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US, France vow to hold Russia to account on Ukraine

-- 2022-12-02 16:16:41

The presidents of the United States and France said they would hold Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine and the European Union reached tentative agreement on an oil price cap to squeeze Mosco...

Heaviest Ukraine fighting rages in east, NATO seeks to sustain support against Russia

REUTERS 2022-12-01 11:16:13

Russian forces tried to advance in eastern Ukraine and trained tank, mortar and artillery fire on Kherson in the south, the Ukrainian military said, as Western allies sought to buttress Ukraine and it...

NATO vows more help for Ukraine

-- 2022-11-30 12:09:10

NATO allies promised more arms for Ukraine and equipment to help restore power supplies cut by Russian strikes, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his forces were defending against attempted Russia...

Mistakes at UK Covid testing lab may have led to deaths of 20 people

-- 2022-11-29 22:22:02

England's government agency responsible for responding to public health emergencies said mistakes at a testing laboratory resulted in tens of thousands of positive Covid-19 cases reported as negative...

Air raid sirens blare in Ukraine as NATO meets to promise aid

-- 2022-11-29 20:22:26

Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine on Tuesday for the first time this week, as the United States and NATO allies unveiled new pledges of money and equipment to help restore power and heat knocked o...

Alliance won't back down on Ukraine aid, says NATO chief

-- 2022-11-29 18:46:33

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the alliance would not pull back in its support for Ukraine, calling on partners to pledge more winter aid for Kyiv as it braced itself for more cold and da...

Britain summons China's ambassador over treatment of BBC journalist

-- 2022-11-29 18:23:51

Britain summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday to raise the treatment of a British journalist whose employer, the BBC, said had been assaulted by Chinese police while he was covering a protest in Shan...

Torture allegations mount in aftermath of Kherson occupation

-- 2022-11-29 17:38:41

When a dozen Russian soldiers stormed into Dmytro Bilyi's home in August, the 24-year-old police officer said they gave him a chilling choice: Hand in his pistol or his mother and brother would disapp...

German government defends plan to ease citizenship rules

REUTERS 2022-11-29 12:34:13

Germany's government on Monday defended a plan to make it easier for people to apply for citizenship, countering complaints from within the ruling coalition and the opposition that it might encourage...

Rishi Sunak says UK's 'golden era' with China is over

-- 2022-11-29 10:26:22

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that the so-called "golden era" of relations with China was over, saying Beijing's systemic challenge to Britain's interests and values was growing mo...

Landslide kills at least seven on Italy's Ischia island

-- 2022-11-28 12:11:53

At least seven people, including a newborn baby and two children, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, an o...

Belgium's World Cup match loss to Morocco triggers riots in Brussels

-- 2022-11-28 11:08:01

Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday after Morocco's victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels with a car and some electric scoot...

Pockets of shelling across Ukraine as wintry warfare looms

-- 2022-11-27 18:00:34

Shelling by Russian forces struck several areas in eastern and southern Ukraine overnight as utility crews continued a scramble to restore power, water and heating following widespread strikes in rece...

Snow to blanket Kyiv from Sunday as power still in short supply

REUTERS 2022-11-27 12:30:01

Heavy snowfall was expected in Kyiv starting on Sunday, with temperatures dropping below freezing day and night, while millions of people who still live in and around the Ukrainian capital remain with...

Civilians escape Kherson after Russian strikes on freed city

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-27 10:58:10

Fleeing shelling, civilians on Saturday streamed out of the southern Ukrainian city whose recapture they had celebrated just weeks earlier. The exodus from Kherson came as Ukraine solemnly remembered...

Landslide in Italy leaves eight people dead

-- 2022-11-26 18:07:18

Eight people died on the Italian holiday island of Ischia when a landslide caused by heavy rain engulfed some buildings, Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini said on Saturday. "There are eight peop...

Power restored in Kherson

-- 2022-11-26 17:46:50

Electricity has been restored in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after its liberation earlier this month from Russian occupation, a senior presidential aide said on Saturday. "First we are sup...

NATO vows to aid Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-26 10:41:41

NATO is determined to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia for “as long as it takes” and will help the war-wracked country transform its armed forces into a modern army up to Western...

Russian strikes plunge millions into hardship: UN rights boss

-- 2022-11-25 18:13:27

The UN human rights chief said on Thursday that Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine since October had killed at least 77 civilians and were plunging millions of people into extreme h...

Ukraine struggles to restore power as Russia targets energy grid

-- 2022-11-25 15:02:55

Much of Ukraine remained without heat or power after the most devastating Russian air strikes on its energy grid so far, and in Kyiv residents were warned to brace for further attacks and stock up on...

British nurses to stage first strikes on Dec 15, 20

REUTERS 2022-11-25 14:35:42

Thousands of British nurses will go on strike on Dec 15 and 20 for more pay, their union said on Friday, adding to a winter of industrial action and putting further pressure on the state-run health sy...

Ukraine races to restore power knocked out by Russian air strikes

-- 2022-11-24 16:49:16

Power was gradually being restored to Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv on Thursday, a day after Russian missile strikes caused Kyiv's biggest outages in nine months of war. Regional author...

Ukrainians suffer in cold, darkness as president implores UN to punish Russia

-- 2022-11-24 10:41:25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the United Nations Security Council to act against Russia over air strikes on civilian infrastructure that again plunged Ukrainian cities into darkne...

Turkey will launch Syria land operation when convenient, says Erdogan 

-- 2022-11-23 18:37:48

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's air operations against a Kurdish militia in northern Syria were only the beginning and it would launch a land operation there when convenient a...

G7 looking at Russian oil price cap of $65-70 per barrel: EU diplomat

-- 2022-11-23 17:51:12

The Group of Seen nations is looking at a price cap on Russian sea-borne oil in the range of $65-70 per barrel, a European Union diplomat said on Wednesday. Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries were...

Britain says Russia has nearly exhausted current stock of Iran-made weapons

REUTERS 2022-11-23 13:52:49

Russia has likely launched a number of Iranian manufactured un-crewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) against Ukraine since September, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. It's also likely that Ru...

Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes western Turkey

-- 2022-11-23 11:58:53

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck western Turkey on Wednesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, while the interior minister said there were no immediate reports of deat...

Ukraine promises shelters for its people as harsh winter sets in

-- 2022-11-23 10:15:23

Ukraine's government promised to create shelters to provide heat and water and encouraged citizens to conserve energy as a harsh winter loomed amid relentless Russian strikes that have left its power...

One in five Germans dipping into savings to get by

-- 2022-11-22 17:17:09

Nearly one in five people in Germany have had to draw on their savings to cover everyday costs as rising inflation cuts into their purchasing power, a survey by the Kantar polling institute published...

France shocked by second schoolgirl rape and murder in a month

REUTERS 2022-11-22 14:04:51

France was shocked by the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in the south of the country, just weeks after the brutal killing of a 12-year-old girl in Paris. Police on Friday arrested a 31-year-ol...