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Russian flights likely to get banned from EU airspace

Russian flights likely to get banned from EU airspace

-- 2022-02-27 17:25:50

A European Union-wide ban for Russian flights could be part of a fresh package of sanctions on Moscow to be discussed later on Sunday by the bloc's foreign ministers, an EU official said. A vast majo...

Trump condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, blames world leaders

Trump condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, blames world leaders

-- 2022-02-27 17:16:53

Former President Donald Trump has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said he was praying for Ukrainians, switching tone from his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week....

Finland closes airspace to Russian planes

Finland closes airspace to Russian planes

-- 2022-02-27 17:16:32

Finland is preparing to shut down its airspace to Russian air traffic, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka said in a tweet late on Saturday, making it the latest European country to...

North Korea resumes missile tests with first launch in a month

North Korea resumes missile tests with first launch in a month

-- 2022-02-27 11:03:03

North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Sunday, military officials in South Korea and Japan said, in what would be the first test since the nuclear-armed country conducted a record numb...

Russian advance has slowed, caused by logistical problems, resistance: UK

Russian advance has slowed, caused by logistical problems, resistance: UK

-- 2022-02-27 10:58:05

The Russian advance into Ukraine has temporarily slowed, probably because of logistical problems and strong resistance, Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday, Reuters reports. "The speed of the...

Australia flash floods kill seven as severe weather pummels Queensland

Australia flash floods kill seven as severe weather pummels Queensland

-- 2022-02-27 10:54:52

The death toll from flash flooding in Australia's northeast rose to seven on Sunday as a severe storm system pummelled the city of Brisbane and the southeast of the state of Queensland, Reuters report...

Ukraine creating 'IT army' to fight off Russian cyber attacks

Ukraine creating 'IT army' to fight off Russian cyber attacks

-- 2022-02-27 10:41:38

Ukraine will create an "IT army" to fight against Russia's digital intrusions, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Saturday. Ukraine has called its hacker underground to help protect critica...

Town near Ukraine's Kyiv hit by Russian missiles, oil depot on fire

Town near Ukraine's Kyiv hit by Russian missiles, oil depot on fire

-- 2022-02-27 09:59:02

Russian missiles have hit the Ukrainian town of Vasylkiv southwest of the capital, Kyiv, setting an oil terminal ablaze, the town's mayor said in a video posted online. "The enemy wants to destroy ev...

Australia to beef up military aid for Ukraine

Australia to beef up military aid for Ukraine

-- 2022-02-27 09:51:15

Australia says it will fund the supply of weapons to Ukraine to help it fight Russian forces. The move comes days after the government in Canberra said it would only provide “non-lethal”...

Russian troops blow up gas pipeline in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian troops blow up gas pipeline in Ukraine's Kharkiv

-- 2022-02-27 09:40:49

The Ukrainian president’s office said Russian forces blew up a gas pipeline in Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, reports The Associated Press.  The State Service of Special...

West to expel key Russian banks from global payments system

West to expel key Russian banks from global payments system

-- 2022-02-27 08:52:08

Western allies announced sweeping new sanctions against Moscow on Saturday, including kicking key Russian banks off the main global payments system, as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukr...

Ukrainian forces put up ‘determined resistance’ to Russia's invasion, US official claims

Ukrainian forces put up ‘determined resistance’ to Russia's invasion, US official claims

-- 2022-02-26 23:09:14

Ukrainian forces are putting up "very determined resistance" to Russia's invasion, a US defence official said on Saturday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy struck a defiant tone on the stree...

Selfie video: Ukrainian president’s favourite style in addressing the nation

Selfie video: Ukrainian president’s favourite style in addressing the nation

-- 2022-02-26 20:52:29

The morning after Russian missiles rained down on Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in his favourite style: the selfie video. Unshaven, wearing a khaki jacket and fla...

France seizes Russian ship for violating sanctions

France seizes Russian ship for violating sanctions

-- 2022-02-26 19:36:35

French sea police seized a ship on Saturday that authorities suspect belongs to a Russian company targeted by European Union sanctions over the war in Ukraine, a government official told Reuters. The...

Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, around 100,000 reach Poland in two days

Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, around 100,000 reach Poland in two days

-- 2022-02-26 18:46:26

Refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued to pour across its western borders on Saturday, with around 100,000 reaching Poland in two days, finding temporary sanctuary in sports halls and...

Russian pounds Ukraine for third day, captures first city

Russian pounds Ukraine for third day, captures first city

-- 2022-02-26 18:21:20

Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv with artillery and cruise missiles on Saturday for the third day running and Russia's Interfax news agency said they had captured the...

Russian invasion disrupts internet in Ukraine

Russian invasion disrupts internet in Ukraine

-- 2022-02-26 18:01:43

Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet blockage obse...

Canadian stores remove Russian vodka from shelves after Ukraine invasion

Canadian stores remove Russian vodka from shelves after Ukraine invasion

-- 2022-02-26 17:58:17

Canadian liquor stores are removing Russian vodka and other Russian made alcoholic beverages from their shelves in an act of condemnation over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. After weeks of warnings fr...

'Ukraine will prevail' protests held in Sydney, Tokyo

'Ukraine will prevail' protests held in Sydney, Tokyo

-- 2022-02-26 14:58:01

Several hundred people marched in heavy rain in Sydney on Saturday chanting "Ukraine will prevail" and demanding more action against Moscow, while protesters in Tokyo called for Russia to be expelled...

Ukraine war will have long-lasting consequences for French farming sector, Macron says

Ukraine war will have long-lasting consequences for French farming sector, Macron says

-- 2022-02-26 14:16:44

The war in Ukraine, and heavy sanctions Western powers have taken against Russia, will have long-lasting and serious consequences for the French farming sector, the European Union's biggest, French Pr...

US approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine

US approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine

-- 2022-02-26 14:03:02

President Joe Biden instructed the US State Department to release $350 million in military aid to Ukraine on Friday as it struggles to repulse a Russian invasion. In a memorandum to Secretary of Stat...

Russian forces launch missile strikes on Ukrainian cities

Russian forces launch missile strikes on Ukrainian cities

-- 2022-02-26 13:51:19

Russian forces launched coordinated missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday including the capital, Kyiv, where gunfire erupted near government buildings in the city centre, milit...

Ukraine says its two commercial ships hit by Russian missiles near Odessa port

Ukraine says its two commercial ships hit by Russian missiles near Odessa port

-- 2022-02-26 13:43:39

Ukraine said Russian warships shelled a Moldovan-flagged chemical tanker and a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship due to load grain near Odessa port in the Black Sea on Friday, one day after Russia began a...

Russia-West relations at 'point of no return': Russia

Russia-West relations at 'point of no return': Russia

-- 2022-02-26 11:40:41

Relations between Russia and the West are approaching the point of no return, TASS news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Friday, Reuters reports. The imposition...

Russia vetoes UN Security action on Ukraine, China abstains

Russia vetoes UN Security action on Ukraine, China abstains

-- 2022-02-26 11:37:57

Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on Friday that would have deplored Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, while China abstained from the vote - a move Western countries view as a win for s...

Street fighting underway in Kyiv; residents urged to seek shelter

Street fighting underway in Kyiv; residents urged to seek shelter

-- 2022-02-26 11:22:33

Kyiv officials are warning residents that street fighting is underway against Russian forces, and they are urging people to seek shelter. The warning issued Saturday advised residents to remain in sh...

Ukraine military says it repelled Russian assault on Kyiv base

Ukraine military says it repelled Russian assault on Kyiv base

-- 2022-02-26 10:37:52

Russian troops attacked an army base located on a main avenue in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv but the assault was repelled, the Ukrainian military said early on Saturday. Separately, the Interfax Uk...

Zelensky accepts Putin’s proposal, ready to negotiate peace and ceasefire

Zelensky accepts Putin’s proposal, ready to negotiate peace and ceasefire

-- 2022-02-26 10:19:22

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal and is ready to negotiate peace and a ceasefire, Zelensky’s press secretary Sergey Nikifo...

Relations between Russia and West at 'point of no return', Russian foreign ministry says

Relations between Russia and West at 'point of no return', Russian foreign ministry says

-- 2022-02-26 09:45:29

Relations between Russia and the West are approaching the point of no return, TASS news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Friday. The imposition of sanctions aga...

Russia limits access to Facebook amid Ukraine invasion

Russia limits access to Facebook amid Ukraine invasion

-- 2022-02-26 09:38:34

Russia has limited access to Facebook over the platform's stance on the accounts of several Moscow-backed news outlets amid the invasion of Ukraine. Russia's communications regulator Rosk...