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Russia kills Radio Liberty journalist in missile attack on Kyiv

-- 2022-04-29 18:31:43

Russia killed a journalist from the US-backed broadcaster Radio Liberty in a missile attack on Kyiv during a visit to the Ukrainian capital by the secretary-general of the United Nations, the broadcas...

We have serious losses but Russia's losses are much bigger: Ukraine

-- 2022-04-29 18:06:28

Ukraine acknowledged on Friday it was taking heavy losses in Russia's assault in the east, but said Russia's losses were even worse, as US President Joe Biden called on Congress to send as much as $33...

Blasts hit Kyiv during UN chief’s visit

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-29 09:59:37

Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new US pledges of...

Swedish PM rejects referendum on possible NATO membership

-- 2022-04-29 09:41:24

Sweden's government does not plan to hold a referendum if its parliament decides to proceed with an application for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Friday. Russia's invasi...

NATO says it is ready to support Ukraine for years in war against Russia

-- 2022-04-28 20:33:11

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the organisation is ready to maintain its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia for years, including help for Kyiv to shift from Soviet...

Russian spy chief says US, Poland plotting division of Ukraine

-- 2022-04-28 20:23:38

Russia's foreign spy chief accused the United States and Poland on Thursday of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, the strongest signal from Moscow that the war could end with forced pa...

Russia halts gas supplies to Bulgaria, Poland for rejecting demand for rouble payment

-- 2022-04-27 17:20:08

Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday for rejecting its demand to pay in roubles, taking direct aim at European economies in its toughest retaliation so far against internatio...

Russia cuts gas to Poland in what Ukraine condemns as 'gas blackmail'

-- 2022-04-27 09:16:46

Russia halted gas supplies to Poland under the Yamal contract on Wednesday, data from the European Union network of gas transmission operators showed, in a deepening of the rift between the West and R...

8.3m people will flee Ukraine this year, UNHCR predicts

-- 2022-04-26 16:08:45

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting some 8.3 million people to flee Ukraine this year, revising up its previous projection, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. More than 12.7 million people have f...

Russia warns 'serious' nuclear war risks should not be underestimated

-- 2022-04-26 09:10:49

Russia told the world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear war that it said it wanted to reduce and warned that conventional Western weapons were legitimate targets in Ukraine, where...

Three NATO warships reach Finland for two-day training exercise

-- 2022-04-25 20:53:23

Three NATO warships reached the southwestern Finnish port of Turku on Monday to train with Finland's navy as Helsinki considers the possibility of joining the US-led alliance amid increased tensions w...

Main spy agency foiled West’s plot to kill Russian journalist, says Putin  

-- 2022-04-25 19:25:18

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his main spy agency had foiled what he cast as a Western plot to kill a prominent Russian journalist. "This morning, the Federal Security Service stopp...

Top US officials visit Kyiv, promise to reopen embassy in Ukraine soon

-- 2022-04-25 17:19:42

The United States promised on Monday to reopen its embassy in Kyiv soon, as Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Ukraine's capital and hailed its success so far...

Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd is in search of a Medical Affairs Executive

FE Online 2022-04-25 16:52:11

Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited is a fast-growing pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh. It has approvals from various international regulatory bodies.  Vacancy: not specified  Vacancy Type...

Five railway stations come under fire in Ukraine, casualties reported

-- 2022-04-25 15:24:26

Five railway stations came under fire in western and central Ukraine on Monday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, Ukrainian television quoted state-run Ukrainian Railways as saying. Oleksa...

Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp - pioneering the modern day managerial rivalry

Tofael Mahmud 2022-04-25 15:08:14

Remember the fierce rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United that spanned nearly one decade?  Remember the magicians in the dugout—Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson — probably the...

Large fire at oil depot in Russia's Bryansk, near Ukraine

-- 2022-04-25 15:01:42

A large fire broke out early on Monday at an oil storage facility in the Russian city of Bryansk, the emergencies ministry said, adding that no one was injured. There was no immediate indication that...

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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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

-- 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...