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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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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...

Evil returns decades after WW2, but Ukraine will prevail: Zelensky

-- 2022-05-08 22:06:38

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that evil had returned to Ukraine but that Kyiv would prevail in an emotional address as Europe marks the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War T...

US first lady makes unannounced trip to Ukraine

-- 2022-05-08 21:42:12

US first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Sunday to show support for its people in war with Russia, visiting a school that is serving as a temporary shelter and meeting Ukraine's...

Moscow's mood ahead of Victory Day mixes anxiety, resilience

-- 2022-05-08 19:15:40

Moscow residents appeared anxious but resilient as the country prepared on Sunday for its annual commemoration of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with an economy reeling from the West's most stri...

60 feared dead as Russian shell hits Ukrainian school

-- 2022-05-08 17:14:57

As many as 60 people were feared to have been killed in the Russian bombing of a village school in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the regional governor said on Sunday. Governor Serhiy Gaida...

UK to provide 1.3 billion pounds of additional military support to Ukraine

-- 2022-05-08 10:46:14

Britain said it would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine, making the pledge ahead of a planned video call on Sunday by Group of Seven leaders w...

Ukraine's ports must be reopened to avert looming famine threat, says UN

-- 2022-05-07 21:38:45

Ports in Odesa of southern Ukraine, which have been closed because of war, must be reopened urgently to prevent the global hunger crisis from spinning out of control, says the United Nations World Foo...

Macron sworn in for second term as France's president

-- 2022-05-07 16:30:51

Emmanuel Macron was sworn in for his second term as France's president on Saturday at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace, followed by the firing of cannons at the Invalides gardens. In a country where p...

G7 leaders, Ukraine's Zelenskiy to hold talks on Sunday

-- 2022-05-07 12:00:27

Group of Seven (G7) leaders including US President Joe Biden will hold a video call on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of unity the day before Russia marks its Victory Da...

Italy impounds luxury yacht linked to Russian president

-- 2022-05-07 11:10:35

The Italian government ordered police on Friday to impound a luxury yacht worth some $700 million that has been linked in the media to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The sleek, six-deck Scheheraza...

Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West

-- 2022-05-06 20:00:24

President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russi...

UK police investigating Labour leader Starmer over lockdown rule-breach

-- 2022-05-06 19:37:31

British police said on Friday they were investigating a potential breach of Covid-19 rules in a 2021 gathering attended by Labour leader Keir Starmer, in light of "significant new information" they ha...

UK PM Johnson loses control of key London stronghold of Wandsworth

-- 2022-05-06 13:10:13

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party lost control on Friday of the traditional stronghold of Wandsworth borough in London for the first time in 44 years in local elections in Engl...

Russian fighting destroys, damages nearly 400 hospitals, medical centres, Zelenskiy says

-- 2022-05-06 08:54:14

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other medical institutions and left doctors without drugs to tackle cancer or the ability to perform surgery, President Volodymyr...

Prolonged truce needed for Mariupol evacuations, Zelensky says

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-05 08:26:41

Civilians including women and children are still trapped inside Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol and a prolonged ceasefire is needed to ensure their evacuation as Russia presses its assault, Ukrain...