Three EU country leaders arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia arrived in Kyiv by train on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine, the first foreign leaders to visit the capital ...
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Ukraine leader hints at compromise as Russian forces pummel capital (Update)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday peace talks were sounding more realistic but more time was needed, as Russian air strikes killed five people in the capital Kyiv and ...
Armenia says it is ready to establish diplomatic ties with Turkey
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said his country is ready to establish diplomatic relations and open its border with Turkey, the Turkish state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia, Ukraine for peace talks, Erdogan says
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he was sending his foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, to Moscow and Kyiv this week as part of Turkey’s mediation efforts to secure ...
Court slaps fine on Russian woman after on-air TV protest
A Russian woman who denounced the war in Ukraine during a live news bulletin on state television was fined 30,000 roubles ($280) on Tuesday, a court said, after the Kremlin denounced her ...
Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking aid convoy to besieged Mariupol
Ukraine accused Russia on Tuesday of blocking a convoy trying to take supplies to the besieged city of Mariupol, where the Red Cross said desperate families were being “suffocated” as ...
EU to subsidise household fuel prices surging amid Ukraine crisis
EU finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to subsidise household fuel prices and offer support to companies hit by surging energy prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...
Shell directors may face lawsuit over climate transition plans
Environmental lawyers ClientEarth said on Tuesday they were preparing legal action against the directors of Shell (SHEL.L) over the company’s climate transition plan, in what they said would ...
Prosecutors seek longer, stricter jail term for Kremlin critic Navalny
Russian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 13 years on fraud and contempt of court charges and to move him to ...
Belarus resisting attempts to drag it into Ukraine conflict, Lukashenko says
President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Belarus had intercepted a missile fired at it two days ago from Ukraine, but that it would resist what he called attempts to ...
Investors see risks spiking, fear market-wide liquidity crunch
Wild swings in asset prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are prompting some investors to pare risk in their portfolios, fearing that the type of volatility seen in commodities ...
Eriksen in Denmark squad for first time since cardiac arrest at Euros
Christian Eriksen was called up to the Denmark national squad on Tuesday, the first time he has been selected since he suffered a cardiac arrest at the European Championship last ...
UK unemployment falls below pre-pandemic rate
Britain’s unemployment rate dropped below its pre-pandemic rate in the three months to January while pay rose faster than expected, according to official figures that are likely to bolster ...
Turkey to keep policy rate at 14 per cent despite energy surge
Turkey’s central bank is expected to hold its policy rate at 14 per cent this week, a unanimous Reuters poll showed on Monday, despite the Ukraine conflict and soaring energy ...
Kyiv struck by Russian shelling, curfew announced
Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hour curfew ...
Britain to ban exports of luxury goods to Russia, impose new import tariffs
Britain on Tuesday said it would ban the export of luxury goods to Russia and impose a new 35 per cent tariff on £900 million worth of Russian imports, including vodka, metals, ...
As West shuns Moscow, officials say India eyes more cheap Russian oil
India may take up a Russian offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at a discount, two Indian officials said, in a sign that Delhi wants to keep its ...
Three EU country leaders take train to Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia were travelling to Kyiv by train on Tuesday to show support for the country on behalf of the EU, the ...
Primordial octopus was up in arms – 10 instead of eight
For the roughly 300 known octopus species dwelling in the world’s oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that is not the way it started.
Scientists said on ...
Simeone wants Atletico to be aggressive against Man United
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone wants his side to be relentless and go after Manchester United at Old Trafford in their Champions League last 16 second leg clash on Tuesday as ...
Ukraine hopes to open 9 humanitarian corridors, get aid to besieged Mariupol
Ukraine hopes to open nine corridors on Tuesday to evacuate civilians trapped by Russian forces and will try to deliver humanitarian supplies to the besieged port of Mariupol, said Deputy ...
Shock loss costs Medvedev No. 1 rank, Brooksby beats Tsitsipas at Indian Wells
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after a stunning 4-6 6-3 6-1 loss to Gael Monfils in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday, while fifth seed ...
Two dead, 18 injured in gas explosion at restaurant in Mexican tourist town
An explosion caused by a gas leak killed two people and left 18 injured on Monday in a restaurant in a beachside tourist town in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, local ...
Abramovich jet lands in Moscow after brief stop in Istanbul
A jet linked to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich landed in Moscow early on Tuesday, after taking off from Istanbul following a brief stop there, FLIGHTRADAR24 data shows.
The jet ...