Biden urges Putin war crimes trial after Bucha killings
US President Joe Biden on Monday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes and called for a trial, adding to the global outcry over civilian killings in the Ukrainian ...
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Russia prepares bill seeking jail terms for adhering to sanctions (Updated)
Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as the EU said it would “significantly tighten” further sanctions against Moscow ...
UK government’s former head of ethics pays fine for attending lockdown party
The British government’s former head of ethics apologised on Monday for an “error of judgement” after she attended a party in Westminster when Covid-19 rules limited how many people ...
Spain seizes Russian oligarch Vekselberg’s superyacht on behalf of US
Spanish police on Monday impounded a superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg on behalf of US authorities, the first time the United States has seized property belonging to a ...
First private astronaut mission to space station readies for launch
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based startup Axiom Space, the first all-private ...
Zelenskiy says Russian actions in Ukraine make negotiations harder
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday it had become harder for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia since Kyiv became aware of the scale of atrocities carried out by Russian troops ...
Ferrero recalls UK Kinder Surprise chocolate egg over salmonella fear
Italian confectionary group Ferrero has recalled Kinder Surprise chocolate eggs from British shelves two weeks before Easter after a possible link was found to dozens of reported cases of salmonella.
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Russia imposes visa restrictions on citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday introducing visa restrictions for citizens of countries that Moscow deems “unfriendly” in response to sanctions over Ukraine.
The decree, which comes ...
Russia maintains gas deliveries as Europe moots fresh sanctions
Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as European leaders called for more sanctions against Moscow after war crimes ...
Nearly half of crypto owners first bought digital assets in 2021
Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021, according to a new survey from ...
Surging Covid cases force easyJet to cancel UK flights over staff shortages
A renewed surge of COVID-19 in Britain has forced airlines including easyJet to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days as staff sickness levels soar.
England dropped all its coronavirus ...
China sends military to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for Covid
China has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help carry out COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents as cases continued to rise on ...
Turkey’s inflation jumps to 20-year high as energy prices surge
Turkey’s annual consumer inflation leapt to a 20-year high of 61.14 per cent in March, data showed on Monday, fuelled by rising energy and commodity prices following the Russia-Ukraine conflict ...
Oil rises above $105 as supply concerns persist
Oil rose above $105 a barrel on Monday as concern about tight supply arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lack of an Iranian nuclear deal persisted despite countries ...
Defensive stocks underpin UK’s FTSE 100
Britain’s main share index held steady on Monday, with investors buying into defensive stocks as talks of more sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine kept risk appetite ...
easyJet to cancel UK flights over Covid stricken staff
A renewed surge of Covid-19 in Britain has forced airlines including easyJet < EZJ.L> to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days as staff sickness levels soar.
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France’s Macron: new Russia sanctions needed after Bucha killings
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that a new round of sanctions targetting Russia were needed and that there were clear indications Russian forces were responsible for the killings ...
Alcaraz becomes youngest Miami Open men’s champion
Spanish 14th seed Carlos Alcaraz capped a dream run at the Miami Open with a 7-5 6-4 win over Norwegian world number eight Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday ...
Russia blames US for Bucha footage ‘atrocities’ (Update)
Russia’s foreign ministry said that footage of dead civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha had been “ordered” by the United States as part of a plot to blame ...
Serbia’s incumbent President Vucic set to win second term
Serbia’s incumbent President Aleksandar Vucic is set to win the presidential vote on Sunday with 59.8% of the votes, according to a projection by pollsters Ipsos and CeSID, based on ...
Orban scores crushing victory as Ukraine war solidifies support
Hungary‘s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban scored a fourth consecutive landslide win in Sunday’s election, as voters endorsed his ambition of a conservative, “illiberal” state and shrugged off ...
The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons
When Silicon Valley chipmaker Marvell learned that one of its chips was found in a Russian surveillance drone recovered in 2016, it set out to investigate how that came to be.
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Batiste wins album honor, Zelenskiy makes appeal at Grammys
Multi-genre artist Jon Batiste won album of the year and R&B duo Silk Sonic took two of the top honors on Sunday at a Grammy awards ceremony that ...
Oil prices set to open after largest weekly fall in two years
Oil futures were set to open for Asian trade on Sunday, after both Brent and US crude benchmarks posted their biggest weekly falls in two years last week as the ...