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Russian military activity near Ukraine remains heightened: US satellite firm

-- 2022-02-17 14:16:42

Satellite images show Russia has pulled back some military equipment from near Ukraine, but that other hardware has arrived and that Russia still has a lot of forces and equipment near its ex-Soviet n...

Decision on Iran nuclear deal just days away, France says

-- 2022-02-17 10:46:48

France on Wednesday said a decision on salvaging Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers was just days away and that it was now up to Tehran to make the political choice while Tehran called on West...

West warns Russia's military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking

-- 2022-02-17 08:56:20

There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine's borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday, as Estonia said battle groups were moving ahead of a likely attack to occupy "key terrain," co...

Lithuania’s banks face threats of cyber-attacks amid geopolitical tension

-- 2022-02-16 19:31:41

Lithuania's central bank has told the country's banks to prepare for power cuts and cyberattacks as Russia's standoff with Ukraine risks spilling over into a military conflict, according to a document...

"We fear no one:" Ukrainians raise flags to defy Russia invasion fear

-- 2022-02-16 17:28:31

Ukrainians raised national flags and played the country's anthem on Wednesday to show unity against fears of a Russian invasion that Western powers have said could be imminent.The yellow and blue bann...

Markets rise in Russia's partial pullback from Ukraine border

-- 2022-02-15 16:51:52

Russian financial markets rose strongly on Tuesday on a report that Russia was pulling back some troops from near the Ukrainian border, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz flew into Moscow for Kremlin ta...

Russia sends back some troops to base near Ukraine

-- 2022-02-15 16:28:38

Some troops in Russia's military districts adjacent to Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing drills, Russia's defence ministry was quoted as saying on Tuesday, according to Reuters. R...

Prince Charles’ wife Camilla tested positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-02-14 21:25:27

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for Covid-19 four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, the couple’s office said Monday. Clar...

Ukraine seeks Russia’s explanation on build-up of troops along border

-- 2022-02-14 21:20:34

Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia through the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) with an aim to get an explanation about Russia’s military activities along th...

Russia may create pretext to attack Ukraine, says US

-- 2022-02-14 08:43:10

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend "every inch" of NATO territory, Reuters...

Norway to end most Covid lockdown measures

-- 2022-02-13 10:48:51

Norway will scrap nearly all its remaining COVID-19 lockdown measures as high levels of coronavirus infections are unlikely to jeopardise health services, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Satu...

Thousands march in Kyiv to show unity against Russian threat

-- 2022-02-12 22:40:03

Several thousand Ukrainians rallied in Kyiv on Saturday to show unity amid fears of a Russian invasion, as Ukraine's leader told people not to panic and pushed back against what he said was a glut of...

Police stop 500 vehicles trying to enter Paris in Covid-19 protest convoy

-- 2022-02-12 15:27:29

Police said they stopped 500 vehicles that were trying to get into Paris on Saturday in a 'freedom convoy' protest against COVID-19 restrictions. The vehicles were intercepted at three entry points i...

US, allies tell citizens to leave Ukraine as Russia could invade 'at any time'

-- 2022-02-12 11:12:17

The United States and its allies urged their citizens to leave Ukraine right away to avoid a Russian invasion, including a possible air assault, that Washington said on Friday could occur anytime. Mo...

Ukraine invasion any time as Russia masses more troops, says US

-- 2022-02-12 08:45:07

Russia is now massing yet more troops near Ukraine and an invasion could come at any time, perhaps before the end of this month's Winter Olympics, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday,...

UK lifts all testing requirements for vaccinated travellers

-- 2022-02-11 18:04:22

Vaccinated travellers can enter Britain without taking any coronavirus tests starting Friday, after the government scrapped one of the final restrictions imposed over the past two years in response to...

UK defence secretary in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions

-- 2022-02-11 17:39:12

Britain's defence secretary visited Moscow Friday for talks on easing tensions amid massive Russian war games near Ukraine, reports AP. Ben Wallace's trip comes a day after British Foreign Secretary...

Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough: Russia and Ukraine

-- 2022-02-11 09:03:55

Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and German officials aimed at ending an eight-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, Reuters repor...

West warns of 'dangerous moment' as Russia holds drills in Belarus

-- 2022-02-10 19:37:14

Britain said on Thursday the West could face the "most dangerous moment" in its standoff with Moscow in the next few days, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea following its...

Kremlin says Putin did not promise to avoid new manoeuvres near Ukraine

-- 2022-02-08 20:25:35

The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin did not give any promise to French President Emmanuel Macron to avoid further manoeuvres near Ukraine, pouring cold water on a...

Russia plays down hope of breakthrough ahead of Macron-Putin talks

-- 2022-02-07 21:31:40

Russia played down hopes of a swift breakthrough in the Ukraine crisis on Monday from talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, who flew to Moscow expressing hope of easing tension from talks with...

European leaders in Moscow, Washington on Ukraine crisis

-- 2022-02-07 20:18:57

International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington to coordinat...

Russia expects no decisive breakthrough from Putin-Macron meeting

-- 2022-02-07 16:28:26

Russia expects no decisive breakthrough from Monday's talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, but expects that Macron will propose ways to ease tensi...

Swiss bank Credit Suisse faces money laundering charges in trial of cocaine traffickers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-07 11:55:33

Credit Suisse will face charges in a Swiss court on Monday of allowing an alleged Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang to launder millions of euros, some of it stuffed into suitcases. Swiss prosecutors...

Macron flies to Moscow in high-risk diplomatic mission

-- 2022-02-07 10:09:51

French President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in a risky diplomatic move, seeking commitments from Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine, where Western leade...

Russian forces at 70pc of level needed for full Ukraine invasion: US officials

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-06 08:46:03

Russia has in place about 70 per cent of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is sending more battalion tactical groups to the border with its neighbor,...

Far-right Le Pen insists she can bounce back

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-06 08:34:28

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose campaign for the presidency has been shaken by a series of defections, told a campaign meeting she has what it takes to bounce back after overcoming many c...

Elizabeth wants Charles' wife to be 'Queen Camilla' once he's king

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-06 08:25:16

Elizabeth wants Charles' wife to be 'Queen Camilla' once he's king Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that she wants Prince Charles' wife Camilla to be styled Queen Consort when he becomes ki...

Two skiers killed second deadly avalanche in Austria

-- 2022-02-05 23:24:00

Two skiers were killed by an avalanche in western Austria, police said on Saturday, hours after another avalanche in the same province killed five people on an unusually dangerous day in the Alps afte...

Turkey's president tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-02-05 22:37:45

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19. "The result of Covid-19 tests done with my wife after showing mild symptoms came ba...