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In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron

In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron

-- 2022-04-25 09:56:22

Now comes the hard part. Emmanuel Macron may have seen off far-right leader Marine Le Pen, but his second term could be even rockier than the first with mounting political opposition and boiling soci...

France's Macron beats Le Pen to win second term

France's Macron beats Le Pen to win second term

-- 2022-04-25 09:52:25

French President Emmanuel Macron defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday by a comfortable margin, early projections by pollsters showed, securing a second term and heading off what would...

Ukraine to call for more powerful weapons when top US officials visit Kyiv

Ukraine to call for more powerful weapons when top US officials visit Kyiv

-- 2022-04-24 23:02:55

Ukraine will ask US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for more powerful weapons during an expected visit by the officials to Kyiv on Sunday, seeking to build the cou...

Ukraine says Mariupol humanitarian corridor fails as shelling continues

Ukraine says Mariupol humanitarian corridor fails as shelling continues

-- 2022-04-24 21:17:09

Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said no humanitarian routes were established out of the southeastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday as Russian forces did not hold their fir...

Top US officials to visit Kyiv amid Ukraine's call for powerful weapons

Top US officials to visit Kyiv amid Ukraine's call for powerful weapons

-- 2022-04-24 17:41:32

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday to discuss Ukraine's call for more heavy arms, two months after Russia's invasion began. The trip, an...

'I want to see the sun' begs child in Mariupol steel works

'I want to see the sun' begs child in Mariupol steel works

-- 2022-04-24 12:48:33

Women and children sheltering in a giant steel works in Mariupol that is the last holdout of Ukrainian defenders of the southern port city, said in a video released on Saturday they are desperate to g...

Macron or Le Pen: France faces stark choice for president

Macron or Le Pen: France faces stark choice for president

-- 2022-04-24 12:31:45

The French vote on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right eurosceptic Marine Le Pen in what wou...

Missile attack kills five in Odesa, says Ukraine

Missile attack kills five in Odesa, says Ukraine

-- 2022-04-23 22:17:39

An adviser to Ukraine's president says five people including a three-month-old infant were killed in a missile attack in the Black Sea port city of Odesa. Ukraine presidential chief of staff, Andriy...

Russia says it investigates report on presence of British special forces in Ukraine

Russia says it investigates report on presence of British special forces in Ukraine

-- 2022-04-23 21:56:42

Russia's top state investigative body said on Saturday it was looking into a Russian media report alleging that sabotage experts from Britain's SAS special forces have been deployed to western Ukraine...

UN chief to meet Putin, Zelenskiy next week

UN chief to meet Putin, Zelenskiy next week

-- 2022-04-23 19:34:51

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow next week to meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin and then head to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Guterres...

Ukraine says Russia resumes assault on Mariupol

Ukraine says Russia resumes assault on Mariupol

-- 2022-04-23 18:43:08

Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steelworks in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port ci...

G20 cannot function as long as Russia remains member, says Canada

G20 cannot function as long as Russia remains member, says Canada

-- 2022-04-23 17:40:39

The Group of 20 major economies cannot effectively function as long as Russia remains a member, Canada's finance minister said on Friday after a week of protests against Moscow's war in Ukraine at the...

Many flights cancelled at Amsterdam's airport due to strike

Many flights cancelled at Amsterdam's airport due to strike

-- 2022-04-23 17:19:03

Dozens of flights were cancelled or delayed Saturday at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport as a group of KLM baggage handlers went on strike on one of the busiest days of the year at the major aviation hub...

Erik Ten Hag's recipe of success at Manchester United

Erik Ten Hag's recipe of success at Manchester United

Tofael Mahmud 2022-04-23 16:05:35

Manchester United have appointed Erik Ten Hag at a time when the optimism among United fans is at an all-time low.  It makes sense because United in the post-Ferguson era have appointed managers...

Russian forces shot down Ukrainian fighter jet in Kharkiv region

Russian forces shot down Ukrainian fighter jet in Kharkiv region

-- 2022-04-23 14:26:05

Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that its forces had shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet and destroyed three MI-8 helicopters at an airfield in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. The...

Zelenskiy warns Russia is eyeing other countries after Ukraine

Zelenskiy warns Russia is eyeing other countries after Ukraine

-- 2022-04-23 11:40:46

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Russia's invasion of his country was just the beginning and that Moscow has designs on capturing other countries, after a Russian general said it wa...

UN rights office cites growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

UN rights office cites growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

-- 2022-04-22 21:20:51

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday there was growing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including signs of indiscriminate shelling and summary executions. Meanwhile, the UN...

Satellite images suggest mass graves dug near Ukraine’s Mariupol

Satellite images suggest mass graves dug near Ukraine’s Mariupol

-- 2022-04-22 21:07:18

A US satellite firm says it has identified a mass burial site containing about 200 graves near Mariupol city of Ukraine. The satellite firm, Maxar, said its images showed an expansion of graves that...

Ukraine war may continue until end of next year: British PM

Ukraine war may continue until end of next year: British PM

-- 2022-04-22 20:50:00

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested there ‘is a realistic possibility’ the war in Ukraine could continue to the end of next year. Johnson, on a two-day visit to India to b...

British embassy in Ukrainian capital will reopen next week, says Boris Johnson

British embassy in Ukrainian capital will reopen next week, says Boris Johnson

-- 2022-04-22 20:17:45

The British embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv will reopen next week, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. British Ambassador Melinda Simmons said she was "heading back" aft...

Russia plans to take full control of Donbas, southern Ukraine

Russia plans to take full control of Donbas, southern Ukraine

-- 2022-04-22 16:10:31

Russia plans to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of its military operation, the deputy commander of Russia's central military district said on Friday, the I...

Zelenskyy gets John F Kennedy award for defending democracy

Zelenskyy gets John F Kennedy award for defending democracy

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-22 11:16:58

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is among five people named Thursday as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy. Zelenskyy was chosen because...

Vladimir Putin claims victory in Mariupol

Vladimir Putin claims victory in Mariupol

-- 2022-04-21 19:38:01

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege, despite hundreds of...

Erling Haaland's inclusion might make Manchester City invincible

Erling Haaland's inclusion might make Manchester City invincible

Mahtab Jamil 2022-04-21 13:44:57

Erling Haaland is currently one of the most sought after players in the world. After breaking out in Dortmund in 2020, Haaland has been a prolific goal scorer with speed, strength and technical abilit...

G20 members condemn Russia's war in Ukraine

G20 members condemn Russia's war in Ukraine

-- 2022-04-21 12:15:45

Top officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out on Russia's representatives at a Group of 20 meeting on Wednesday and many members spoke to condemn Moscow's war in Ukraine, exposin...

Queen Elizabeth II privately marks her 96th birthday

Queen Elizabeth II privately marks her 96th birthday

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-21 11:35:56

Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 96th birthday privately on Thursday, retreating to the Sandringham estate in eastern England that has offered the monarch and her late husband, Prince Philip, a refug...

Ukraine offers to hold Mariupol talks with Russia

Ukraine offers to hold Mariupol talks with Russia

-- 2022-04-21 09:23:48

Senior Ukrainian negotiators on Wednesday offered to hold special talks with Russia in Mariupol without conditions in a bid to evacuate troops and civilians from the besieged port city, reports Reuter...

Britain's financial watchdog sets target of 40pc women on company boards

Britain's financial watchdog sets target of 40pc women on company boards

-- 2022-04-20 23:04:11

Britain's financial watchdog on Wednesday set diversity targets for listed companies, including that 40 per cent of boards should be women. The Financial Conduct Authority said companies will have to...

Italy plans to turn down air conditioning to save energy

Italy plans to turn down air conditioning to save energy

-- 2022-04-20 20:40:24

Italians could face a long hot summer with the air conditioning turned down in public offices and buildings as the government seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian gas supplies. Air conditioning sy...

Assange's extradition to US moves a step closer

Assange's extradition to US moves a step closer

-- 2022-04-20 17:15:40

A British judge on Wednesday sent the case of Julian Assange to interior minister Priti Patel who will decide whether the WikiLeaks founder should be extradited to the United States over the release o...