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Russia has lost one third of its forces in Ukraine, says Britain

Russia has lost one third of its forces in Ukraine, says Britain

-- 2022-05-15 16:21:31

Russia has probably lost around a third of the ground forces it deployed to Ukraine and its offensive in the Donbas region "has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule", British militar...

Ukraine wages counteroffensive against Russian forces in east

Ukraine wages counteroffensive against Russian forces in east

-- 2022-05-15 11:49:22

Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, a regional governor said on Saturday, in what could prove a serious setback for Moscow's plans...

Czech Republic opens world's longest suspension footbridge

Czech Republic opens world's longest suspension footbridge

-- 2022-05-14 23:03:20

Fear and adrenaline were some of the feelings as the first tourists stepped out on the world's longest suspension footbridge, spanning a mountain valley in the Czech Republic. "We came here because w...

Joining NATO may damage bilateral ties, Putin tells Finland

Joining NATO may damage bilateral ties, Putin tells Finland

-- 2022-05-14 19:18:32

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality and joining NATO would be a mistake that could damage relations between their two coun...

Over 700,000 refugees from Ukraine registered in Germany

Over 700,000 refugees from Ukraine registered in Germany

REUTERS 2022-05-14 11:33:15

More than 700,000 people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been recorded in Germany thus far, Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Interior Ministry data. Since the start of the...

Ukrainian forces thwart Russian river crossing, hit naval ship

Ukrainian forces thwart Russian river crossing, hit naval ship

-- 2022-05-13 21:47:12

Ukrainian forces destroyed a pontoon bridge and parts of a Russian armoured column as it tried to cross a river in the Donbas region, video released by Ukraine's military showed on Friday, and a Russi...

Sweden may apply for entry to NATO as early as Monday

Sweden may apply for entry to NATO as early as Monday

-- 2022-05-13 19:20:50

Swedish membership of NATO would boost national security and help to stabilise the Nordic and Baltic regions, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday, a day after neighbour Finland said it would see...

Europe's gas supply crisis grows after Russia imposes sanctions

Europe's gas supply crisis grows after Russia imposes sanctions

-- 2022-05-13 14:47:15

Pressure on Europe to secure alternative gas supplies increased on Thursday as Moscow imposed sanctions on European subsidiaries of state-owned Gazprom a day after Ukraine stopped a major gas transit...

Finland seeks NATO membership without delay

Finland seeks NATO membership without delay

-- 2022-05-12 16:51:48

Finland said on Thursday it would apply to join NATO "without delay", with Sweden expected to follow suit, suggesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine will bring about the very expansion of the Western mi...

Sweden plans to send NATO application next week, Expressen daily says

Sweden plans to send NATO application next week, Expressen daily says

REUTERS 2022-05-12 15:04:09

Sweden's government plans to submit an application to join NATO next week, following neighbour Finland in re-writing its post-World War Two security policy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...

We don’t want war, but Western countries want to defeat us: Russia’s FM

We don’t want war, but Western countries want to defeat us: Russia’s FM

-- 2022-05-11 19:48:44

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow did not want war in Europe, but that Western countries were keen to see Russia defeated in its military campaign in Ukraine. "If y...

Europe to drop air travel mask mandate from May 16

Europe to drop air travel mask mandate from May 16

-- 2022-05-11 18:27:16

Face masks will not have to be worn in airports and on flights in Europe from May 16, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) sai...

Russian envoy says barber in Poland refuses to cut his hair

Russian envoy says barber in Poland refuses to cut his hair

-- 2022-05-11 17:49:34

Russian diplomat Sergiy Andreev was feeling unwelcome on the streets of Warsaw even before protesters doused him with red liquid thrown in his face at short range this week. Soon after beginning of R...

Belarus to deploy special forces near its border with Ukraine

Belarus to deploy special forces near its border with Ukraine

-- 2022-05-11 17:21:58

Belarus will deploy special operations troops in three areas near its southern border with Ukraine, the armed forces said on Tuesday as President Alexander Lukashenko talked up the role of Russian-mad...

Ukraine to halt key Russian gas transit to Europe, blames Moscow

Ukraine to halt key Russian gas transit to Europe, blames Moscow

-- 2022-05-11 09:44:27

Ukraine said on Tuesday it would suspend the flow of gas through a transit point which it said delivers almost a third of the fuel piped from Russia to Europe through Ukraine, blaming Moscow for the m...

Ukraine pushes Russian troops back in counter-offensive near Kharkiv

Ukraine pushes Russian troops back in counter-offensive near Kharkiv

-- 2022-05-11 09:28:37

Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could signal a shift in the war's momentum and jeopardi...

Western countries accuse Russia of downing satellite internet in Ukraine

Western countries accuse Russia of downing satellite internet in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-10 23:08:09

Russia was behind a massive cyberattack against a satellite internet network which took tens of thousands of modems offline at the onset of Russia-Ukraine war, the United States, Britain, Canada and t...

WHO may shut Moscow office as its European members pass resolution against Russia

WHO may shut Moscow office as its European members pass resolution against Russia

-- 2022-05-10 18:47:47

Members of the World Health Organization's European region passed a resolution on Tuesday that could result in the closure of Russia's regional office and the suspension of meetings in the country in...

Prince Charles delivers Queen Elizabeth’s speech for the first time

Prince Charles delivers Queen Elizabeth’s speech for the first time

-- 2022-05-10 17:39:08

Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took centre stage at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, replacing the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who missed the grand set-piece event...

Ukraine death toll 'thousands higher' than reported, says UN

Ukraine death toll 'thousands higher' than reported, says UN

-- 2022-05-10 16:57:18

Thousands more civilians have been killed in Ukraine during nearly 11 weeks of war there than the official UN death toll of 3,381, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country sai...

Russia not planning to close embassies in Europe

Russia not planning to close embassies in Europe

REUTERS 2022-05-10 11:39:04

Russia is not planning to proactively close its embassies in Europe in response to unfriendly measures by the West and the expansion of sanctions against Moscow, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesda...

Russian forces step up missile strikes in Ukraine, say Kyiv officials

Russian forces step up missile strikes in Ukraine, say Kyiv officials

-- 2022-05-09 22:34:21

Russian forces stormed the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's strategic port of Mariupol on Monday and stepped up missile strikes elsewhere, Ukrainian officials said, as President Vladimir Putin oversa...

Ukraine will not give up a single piece of land, says Zelensky

Ukraine will not give up a single piece of land, says Zelensky

-- 2022-05-09 22:25:42

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Kyiv would defeat Russia's invasionand not give up a single piece of land, as he marked victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Zelensky...

Russia's ambassador to Poland doused in red substance by protesters

Russia's ambassador to Poland doused in red substance by protesters

-- 2022-05-09 20:49:11

Russia's ambassador to Poland was doused in a red substance on Monday by people protesting against the war in Ukraine as he went to lay flowers at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to mark the 77...

Russia fighting for motherland in Ukraine, says Putin

Russia fighting for motherland in Ukraine, says Putin

-- 2022-05-09 16:56:40

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their motherland, in his annual address marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Despite...

Britain to increase tariffs on Russian platinum, palladium in new sanctions

Britain to increase tariffs on Russian platinum, palladium in new sanctions

-- 2022-05-09 15:22:33

Britain announced on Sunday it will increase tariffs on platinum and palladium imports from Russia and Belarus in a new package of sanctions targeting 1.7 billion pounds ($2.10 billion) of trade, whic...

Ninety minutes in the Bernabeu is a very long time

Ninety minutes in the Bernabeu is a very long time

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-05-09 15:20:56

Real Madrid have performed like the comic book superhero version of the club that we grew up hearing stories of, staging a series of remontadas (Spanish for a comeback) at Santiago Bernabéu dur...

Canada's Trudeau announces new weapons for Ukraine in visit to Kyiv

Canada's Trudeau announces new weapons for Ukraine in visit to Kyiv

-- 2022-05-09 10:01:51

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new weapons and equipment for Ukraine on Sunday after an unannounced visit to Kyiv, the capital. Trudeau, addressing a news conference after talks wit...

Putin to mark Soviet WW2 victory as Ukraine decries school bombing

Putin to mark Soviet WW2 victory as Ukraine decries school bombing

-- 2022-05-09 09:09:48

About 60 people were feared dead after a bomb struck a school in eastern Ukraine, authorities said, while Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to lead celebrations on Monday marking the Soviet Un...

Zelensky's iconic fleece jacket sold for around $111,000

Zelensky's iconic fleece jacket sold for around $111,000

-- 2022-05-08 23:33:09

A fleece jacket, worn and signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, was sold for £90,000 (around $111,000) at a fundraiser campaign for Ukraine in London recently. "Today, the whole wor...