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British prime minister faces confidence vote after ‘partygate’ scandal

British prime minister faces confidence vote after ‘partygate’ scandal

-- 2022-06-06 17:10:16

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote later on Monday, after a growing number of lawmakers in the governing Conservative Party questioned the British leader's flagging autho...

Putin warns US against supplying longer-range missiles to Ukraine

Putin warns US against supplying longer-range missiles to Ukraine

-- 2022-06-05 22:40:16

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States in an interview broadcast on Sunday that Russia would strike new targets if the West supplied longer-range missiles to Ukraine for use in high...

Russia’s sanctions may cost Germans an extra $5.4b a year

Russia’s sanctions may cost Germans an extra $5.4b a year

-- 2022-06-05 17:46:00

Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom Germania and its subsidiaries could cost German taxpayers and gas users an extra 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) a year to pay for replacement gas, the Welt am...

The resurgence of AC Milan: From the brink of bankruptcy to winning Serie A

The resurgence of AC Milan: From the brink of bankruptcy to winning Serie A

Ahmed Fahim Shihab 2022-06-05 12:18:44

May 22, 2022. Fans erupt at Piazza del Duomo as AC Milan have just clinched its first Scudetto since 2011. But how did The Rossoneri fall into the pit and how did the 18-times Serie A champion resurge...

Putin says Russian anti-aircraft forces 'cracking' enemy weapons 'like nuts'

Putin says Russian anti-aircraft forces 'cracking' enemy weapons 'like nuts'

-- 2022-06-05 09:19:06

Russian anti-aircraft forces have shot down dozens of Ukrainian weapons and are "cracking them like nuts," President Vladimir Putin said in a brief excerpt of an interview aired on Saturday, Reuters r...

Ukraine says Russian troops are pushed back in key eastern city

Ukraine says Russian troops are pushed back in key eastern city

-- 2022-06-04 20:11:31

Kyiv said on Saturday it was pushing back Russian troops in Sievierodonetsk as intense fighting raged around the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, ne...

Ukraine says Russian troops are trying to cut access to Sievierodonetsk

Ukraine says Russian troops are trying to cut access to Sievierodonetsk

-- 2022-06-04 18:18:29

Kyiv said on Saturday Moscow had reinforced its troops around Sievierodonetsk and attempted to cut off Ukraine's access to the industrial city, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Don...

Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine war

Deadly secret: Electronic warfare shapes Russia-Ukraine war

-- 2022-06-04 17:28:07

On Ukraine’s battlefields, the simple act of powering up a cellphone can beckon a rain of deathly skyfall. Artillery radar and remote controls for unmanned aerial vehicles may also invite fiery...

Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in eastern city

Ukraine says its troops have pushed back Russian advance in eastern city

-- 2022-06-04 11:05:12

Ukraine said it had recaptured a chunk of the factory city of Sievierodonetsk, the focus of a Russian offensive to take the eastern Donbas region, and that its troops could hold out for up to two week...

Queen Elizabeth thanked for being 'still in the saddle' after 70 years

Queen Elizabeth thanked for being 'still in the saddle' after 70 years

-- 2022-06-03 21:50:27

Britain's Queen Elizabeth was thanked for being "in the saddle" for 70 years as head of state at a service on Friday to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, an event she missed due to her "mobility issues"...

Russian journalist gets Ukrainian citizenship after denouncing war

Russian journalist gets Ukrainian citizenship after denouncing war

-- 2022-06-03 19:42:01

Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife after denouncing the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on...

Russia summons heads of US media outlets

Russia summons heads of US media outlets

-- 2022-06-03 18:58:56

Russia's Foreign Ministry has said it was summoning the heads of US media outlets in Moscow to a meeting next Monday to notify them of tough measures in response to US restrictions against Russian med...

Ukraine signs deal with US nuclear company to end reliance on Russia

Ukraine signs deal with US nuclear company to end reliance on Russia

-- 2022-06-03 17:15:51

Ukraine has signed a deal with the US nuclear power company Westinghouse to supply fuel to all of its atomic power stations in an effort to end the country's reliance on Russian supplies, Ukraine's st...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day

-- 2022-06-03 15:31:46

Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday with no end in sight to the fighting that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and reduced cities to rubble. After abandoning its assau...

Ukraine waits for West to tip balance against Russia after 100 days of war

Ukraine waits for West to tip balance against Russia after 100 days of war

-- 2022-06-03 13:30:14

After 100 days of war, Ukraine is fighting for time, trying to hold out against overwhelming Russian fire on its eastern front long enough for Western weapons to arrive and give it a badly needed edge...

Time is running out for Russia, German minister says

Time is running out for Russia, German minister says

-- 2022-06-03 12:11:36

Germany must work harder to reduce its energy-dependence on Russia but Western sanctions in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine are still taking a heavy toll on the Russian war machine, German Ec...

Zelensky expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine's east rages

Zelensky expects more weapons as battle for Ukraine's east rages

-- 2022-06-03 09:28:49

Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a fresh US pledge, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as the battle for Ukraine's east raged 100 days into Russia's invasion, Reuters reports....

Ukrainian embassy says Russia ships 'stolen' wheat to Syria

Ukrainian embassy says Russia ships 'stolen' wheat to Syria

-- 2022-06-02 18:42:37

Russia has sent its ally Syria an estimated 100,000 tonnes of wheat stolen from Ukraine since invading the country, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said, describing the shipments as "criminal activity...

Russia cuts gas supply to two Danish companies

Russia cuts gas supply to two Danish companies

-- 2022-06-01 18:47:50

Russian gas producer Gazprom has cut off gas supplies to Denmark's Orsted and Shell Energy for its contract to supply gas to Germany, it said on Wednesday, citing the companies' failure to make paymen...

Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for over 11 years for shelling civilians

Ukraine jails two Russian soldiers for over 11 years for shelling civilians

-- 2022-05-31 20:32:54

A Ukrainian court sentenced two captured Russian soldiers to 11 and a half years in jail on Tuesday for shelling a town in eastern Ukraine, the second war crimes verdict since the start of Russia's in...

Russian lawmaker suggests kidnapping NATO defence minister in Ukraine

Russian lawmaker suggests kidnapping NATO defence minister in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-31 18:59:42

A senior Russian lawmaker has suggested kidnapping a NATO defence minister in Ukraine and bringing them to Moscow for questioning about what "orders" the West has been giving to Kyiv, news agency Reut...

European Union leaders agree to ban 90pc of Russian oil by 2022

European Union leaders agree to ban 90pc of Russian oil by 2022

-- 2022-05-31 18:56:44

European Union leaders have agreed on an embargo on Russian oil imports that will start kicking in towards the end of the year and which exempts, for now, pipeline imports that Hungary and two other l...

Russia cuts gas supplies to Netherlands over payment issues

Russia cuts gas supplies to Netherlands over payment issues

-- 2022-05-31 17:06:37

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday it has fully cut off gas supplies to Dutch gas trader GasTerra after it had failed to make payments for gas delivered in April, making good on its promise...

European Union missed climate spending target despite claiming it was met

European Union missed climate spending target despite claiming it was met

-- 2022-05-31 16:48:24

The European Union missed its target to spend 20 per cent of its pre-2020 budget on fighting climate change and overstated its green spending to claim that the goal had been met, the European Court of...

The Don of Europe and his unmatched legacy

The Don of Europe and his unmatched legacy

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-05-31 16:29:08

Records and legacies will never stop following him. Winning has become a habit for him; it never looked as easy for anyone as it seems for him.  Don Carlo Ancelotti has truly bossed everywhere h...

Russian forces face stiff resistance in Ukraine's Donbas

Russian forces face stiff resistance in Ukraine's Donbas

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-31 13:02:00

Russian troops were slowly advancing towards the city centre in Sievierodonetsk, a regional governor said on Tuesday, giving an update from a pocket of Ukrainian resistance that has held back the broa...

UK says Russia suffers devastating losses among lower-ranked officers

UK says Russia suffers devastating losses among lower-ranked officers

-- 2022-05-30 22:53:39

Russia appears to have suffered devastating losses amongst mid- and junior-ranking officers in its conflict with Ukraine, raising the prospect of weaker military effectiveness in future, Britain's def...

Russian foreign minister denies speculation that Putin is ill

Russian foreign minister denies speculation that Putin is ill

-- 2022-05-30 21:14:30

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied speculation that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is ill. In an interview with French TV, Lavrov said the Russian leader appears in public eve...

Britain offers work visas to graduates from world's 50 top universities

Britain offers work visas to graduates from world's 50 top universities

-- 2022-05-30 19:33:56

Britain will offer work visas to graduates from the world's best universities in an expansion of its post-Brexit immigration system that is designed to attract the "best and brightest" workers. Since...

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

-- 2022-05-30 17:57:09

It now costs Ayan Hassan Abdirahman twice as much as it did just a few months ago to buy the wheat flour she uses to make breakfast each day for her 11 children in Somalia's capital. Nearly all the w...