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Russia warns West against oil import ban

Russia warns West against oil import ban

-- 2022-03-08 14:07:00

A Western ban on Russian oil imports may more than double the price to $300 a barrel and prompt the closure of the main gas pipeline to Germany, Moscow warned on Monday, as talks on Ukraine hardly adv...

Biden thanks South Korea for joining sanctions against Russia

Biden thanks South Korea for joining sanctions against Russia

-- 2022-03-08 13:08:21

US President Joe Biden has sent a letter of thanks to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for joining financial sanctions and export controls against Russia, saying the move sent a strong message of su...

World Bank approves $723m in loans and grants for Ukraine

World Bank approves $723m in loans and grants for Ukraine

-- 2022-03-08 11:24:34

The World Bank said its executive board on Monday approved a $723 million package of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing desperately needed government budget support as the country battles a Russi...

Japan imposes new sanctions on Russians, bans exports of refinery equipment

Japan imposes new sanctions on Russians, bans exports of refinery equipment

-- 2022-03-08 11:06:50

Japan has frozen the assets of an additional 32 Russian and Belarusian officials and oligarchs following the invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday. The newly added sanctio...

Second Russian senior commander killed in war, says Ukraine

Second Russian senior commander killed in war, says Ukraine

-- 2022-03-08 10:51:43

Ukraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces have killed a Russian general near the besieged city of Kharkiv, the second Russian senior commander to die in the invasion. Majo...

Moscow says residents of Kyiv and Kharkiv can flee to Belarus, Russia

Moscow says residents of Kyiv and Kharkiv can flee to Belarus, Russia

-- 2022-03-07 21:04:17

Moscow said on Monday it would provide corridors for residents of Ukraine's two main cities to flee to Russia and Belarus, a move Ukraine called an immoral stunt to exploit the suffering of civilians...

17 militants killed in Nigeria

17 militants killed in Nigeria

-- 2022-03-07 20:56:31

At least 17 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram groups were killed following an operation by troops in Nigeria's northeast region, the army said on Monday. Three...

Boris Johnson rejects calls to allow Ukraine refugees in UK

Boris Johnson rejects calls to allow Ukraine refugees in UK

-- 2022-03-07 20:41:21

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected calls on Monday to ease UK visa demands for Ukrainian refugees fleeing conflict, saying Britain was a generous country but it needed to maintain checks on...

Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine to meet Thursday in Turkey

Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine to meet Thursday in Turkey

-- 2022-03-07 19:28:40

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba have agreed to meet at a forum in southern Turkey on Thursday, the first potential talks between the top diplomats si...

Russia will halt military action if Ukraine meets four conditions, Kremlin says

Russia will halt military action if Ukraine meets four conditions, Kremlin says

-- 2022-03-07 18:40:38

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia will halt its military action ‘in a moment’ if Ukraine met its conditions. “Russia is demanding that Ukraine cease military action, c...

Indonesia's Bali welcomes foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules

Indonesia's Bali welcomes foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules

-- 2022-03-07 18:26:52

Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Monday welcomed its first foreign tourists under relaxed coronavirus rules that no longer require arrivals to quarantine, part of a broader easing of curbs in the...

Global Covid death toll surpasses six million

Global Covid death toll surpasses six million

-- 2022-03-07 17:44:41

The death toll from Covid-19 eclipsed 6.0 million Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from finished. The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrele...

Modi urges Putin to hold direct talks with Zelensky

Modi urges Putin to hold direct talks with Zelensky

-- 2022-03-07 16:57:43

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold direct talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone conversation on Monday, according to an Indian go...

Russia boycotts UN court hearings on Ukrainian war

Russia boycotts UN court hearings on Ukrainian war

-- 2022-03-07 16:30:02

Russia on Monday boycotted hearings at the UN’s highest court during which Ukraine will argue that Moscow has falsely applied genocide law in justifying its invasion and will seek an emergency o...

India's envoy to Palestine found dead at workplace

India's envoy to Palestine found dead at workplace

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-07 16:24:03

India's representative to Palestine, Mukul Arya, was found dead inside the Indian mission in Ramallah on Sunday. India's Foreign Minister S Jaishankar confirmed the news in a tweet, according to repo...

Australia will fund lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine, PM Morrison says

Australia will fund lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine, PM Morrison says

-- 2022-03-07 15:35:56

Australia has committed A$70 million ($50 million) to fund lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine, including missiles and ammunition, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday. Australia has shifte...

Chinese foreign minister says friendship with Russia is 'rock solid'

Chinese foreign minister says friendship with Russia is 'rock solid'

-- 2022-03-07 14:27:28

China's friendship with Russia is "rock solid" and the prospects for cooperation are very broad, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. Cooperation between the two countries brings benefits...

Russia announces ceasefire in Kyiv to open humanitarian corridors

Russia announces ceasefire in Kyiv to open humanitarian corridors

-- 2022-03-07 12:35:24

Russia's military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities on Monday, the Defence Ministry said, after fighting halted weekend evacuation efforts and civilian casua...

Thailand bids to avoid 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

Thailand bids to avoid 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

-- 2022-03-07 11:30:03

Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping birth rate, offering parents childcare and fertility centres, while also tapping social media influencers to sho...

Ukraine, Russia to face off at UN's top court over genocide claim

Ukraine, Russia to face off at UN's top court over genocide claim

-- 2022-03-07 11:18:31

Ukraine will ask the United Nations' top court on Monday to issue an emergency ruling requiring Russia to stop its invasion, arguing that Moscow's justification for the attack is based on a faulty int...

New Zealand government expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

New Zealand government expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

-- 2022-03-07 11:03:55

New Zealand's government said on Monday it will introduce legislation to allow it to impose sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. When passed, it will be the first time New Zeal...

More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests across Russia

More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests across Russia

-- 2022-03-07 10:40:24

Police detained more than 4,300 people on Sunday at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent protest monitoring group, reports Reuters....

Fighting traps residents in Mariupol

Fighting traps residents in Mariupol

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-07 09:35:41

Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row on Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his inv...

Ukraine's Mariupol evacuation fails again, stranding civilians under siege

Ukraine's Mariupol evacuation fails again, stranding civilians under siege

-- 2022-03-06 21:59:29

An attempt to evacuate residents from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol collapsed for a second day on Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, blaming an insuff...

Russia’s campaign in Ukraine to continue until Kyiv stops fighting, says Putin

Russia’s campaign in Ukraine to continue until Kyiv stops fighting, says Putin

-- 2022-03-06 19:36:42

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his campaign in Ukraine is going according to plan and would not end until Kyiv stopped fighting. Putin made the comments in a phone call with Turkish President...

Ukraine’s Mariupol city plans evacuation again, Odessa faces risks of assault

Ukraine’s Mariupol city plans evacuation again, Odessa faces risks of assault

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-06 17:40:21

Authorities in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol planned to start evacuating some residents from noon (1000 GMT) under a temporary ceasefire deal, after a similar deal a day earlier collapsed wi...

More than 559 people detained at anti-war protests in Russia

More than 559 people detained at anti-war protests in Russia

-- 2022-03-06 17:12:30

More than 559 people were detained at protests on Sunday in 21 cities across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent Russian-based protest monitor....

US officials travel to Venezuela as part of efforts to isolate Putin

US officials travel to Venezuela as part of efforts to isolate Putin

-- 2022-03-06 16:06:35

Senior US officials travelled to Venezuela on Saturday for talks with President Nicolas Maduro's government, seeking to determine whether Caracas is prepared to distance itself from close ally Russia...

WHO confirms 'several' attacks on Ukraine health centres

WHO confirms 'several' attacks on Ukraine health centres

-- 2022-03-06 14:49:40

The World Health Organization has confirmed "several" attacks on health care centres in Ukraine and is investigating others, the agency's chief said on Sunday. The attacks caused multiple d...

Russia says Ukraine making 'dirty bomb' nuclear weapon

Russia says Ukraine making 'dirty bomb' nuclear weapon

-- 2022-03-06 13:34:49

Russian media cited an unnamed source on Sunday as saying that Ukraine was close to building a plutonium-based "dirty bomb" nuclear weapon, although the source cited no evidence. Russian President Vl...