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Russia detains three citizens of Ukraine, Armenia over Crimea Bridge blast

-- 2022-10-12 17:48:16

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia over the explosion that damaged the Crimea Bridge last Saturday....

NATO allies, partners aim to boost Ukraine’s air defence after Russian air raids

-- 2022-10-12 16:07:09

More than 50 countries will gather on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss bolstering Ukraine's air defence, two days after Russian missiles rained down on cities across...

Bangladeshi Muslims demand suspension of London imam over queen’s memorial service

bdnews24.com 2022-10-12 09:52:08

A group of British-Bangladeshi Muslims have demanded the suspension of Imam Mohammed Mahmoud, who led a memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth in London. They gathered inside the East Lo...

Open to talks with West, says Russian foreign minister

-- 2022-10-11 20:02:20

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the West on the Ukraine war but had yet to receive any serious proposal to negotiate. In an interview on stat...

Biden promises advanced air defense systems for Ukraine

-- 2022-10-11 17:09:35

US President Joe Biden pledged to Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky on Monday that the United States will provide Ukraine with advanced air systems after a devastating missile barrage from Russia....

Russia vows to respond to greater Western involvement in Ukraine

-- 2022-10-11 13:35:11

Russia will respond to the West's growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict although direct conflict with NATO is not in Moscow's interests, Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday after Wa...

Ukraine vows to strengthen its armed forces after major Russian air strikes

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-11 10:26:23

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv t...

Russia says its missile strikes hit ‘all targets’; Zelensky says ‘they trying to destroy us’

-- 2022-10-10 18:05:03

Russia fired cruise missiles at cities across Ukraine during rush hour on Monday morning, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat. The missiles tore into busy intersections, parks and touri...

Kyiv, Lviv, other Ukrainian cities rocked by blasts

-- 2022-10-10 14:30:01

Several explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the cities of Lviv, Ternopil and Dnipro on Monday, after Russia accused Ukraine of orchestrating a powerful blast that damaged a key bridge lin...

Putin accuses Ukraine of Crimea bridge blast, calls it terrorism

REUTERS 2022-10-10 08:54:46

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of orchestrating what he called a terrorist attack on a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea, as he prepared to hold a meeting of his security council...

India declines to disclose upcoming UN vote on Ukraine

REUTERS 2022-10-10 08:49:24

India does not want to say in advance how it will vote at the United Nations General Assembly on a likely draft resolution condemning Russia's proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, Foreign...

Putin to chair meeting of Russia’s Security Council on Monday

-- 2022-10-09 22:26:37

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an operational meeting with the permanent members of his country’s Security Council on Monday. "Tomorrow the President is scheduled to hold a meeting...

Russian attack on annexed city kills 17: Ukraine

-- 2022-10-09 18:35:22

At least 17 people have been killed by Russian missile strikes on the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the Ukraine defence ministry has said. Dozens more were wounded, and several residential buil...

French Nobel literature winner, others urge protests against Macron as inflation bites

REUTERS 2022-10-09 12:58:13

A group of French intellectuals including Nobel literature prize winner Annie Ernaux on Sunday urged people to join protests planned by the left for next week, accusing President Emmanuel Macron of no...

Russian divers to inspect damage to blast-hit Crimea bridge key to Russia's war

REUTERS 2022-10-09 11:33:56

Russian divers will examine on Sunday the damage caused by a powerful blast on Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea that hit a prestigious symbol of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula and a k...

Russia names air force general to lead its forces in Ukraine

-- 2022-10-08 21:56:19

Russia's Defence Ministry on Saturday named Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, Moscow's third senior military appointment in the space o...

Russia says three killed by explosion on Crimea bridge

-- 2022-10-08 19:14:43

A huge blast on Russia's bridge to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014, has killed three people, investigators say. The victims were in a nearby car when a lorry blew up, the Russian i...

Ukrainian bank prepares debit card design featuring collapsed Crimea bridge

-- 2022-10-08 16:22:31

The strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula was collapsed on Saturday after a blast. Videos of the damaged Crimean bridge have spread like wildfire on social media; thi...

Moscow says truck explosion destroys part of Russia-Crimea bridge

-- 2022-10-08 15:36:27

A blast on the strategic road-and-rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimea peninsula on Saturday brought down sections of the road taking traffic in one direction, prompting gleeful messages fr...

Putin marks low-key birthday as Ukraine pressures mount

-- 2022-10-08 13:04:06

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his 70th birthday with little fanfare and a decree targeting a crucial Western energy investment, as signs grew that key parts of his Ukraine invasion were...

Fuel tank ablaze at bridge in Crimea

-- 2022-10-08 12:55:52

A fuel tank was on fire on the Kerch bridge in Crimea early on Saturday, Russia’s RIA state news agency said, while Ukraine’s media reported an explosion, Reuters reports. Traffic was sus...

Vladimir Putin gets a tractor for his 70th birthday

BBC 2022-10-08 11:45:02

A tractor is one of the odder gifts for Vladimir Putin, as Russia's president, a pariah in the West since his invasion of Ukraine, turns 70. It was given him by his Belarusian ally, Alexa...

Putin orders seizure of Exxon-led Sakhalin 1 oil and gas project

REUTERS 2022-10-08 09:04:13

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree that creates a new operator for the Exxon Mobil Corp-led Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East. Putin's move affecting Exxon's...

Recap of the 2022 Nobel Prizes awarded so far

-- 2022-10-07 19:02:42

All but one of the 2022 Nobel Prizes have now been announced. Here's a look at which prizes have been announced so far, which is coming up and what's next for the winners, according to AP. PEACE Thi...

Ukrainian forces shell bus in Russian-controlled Kherson region, five killed

-- 2022-10-07 18:04:00

At least five people were killed and as many injured after Ukrainian forces shelled a bus in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's southern Kherson region, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Fri...

Human rights activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine win Nobel Peace Prize

-- 2022-10-07 15:51:57

Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian organisation Memorial and Ukrainian group Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, highlighting the significance of civi...

UK not asking people to use less energy, minister says

REUTERS 2022-10-07 15:03:35

Britain is not asking people to use less energy, climate minister Graham Stuart said on Friday, despite a warning from the National Grid that homes and businesses could face three-hour planned blackou...

COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

REUTERS 2022-10-07 09:52:59

A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit...

Russia submits objections to Ukraine genocide case in World Court

-- 2022-10-06 20:13:12

Russia has submitted preliminary objections to a genocide case against Moscow brought by Ukraine, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Thursday. At the ICJ, the United Nations highest court...

Britain’s National Grid warns of forced power cuts in winter

-- 2022-10-06 20:04:15

Britain could face planned power cuts to homes and businesses this winter if it is unable to import electricity from Europe and it struggles to attract enough gas imports to fuel its gas-fired power p...