Ukraine troops prepare for threat of Russia capturing Bakhmut
Ukrainian troops conducting weekend exercises near the small town of Siversk, in the country’s east, said they were preparing to defend one of the possible targets of a new ...
Meloni to visit Kyiv on Monday to meet Zelenskiy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Kyiv on Monday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political source said on Sunday.
Meloni, who took office in October, had ...
U.S. stages joint air exercises with Asian allies after North Korea’s ICBM launch
The United States held joint air exercises bilaterally with South Korea and Japan involving strategic bombers on Sunday, a day after North Korea fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ...
China warns U.S. to suffer ‘consequences’ if it escalates balloon incident
China warned the United States on Sunday it would “bear all the consequences” if it escalated the controversy over a Chinese balloon that the U.S. military shot down this ...
Borrell: West must provide more military support to Ukraine (Update 1)
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday the West must provide more military aid to Ukraine and speed up its deliveries.
“Much more has to be done ...
Russia tells Macron: don’t forget Napoleon when you talk of regime change (Updated)
Russia on Sunday scolded Emmanuel Macron over remarks about wanting to see Russia defeated, saying Moscow still remembered the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte and accusing the French president of duplicitous ...
Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn
Survivors were still being dug out of the rubble in earthquake-hit Turkey, but for many grieving families their only hope is that the remains of their loved ones will be ...
New Zealand’s cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country’s North Island.
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As Europe goes green, number crunchers map the ripple effects
The EU will soon be able to see more clearly the wider outcomes of its clean-energy drive.
A new tool will help predict numerous features of a low-carbon society. It ...
Israeli missile strikes building in central Damascus, five dead
An Israeli rocket strike early on Sunday hit a building in central Damascus‘s Kafr Sousa neighbourhood near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations, killing five ...
Japan to launch pilot programme for issuing digital yen
Japan will start a pilot programme in April to test the use of a digital yen, its central bank said on Friday, joining a growing number of countries seeking to ...
North Korea confirms ICBM drill, touts ‘fatal nuclear counterattack’ capabilities
North Korea said on Sunday it had fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the day before in a “sudden launching drill” that confirmed its readiness for “mobile and mighty ...
Blinken warns China’s Wang Yi against aiding Russia in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi of consequences should China provide material support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying in ...
Orban says Europe ‘drifting into’ Ukraine war
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday that Europe was “indirectly at war with Russia” as several European countries pledge to send battle tanks to help Ukraine fight Moscow’...
Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says
Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders discuss peace at first meeting in months
Armenia and Azerbaijan held talks with the United States in Munich on Saturday, the first meeting between the leaders of the South Caucasus nations since October amid heightened tensions over ...
WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid
The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands ...
Ghanaian winger Atsu’s body found under rubble in Turkey quake
Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s massive earthquake, the ex-Chelsea winger’s Turkish agent said.
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Earthquake death toll passes 45,000, many still missing in flattened apartments
More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and many still ...
U.S. VP Harris agrees to be ‘closely aligned’ on China with Macron, Scholz
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris discussed challenges posed by China with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and agreed to remain closely aligned during meetings with ...
India FM Jaishankar says Soros dangerous, debate needed on democracy
India’s foreign minister said the democratic world needed a debate on democracy, labelling billionaire investor George Soros “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” for his comments on India that didn’...
Six dead as gunman goes on rampage in small Mississippi town
A gunman went on a rampage in a small Mississippi town on Friday, killing his ex-wife and five other people in three locations before sheriff’s deputies arrested him, the ...
Are sanctions against Russia working?
By Maria Demertzis
When Russia first invaded Ukraine almost a year ago, many countries condemned the aggression and applied sanctions in an attempt to squash its economy and isolate it ...
Canada’s use of emergency powers during ‘Freedom Convoy’ met threshold, commissioner says
Canada’s government met the threshold for invoking emergency powers when it did so in early 2022 to deal with border blockades and an occupation that brought parts of the capital ...