Finland, Sweden back on path to NATO membership as Turkey drops veto (Update)
NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations agreed to protect each other’s security, ...
A ‘default’ when flush with cash: Five signs Russia ain’t sinking yet
Russia may have defaulted for the first time on foreign bonds since the Bolsheviks refused to pay on a vast debt pile after the 1917 Revolution, but its $1.8 trillion economy is ...
Russia says missile hit on weapons depot, not ’empty’ Kremenchuk shopping centre
Russia’s defence ministry on Tuesday denied hitting a shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk with missiles, saying it had struck a weapons depot and a subsequent explosion ...
Boost for luxury London property prices as Russians locked in
The war in Ukraine is making it hard for even unsanctioned Russians to sell exclusive residential property in Britain, adding to a shortage of supply that has helped drive up ...
Sweden’s Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes
Kurds in Sweden’s large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm’s ambition to join NATO if the West makes concessions to win ...
West pledges unwavering support for Ukraine as missiles strike shopping centre (Update 5)
Western nations on Monday pledged unwavering support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, including more sanctions on Moscow and air-defence systems, as Ukrainian officials said two Russian missiles struck ...
EU expects more Russian gas cuts, readies plan to curb demand
A “serious disruption” to the European Union’s gas supplies from Russia is likely, the bloc’s energy chief said on Monday as she urged countries to update their contingency ...
Russia says it is expelling eight Greek diplomats
Russia declared eight Greek diplomats unwelcome and gave them eight days to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
Greece in April asked 12 Russian diplomats to leave ...
Russia, rejecting default, tells investors to go to western financial agents
Russia rejected claims on Monday that is had defaulted on its external debt for the first time in more than a century, telling investors to go to Western financial agents ...
Go-slow Turkey unlikely to reach Nordics deal at NATO meet
A NATO summit this week is unlikely to see a breakthrough to overcome Turkey‘s opposition to Sweden and Finland’s membership bids as Ankara takes an unrushed approach to ...
G7 to stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’ (Updated)
The Group of Seven club of wealthy nations on Monday vowed to stand with Ukraine “for as long as it takes”, promising to tighten the squeeze on Russia’s finances ...
G7 to hike sanctions on Russia, nears oil price cap deal
The Group of Seven rich democracies will commit on Tuesday to a new package of coordinated actions meant to raise pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, and will ...
NATO to pledge aid to Baltics and Ukraine, urge Turkey to let in Nordics
NATO leaders will urge Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to lift his veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance when they meet for a three-day summit ...
Russian forces turn sights on Lysychansk in battle for eastern Ukraine
Russian forces were fighting on Monday to achieve one of their strategic objectives in Ukraine as Moscow-backed separatists said they were pushing into Lysychansk, the last major city still held ...
Leaders at G7 mock bare-chested horseback rider Putin
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations mocked the macho image of their absent adversary Vladimir Putin on Sunday, at a meeting in Germany dominated by the Russian President’...
Putin to make first foreign trip since launching Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin will visit two small former Soviet states in central Asia this week, Russian state television reported on Sunday, in what would be the Russian leader’s first known ...
Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather (Update 5)
Russian missiles hit an apartment block and kindergarten in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday, in strikes U.S. President Joe Biden condemned as “barbarism” as world leaders gathered in ...
Russia slides towards default as payment deadline expires
Russia edged closer to default on Sunday amid little sign that investors holding its international bonds had received payment, heralding what would be the nation’s first default in decades.
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G7 nations announce Russia gold ban as summit starts under shadow of war
Members of the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Sunday announced a ban on imports of Russian gold as the G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps begins under the shadow ...
Johnson: cost of Russian victory in Ukraine is too high
World leaders must recognise the price of supporting Ukraine including the surge in energy and food costs but must also acknowledge that the price of allowing Russia to win would ...
Ukraine suffers major setback after fall of Sievierodonetsk
Ukraine special forces remained in Sievierodonetsk directing artillery fire against Russian-backed troops, said an adviser to Ukraine’s president, after the city fell in a major setback for Kyiv as ...
Thousands unite in Polish, Ukrainian LGBT+ parades in Warsaw
Thousands of Poles and Ukrainians are walking for peace and demanding an end to discrimination against the LGBT+ community on Saturday, in a joint Pride march in Warsaw that organisers ...
When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha, Ukraine envoy says
Consumers should think twice when buying diamonds that could be funding Russia’s war, a Ukrainian diplomat said on Friday as a fraught international conflict diamond forum in Botswana came ...
Ukraine will need at least 10 years to demine its territory, official says
Ukraine will need at least a decade to clear all the mines and explosives from its land and territorial waters once its war with Russia is over, an emergency services ...