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Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian warship sinks

Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian warship sinks

-- 2022-04-15 11:23:20

Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv early on Friday, and air raid sirens blared across Ukraine as residents braced for new Russian attacks after Moscow's lead warship in the Black Sea sank followin...

Russian warship sinks in Black Sea after explosion

Russian warship sinks in Black Sea after explosion

-- 2022-04-15 08:11:57

Russia's lead warship in the Black Sea sank on Thursday, Russia's defence ministry announced, after what Ukraine said was a missile strike and Russia described as an explosion of ammunition on board,...

Europe won’t be able to shun Russian gas immediately, says Putin

Europe won’t be able to shun Russian gas immediately, says Putin

-- 2022-04-14 21:07:55

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow will work to re-direct its energy eastward as European countries try to reduce reliance on Russian exports. He also said Europe wi...

Russia says blast damages major ship in Black Sea, crew members evacuated

Russia says blast damages major ship in Black Sea, crew members evacuated

-- 2022-04-14 19:30:09

The most important ship in Russia’s Black Sea fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, was badly damaged after ammunition on board blew up, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday. Russia said...

Russia warns of nuclear deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO

Russia warns of nuclear deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO

-- 2022-04-14 16:33:49

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the US-led military alliance then Russia would have to bolster its defences in the re...

European Central Bank faces pressure from record inflation

European Central Bank faces pressure from record inflation

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-14 16:10:48

European Central Bank faces pressure from record inflation The head of the European Central Bank could drop more hints Thursday about when the bank will start raising interest rates, with pressure in...

Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations, UN says

Ukraine war threatens to devastate many poor nations, UN says

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-14 13:07:53

Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditions, a...

Real Madrid's problem with pressing and pace

Real Madrid's problem with pressing and pace

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-04-13 13:49:58

Real Madrid, although qualifying against Chelsea last night after a nail-biting fight–that went to the extra time, played one of the worst matches of this season. The 3-2 scoreline in favour of...

Ukraine says it has arrested top Putin ally

Ukraine says it has arrested top Putin ally

-- 2022-04-13 12:22:16

Ukraine's security services on Tuesday said they had arrested pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is President Vladimir Putin's closest and most influential ally in Ukraine, reports Reuters....

Putin says peace talks with Ukraine hit dead end

Putin says peace talks with Ukraine hit dead end

-- 2022-04-13 10:52:23

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow his troops would win and t...

UK PM Johnson, finance minister to be fined over lockdown parties

UK PM Johnson, finance minister to be fined over lockdown parties

-- 2022-04-12 19:48:39

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak are to receive fines for breaching strict coronavirus lockdown rules, a government statement said on Tuesday. Police have bee...

Abandoned in east Ukraine, cats and dogs look for new homes in Russia

Abandoned in east Ukraine, cats and dogs look for new homes in Russia

-- 2022-04-12 19:44:34

With the trunk of her car filled to the brim with pet carriers, Yulia drives across the conflict-torn Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to pick up cats and dogs abandoned by owners who fled in the hop...

Putin says Russia will achieve 'noble' aims of its Ukraine military campaign

Putin says Russia will achieve 'noble' aims of its Ukraine military campaign

-- 2022-04-12 17:48:55

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow's military operation in Ukraine would undoubtedly achieve what he said were its "noble" objectives. Speaking at an awards ceremony at the...

Russia says it won’t suspend military operations in Ukraine during peace talks

Russia says it won’t suspend military operations in Ukraine during peace talks

-- 2022-04-11 19:52:09

Russia will not suspend its military operations in Ukraine for subsequent rounds of peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. Russian officials say peace talks with Ukraine...

Russia says it will take legal action if forced into sovereign debt default

Russia says it will take legal action if forced into sovereign debt default

-- 2022-04-11 11:06:04

Russia will take legal action if the West tries to force it to default on its sovereign debt, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper on Monday, sharpening Moscow's ton...

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as early as summer

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as early as summer

-- 2022-04-11 10:31:43

Russia has made a "massive strategic blunder" as Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO as early as the summer, The Times reported on Monday, citing officials. The United States officials said t...

Ukraine seeks fresh round of EU sanctions against Russia

Ukraine seeks fresh round of EU sanctions against Russia

-- 2022-04-10 21:32:16

Ukraine said on Sunday it was seeking another round of European Union sanctions against Moscow and more military aid from its allies as Russian forces destroyed an airport and other targets in the eas...

Macron faces a tough fight in French presidential vote

Macron faces a tough fight in French presidential vote

-- 2022-04-10 20:17:47

Voters cast ballots across France on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron's re-elect...

Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport, Ukraine officials say

Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport, Ukraine officials say

-- 2022-04-10 19:34:48

Russian forces fired rockets into Ukraine's Luhansk and Dnipro regions on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, completely destroying an airport and potentially leaving casualties. Valentyn Reznichenko,...

What went wrong with Chelsea?

What went wrong with Chelsea?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-04-10 16:47:52

As matchday 32 takes place in the Premier League, things are looking uncertain at both ends of the table.  While there is stiff competition between Manchester City and Liverpool for the title, t...

Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv, holds talks with Zelensky

Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv, holds talks with Zelensky

-- 2022-04-09 21:08:29

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. The office of the British prime minister said the visit was a "show of solidarity" wit...

French voters to cast ballot in first round of presidential elections Sunday

French voters to cast ballot in first round of presidential elections Sunday

-- 2022-04-09 20:17:11

French voters are preparing to cast their ballot in the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday. Recent polls have shown a marked fall in President Emmanuel Macron's lead over his main ch...

YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel

YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel

-- 2022-04-09 17:40:39

YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's most popular streaming service could face restrictio...

Ukraine urges civilians to flee

Ukraine urges civilians to flee

-- 2022-04-09 15:39:08

Ukraine on Saturday called on civilians in the eastern Luhansk region to flee from Russian shelling after officials said more than 50 civilians trying to evacuate by rail from a neighbouring region we...

Russia expels 45 Polish embassy staff in retaliatory move

Russia expels 45 Polish embassy staff in retaliatory move

-- 2022-04-08 21:56:16

Russia has declared 45 Polish embassy and consulate staff "persona non grata" in retaliation for Warsaw's expulsion of 45 Russian diplomats from Poland. Moscow's foreign ministry gave the information...

50 killed in Russian rocket strike on Ukraine evacuation hub

50 killed in Russian rocket strike on Ukraine evacuation hub

-- 2022-04-08 21:40:55

Ukraine said as many as 50 people, including five children, were killed and many more were wounded and lost limbs in a rocket strike at a railway station packed with civilians fleeing the threat of a...

One in 13 Britons had Covid-19 last week

One in 13 Britons had Covid-19 last week

-- 2022-04-08 21:24:25

Roughly one in 13 people in England, Wales and Scotland had Covid-19 last week, a similar ratio to the previous week, official estimates showed on Friday, according to Reuters. In Northern Ireland, t...

Man jailed in London for killing British-Bangladeshi woman

Man jailed in London for killing British-Bangladeshi woman

-- 2022-04-08 19:45:07

A 36-year-old man, Koci Selamaj, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years by a court in London on Friday for the murder of a British-Bangladeshi woman, Sabina Nessa. Bangladeshi media outl...

Over 39 evacuees killed in Russian rocket strike

Over 39 evacuees killed in Russian rocket strike

-- 2022-04-08 17:39:12

More than 39 people were killed and over 87 wounded in a Russian rocket strike on a railway station packed with women, children and elderly evacuees in east Ukraine early on Friday, Ukrainian official...

EU adopts new sanctions against Russia including coal import ban

EU adopts new sanctions against Russia including coal import ban

-- 2022-04-08 17:19:46

The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia since the country's Feb 24 invasion of Ukraine, including bans on the import of coal, wood, chemicals and ot...