester United and be rooting for their great rivals as they take on Manchester ...
Australian cricket legend Warne dead at 52 from heart attack
Australian cricketer Shane Warne, one of the finest leg-spin bowlers of all time whose talent and personality transcended the sport, has died aged 52, his family said on Friday.
Warne, who ...
Most EU women blame pandemic for spike in gender violence
Nearly three out of four European Union women think the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an increase in physical and psychological violence against them, according to a Eurobarometer poll published on ...
Russia seizes Ukraine nuclear power plant as forces lay siege to cities (Update 4)
Russian forces in Ukraine seized Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Friday in an assault that caused alarm around the world and that Washington said had risked catastrophe, although ...
Tuchel committed to Chelsea amid uncertainty over club ownership
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said the change of the club’s ownership will not affect his future at Stamford Bridge, adding that the London side is a “perfect fit” for ...
Murray reunites with coach Lendl for third stint
Andy Murray will be coached by Ivan Lendl for the third time in his career as the Scottish former world number one prepares for the grasscourt season, British media reported ...
Abu Dhabi wealth fund cuts jobs in effort to save $272 mln in costs
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, has cut dozens of jobs over the past year as part of a one billion dirham ($272.29 million) ...
Moscow says next move in talks depends on Ukraine
The Kremlin told Russians on Friday to rally around President Vladimir Putin and said that what happened next in the negotiations over Ukraine would depend on Kyiv’s reaction to ...
Clutching plastic bags and suitcases, Ukrainians flee to safety abroad
At the Sighetu Marmatiei crossing on Ukraine’s border with Romania, women and children arrived by car, bicycle and on foot on Friday, clutching plastic bags and roll on suitcases ...
Oil rebounds on escalating Ukraine conflict
Oil prices rebounded on Friday as fears of Western sanctions that could disrupt Russian oil exports outweighed the possibility of more Iranian supplies while reports of a nuclear plant fire ...
Sony, Honda team up to develop and sell electric vehicles
Japan’s Sony Corp (6758.T) and Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) said on Friday they would pair up to develop and sell battery-powered electric vehicles, as the electronics maker furthers ...
Stranded assets: How many billions are stuck in Russia?
So far global companies, banks and investors have announced that they have exposure in some form to Russia of more than $110 billion. That number could rise. Data from research firm ...