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Russia advances in Ukraine's Donbas

Russia advances in Ukraine's Donbas

-- 2022-05-21 12:49:01

Russia moved nearer to control over Ukraine's Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol's steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining Ukrainian-held terri...

Putin says cyber-attacks against Russia increases several times

Putin says cyber-attacks against Russia increases several times

-- 2022-05-20 21:05:52

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the number of cyber-attacks on Russia by foreign ‘state structures’ increased several times over and that Russia must bolster it...

More than 100 cases of monkeypox reported in Europe

More than 100 cases of monkeypox reported in Europe

-- 2022-05-20 20:32:24

More than 100 cases of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, have been reported in Europe, with German officials describing the outbreak as the largest ever in the regio...

Finland not to get Russian gas from Saturday morning

Finland not to get Russian gas from Saturday morning

-- 2022-05-20 19:04:17

Russia's Gazprom has informed Finland that it will halt flows of natural gas from Saturday morning, Finnish state-owned gas wholesaler Gasum said on Friday. Gasum has refused to pay Gazprom Export in...

Russian forces bombard Ukraine's eastern region from land, air

Russian forces bombard Ukraine's eastern region from land, air

-- 2022-05-20 18:54:19

Russian forces bombarded areas of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region from land and air on Friday, destroying houses in residential districts and killing a number of civilians, Ukrainian officials said....

German parliament approves €9 public transport for summer

German parliament approves €9 public transport for summer

-- 2022-05-20 18:10:05

Germany’s parliament gave final clearance Friday to a plan that will allow people to use local transport across the country for just 9.0 euros ($9.50) per month this summer, a plan that has draw...

Russian soldier asks for forgiveness in Ukraine war crimes trial

Russian soldier asks for forgiveness in Ukraine war crimes trial

-- 2022-05-19 21:02:26

A 21-year-old Russian soldier asked a Ukrainian widow to forgive him for the murder of her husband, as a court in Kyiv met for a second hearing on Thursday in the first war crimes trial arising from R...

Why monkeypox cases are rising in Europe

Why monkeypox cases are rising in Europe

-- 2022-05-19 18:00:23

A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the disease mostly occurs in west and centra...

Russia claims more than 1,700 surrender in Mariupol

Russia claims more than 1,700 surrender in Mariupol

-- 2022-05-19 16:52:56

Moscow said on Thursday that 1,730 Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol over three days, including 771 in the past 24 hours, claiming a surrender on a far bigger scale than Kyiv has acknowle...

Erdogan links Sweden, Finland NATO bid to return of 'terrorists'

Erdogan links Sweden, Finland NATO bid to return of 'terrorists'

-- 2022-05-19 09:34:46

Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Sweden should not expect Turkey to approve its NATO bid without returning "terrorists", and Swedish and Finnish delegations should not come to Turkey to convince it to...

Russia says it uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine

Russia says it uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-18 22:14:40

Russia on Wednesday said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some of Moscow's secret weapons to counter a flood of Western arms supplied to...

Russian soldier faces war crimes trial in Ukraine

Russian soldier faces war crimes trial in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-18 19:46:17

A Kyiv district court in Ukraine met on Wednesday to begin hearing its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier who took part in ongoing war in Ukraine, a case of huge symbolic value for Ukrai...

Spain offers paid leave for women with painful period symptoms

Spain offers paid leave for women with painful period symptoms

-- 2022-05-18 18:20:04

Spain's leftist coalition government on Tuesday approved a draft bill to reinforce abortion rights and make Spain the first country in Europe to offer state-funded paid leave for women who suffer from...

Will Robert Lewandowski fit in Xavi's system?

Will Robert Lewandowski fit in Xavi's system?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-05-18 15:00:01

Robert Lewandowski has decided not to extend his contract with Bayern Munich and according to most of the sources, is close to making a move to FC Barcelona. With Xavi Hernandez at the helm, Barcelon...

Finland, Sweden hand in application to join NATO

Finland, Sweden hand in application to join NATO

-- 2022-05-18 13:53:50

Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday at allied headquarters, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and setting in motion an accession process that i...

Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia

Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-18 13:08:03

Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of desperate resistance. The surren...

Azovstal siege ends as 265 Ukrainian fighters surrender

Azovstal siege ends as 265 Ukrainian fighters surrender

-- 2022-05-17 21:32:47

Dozens of Ukrainian fighters, some apparently unwounded, surrendered on Tuesday after weeks holed up in the bunkers and tunnels below Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks as the most devastating siege of Ru...

Ukraine hails Mariupol defenders as heroes who changed course of war

Ukraine hails Mariupol defenders as heroes who changed course of war

-- 2022-05-17 21:07:02

Ukraine hailed the defenders of the strategic city of Mariupol on Tuesday as heroes who changed the course of the war with Russia by keeping Russian forces at bay for 82 days of siege and bombardment....

Over 250 Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol

Over 250 Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol

-- 2022-05-17 19:06:07

More than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and Kyiv said it had ordered its entire garrison to evacuate, heralding the end of Europe's bloodi...

Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia

Ukrainian troops evacuate from Mariupol, ceding control to Russia

-- 2022-05-17 12:30:00

Ukraine's military said on Tuesday it was working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bom...

Sweden's plans for NATO membership hit snag as Turkey says no

Sweden's plans for NATO membership hit snag as Turkey says no

-- 2022-05-17 10:27:39

Sweden will formally apply for NATO membership in the next few days, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, but its accession process, and that of Finland, hit a snag when NATO member Turk...

Putin sees no threat from NATO expansion

Putin sees no threat from NATO expansion

-- 2022-05-17 09:48:08

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that there was no threat to his country if Sweden and Finland joined NATO but cautioned that Moscow would respond if the US-led alliance bolstered milit...

Military build-up in Nordic countries, not NATO expansion, to provoke response: Putin

Military build-up in Nordic countries, not NATO expansion, to provoke response: Putin

-- 2022-05-16 21:50:28

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that there was no threat to Russia if Sweden and Finland joined NATO but cautioned that Moscow would respond if the US-led alliance bolstered mil...

Chelsea losing consecutive finals: Where lies the problem?

Chelsea losing consecutive finals: Where lies the problem?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-05-16 16:50:08

In the FA cup final, Chelsea lost 6-5 on penalties to Liverpool with Cesar Azpilicueta and Mason Mount missing their individual penalties.  With this, Chelsea become the first team in history to...

Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east

Ukraine counter-attacks Russian forces in the east

-- 2022-05-16 13:13:22

Ukraine counter-attacked Russian forces on the eastern front on Monday with fighting reported near its second-largest city of Kharkiv, after Western military agencies said Moscow's offensive in the Do...

Sweden's ruling party backs joining NATO, paving way for bid

Sweden's ruling party backs joining NATO, paving way for bid

-- 2022-05-15 22:37:57

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats said on Sunday they backed the country joining NATO, abandoning decades of opposition in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and creating a large parliament major...

Front lines shift in Donbas as Ukraine mounts counteroffensive

Front lines shift in Donbas as Ukraine mounts counteroffensive

-- 2022-05-15 20:23:07

The front lines in Ukraine had shifted on Sunday as Russia made advances in the fiercely contested eastern Donbas region and Ukraine's military waged a counteroffensive near the strategic Russian-held...

Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland due to ‘problems with payments’

Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland due to ‘problems with payments’

-- 2022-05-15 19:50:03

Russian energy supplier RAO Nordic says it will suspend deliveries of electricity to Finland from Saturday, citing problems with payments. The company said it had not been paid for previous deliverie...

Ankara says Sweden, Finland must lift export bans on Turkey

Ankara says Sweden, Finland must lift export bans on Turkey

-- 2022-05-15 19:22:42

Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that Sweden and Finland must stop supporting terrorist groups in their countries, provide clear security guarantees and lift export bans on Turkey as they seek...

Finland confirms it will apply for NATO membership

Finland confirms it will apply for NATO membership

-- 2022-05-15 17:05:15

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto confirmed on Sunday that his country would apply for membership of the NATO military alliance, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine....