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‘High-level UNGA meeting unlikely to yield progress to end Russia-Ukraine war’

‘High-level UNGA meeting unlikely to yield progress to end Russia-Ukraine war’

-- 2022-09-18 19:47:35

Russia-Ukraine war a global food crisis aggravated by the conflict will be the focus of world leaders when they convene at the United Nations in New York this week, a gathering that is unlikely to yie...

Biden urges Putin not to use tactical nuclear arms in Ukraine

Biden urges Putin not to use tactical nuclear arms in Ukraine

-- 2022-09-18 11:25:11

US President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to not use tactical nuclear or chemical weapons in the wake of setbacks in Ukraine, in a CBS News interview to air on Sunday, Reuter...

Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site

Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site

REUTERS 2022-09-18 10:37:27

Dressed in white protective suits and wearing rubber gloves, Ukrainian emergency workers on Saturday dug up more bodies from a wooded burial site in territory recently recaptured from Russian fo...

Zelensky accuses Russia of war crimes, sees no early end to war

Zelensky accuses Russia of war crimes, sees no early end to war

-- 2022-09-17 18:43:22

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine's northeast and said it was too early to say the tide of the war was turning despite rapid territori...

Turkey to pay 25pc Russian gas bill in roubles

Turkey to pay 25pc Russian gas bill in roubles

-- 2022-09-17 16:35:45

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that 25 per cent of Russian gas supplies to Turkey would be paid for in roubles, and that an agreement on this would come into force soon. Speaking dur...

Britain urges people not to travel to join queen's queue

Britain urges people not to travel to join queen's queue

-- 2022-09-17 16:03:29

The British government urged people on Saturday not to travel to join the queue to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth as the huge demand means people are having to stand in line for at least 24 h...

Joe Biden announces new $600m arms package for Ukraine

Joe Biden announces new $600m arms package for Ukraine

-- 2022-09-16 16:48:40

US President Joe Biden announced a new $600 million arms package to help the Ukrainian military battle Russia, according to a White House memo sent to the State Department on Thursday. Biden authoris...

Germany takes control of Russian-owned refinery amid energy crisis

Germany takes control of Russian-owned refinery amid energy crisis

-- 2022-09-16 14:33:24

The German subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft was placed under trusteeship on Friday, giving Germany's federal regulator control of the PCK refinery in Schwedt, a key source of fuel for the city...

Putin praises Xi over Ukraine, scolds US 'provocations' on Taiwan

Putin praises Xi over Ukraine, scolds US 'provocations' on Taiwan

-- 2022-09-15 19:10:13

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised China's Xi Jinping for his "balanced" position on the conflict in Ukraine and scolded the United States for what the Kremlin chief said were provoc...

Queen's coffin begins last journey from Buckingham Palace

Queen's coffin begins last journey from Buckingham Palace

-- 2022-09-14 21:13:40

King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession to take Queen Elizabeth's coffin from Buckingham Palace to parliament on Wednesday as artillery guns...

Solemn procession begins to take Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace

Solemn procession begins to take Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace

-- 2022-09-14 20:47:35

Britain’s King Charles, his sons Princes William and Harry and other senior royals joined a solemn procession to take Queen Elizabeth's coffin from Buckingham Palace to parliament on Wednesday a...

Some people arrested in Britain for expressing anti-monarchy views

Some people arrested in Britain for expressing anti-monarchy views

-- 2022-09-14 16:48:14

In a country famed for irreverence, some worry a new code of silence has taken hold. Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a handful of people in Britain have been detained by police for expressing...

Where did Barcelona lose after dominating Bayern in first half?

Where did Barcelona lose after dominating Bayern in first half?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-09-14 14:06:40

FC Barcelona went all out this summer, selling their major financial rights to bring in world-class players. Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Jules Kounde were amongst those.  They did some sma...

At least six dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

At least six dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

REUTERS 2022-09-14 09:28:49

Six people including children drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Lebanon destined for Italy sunk off the coast of southwestern Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said on Tuesday. In a statement,...

Ukraine says it aims to liberate all of its territories from Russia

Ukraine says it aims to liberate all of its territories from Russia

-- 2022-09-13 21:32:19

Ukraine said on Tuesday it aimed to liberate all of its territories after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of country in a rapid offencive, but called on the West to speed up deliveries of...

What happens if Putin suddenly dies?

What happens if Putin suddenly dies?

-- 2022-09-13 17:36:03

In recent months, the health of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of much speculation, with claims that he has cancer, Parkinson’s, or has even survived an assassination atte...

Russia, Belarus, Myanmar not invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Russia, Belarus, Myanmar not invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral

-- 2022-09-13 16:39:41

Britain has not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus and Myanmar to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral due to be held next Monday, a Whitehall source said on Tuesday. Britain, along with...

Ukraine reclaims more territory

Ukraine reclaims more territory

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-13 15:24:18

Ukrainian troops expanded their territorial gains Monday, pushing all the way to the country's northeastern border in places, and claimed to have captured a record number of Russian soldiers as part o...

King Charles and siblings hold silent vigil to Queen Elizabeth

King Charles and siblings hold silent vigil to Queen Elizabeth

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-13 10:10:07

King Charles and his siblings held a silent vigil at the side of their mother Queen Elizabeth's coffin as it lay at rest in Edinburgh's historic cathedral, with thousands queuing for hours to pay thei...

Crowds line Edinburgh streets for Queen procession

Crowds line Edinburgh streets for Queen procession

BBC 2022-09-12 21:13:25

Thousands of people watched in near-silence as the coffin of Britain’s late Queen made its journey up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The Queen's children, led by new British King Charles III, wal...

Some 50 million people living in modern slavery globally: UN report

Some 50 million people living in modern slavery globally: UN report

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-09-12 21:02:05

Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new UN report released on Monday. The latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, published by the Inte...

Northeast Ukrainian residents return following Russian rout

Northeast Ukrainian residents return following Russian rout

-- 2022-09-12 19:38:16

Ukrainian forces swept deeper into territory seized from fleeing Russian troops on Monday, as joyful residents returned to former frontline villages and Moscow grappled with the consequences of the co...

Putin, Macron trade blame over Ukraine nuclear plant security

Putin, Macron trade blame over Ukraine nuclear plant security

-- 2022-09-12 10:01:54

The presidents of Russia and France held talks on Sunday regarding safety at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, with Vladimir Putin blaming Ukrainian forces while Emmanuel Macron pointed...

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives in Edinburgh

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrives in Edinburgh

-- 2022-09-11 22:18:05

Queen Elizabeth's coffin arrived in Edinburgh on Sunday after a six-hour journey from her summer home in the Scottish Highlands, past tens of thousands of mourners lining the route, many in sombre sil...

Russia gives up key northeast Ukrainian towns as Kyiv makes rapid advance

Russia gives up key northeast Ukrainian towns as Kyiv makes rapid advance

-- 2022-09-11 19:49:23

Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, in a sudden collapse of one of the war's principal front lines after Ukrainian forces made a rapid advance. The swift fall of Iz...

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves Balmoral for Edinburgh

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin leaves Balmoral for Edinburgh

-- 2022-09-11 17:04:16

People are lining the streets as Queen Elizabeth II's coffin travels from Balmoral to Edinburgh. The hearse is being driven to the Palace of Holyroodhouse - the monarch's official residence in Scotla...

West weighs contentious anti-China move as UN rights council opens

West weighs contentious anti-China move as UN rights council opens

-- 2022-09-11 14:56:33

Western countries face a dilemma as the UN Human Rights Council opens on Monday: confront China over human rights violations in its Xinjiang region and risk failing or miss the biggest opportuni...

UK dismisses Putin assertion on Ukraine grain exports to poor countries

UK dismisses Putin assertion on Ukraine grain exports to poor countries

REUTERS 2022-09-11 14:17:47

Britain dismissed as untrue on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that only a fraction of grain exported from Ukraine under an international deal was going to poor countries. Putin s...

We have shown we can defeat Russians, we need more weapons: Ukraine

We have shown we can defeat Russians, we need more weapons: Ukraine

-- 2022-09-11 10:02:36

The success of a counter-offensive against Russia shows Ukraine can beat Moscow's forces but Kyiv needs more weapons from its partners, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Saturday, Reuters r...

Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held on Sept 19

Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held on Sept 19

-- 2022-09-11 00:07:34

The funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth who died this week after 70 years on the throne, will be held on Monday, Sept 19 at 1000 GMT, England's most senior peer who is in charge of state occasions sa...