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EU countries, lawmakers likely to clinch deal next week on satellite internet system

-- 2022-11-10 19:42:17

EU countries and European Parliament lawmakers are likely to reach a deal on a 6-billion-euro ($6 billion) satellite internet system next week, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, drive...

EU proposes cyber defence plan as concerns about Russia mount

-- 2022-11-10 19:23:57

The European Commission proposed on Thursday two action plans to address the deteriorating security situation following Russia's invasion of Ukraine to bolster cyber defence and to allow armed forces...

Ukraine boosts Southeast Asia ties with peace accord

-- 2022-11-10 16:58:59

Ukraine signed a peace accord Thursday with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister...

'Exceptional' discovery: Ancient bronze statues emerge in Tuscany

-- 2022-11-10 16:16:25

Archaeologists in Italy have found more than two dozen beautifully preserved bronze statues dating back to ancient Roman times in thermal baths in Tuscany, in what experts are hailing as an "exception...

Over 100,000 Russian troops killed, wounded in Ukraine

-- 2022-11-10 16:15:51

America's top general estimated on Wednesday that Russia's military had seen more than 100,000 of its soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine, and added Kyiv's armed forces "probably" suffered a simila...

Russia abandons Ukrainian city of Kherson in major retreat

-- 2022-11-09 22:10:20

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro. Th...

Man detained after eggs thrown at King Charles

-- 2022-11-09 18:06:47

A man was detained on Wednesday after eggs were thrown at King Charles and Camilla, his wife and queen consort, as they carried out an engagement in northern England, reports Reuters.  Footage o...

Zelenskiy to take part in next week's G20 summit

-- 2022-11-08 19:55:36

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will take part in a summit of the Group of 20 major economies next week, most likely attending virtually, his spokesperson told the Suspilne public broadcaster...

Russian troops loot Kherson homes, accuses Ukraine

-- 2022-11-07 20:14:18

Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides predict w...

Six grain ships leave Ukrainian ports after Russia rejoins deal

-- 2022-11-07 17:43:22

Six vessels carrying grain have left Ukrainian ports following Russia’s return to the Black Sea grain initiative, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday. On October 29, Russia susp...

Kherson authorities say no electricity, water in city after 'sabotage'

-- 2022-11-06 21:42:43

The Russian-installed administration in Ukraine's Kherson region said on Sunday that a number of settlements, including Kherson city had lost water and power supplies after what it said was an act of...

Britain given extra bank holiday for coronation of King Charles III

-- 2022-11-06 19:16:59

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the crowning of King Charles III will be celebrated with an extra bank holiday across the country on Monday May 8, shortly after the coronation itself on 6 May....

UK PM Sunak to pledge accelerated renewables plan at COP27

-- 2022-11-06 16:37:23

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise to speed up the UK's transition to renewable energy when he addresses the UN COP27 summit on climate change on Monday. According to Reuters, Sunak made...

Nurses in Britain set to strike

-- 2022-11-06 14:18:27

Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's challenges during an economic crisis. The prospect of...

Climate activists block private jet take-offs at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

-- 2022-11-05 19:40:21

More than 100 environmental activists wearing white suits stormed into an area where private jets are kept at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday and stopped several aircraft from departing by si...

At least 13 killed in Russian nightclub fire, officials say

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-05 15:27:37

At least thirteen people have died in a fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, the region's governor said on Saturday, Reuters reports. Kostroma is about 300 kilometres (190 miles...

Round-the-clock curfew imposed in Ukraine’s Kherson city

-- 2022-11-04 21:47:44

The Russian-installed deputy governor of Ukraine's Kherson region said on Friday that a 24 hour curfew had been imposed in Kherson city, amid what he said was likely a Ukrainian offensive against the...

Civilians in Kherson should be evacuated, says Putin 

-- 2022-11-04 18:01:43

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that civilians in the Ukrainian region of Kherson which Russia declared it had annexed in September must be evacuated from the conflict zone, state-owned news...

IAEA says no sign of 'dirty bomb' work at Ukrainian sites; Kyiv hails report

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-04 10:30:39

The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it had found no sign of undeclared nuclear activity at three sites in Ukraine that it inspected at Kyiv's request in response to Russ...

German Chancellor Scholz lands in Beijing for one-day visit

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-04 09:52:39

The plane carrying German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and a delegation of business leaders landed in Beijing on Friday morning, according to flight-tracking website RadarBox, kicking off the first vi...

Ukrainian nuclear plant disconnected from grid by Russian shelling

-- 2022-11-03 14:04:17

Russian attacks were reported across large areas of Ukraine on Thursday, with heavy shelling in numerous regions damaging infrastructure, including electricity supplies to Europe's largest nuclear pla...

West must stop 'encouraging provocations' to avoid nuclear disaster: Russia

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-03 12:50:15

Russia said on Wednesday that avoiding a nuclear clash between the world's nuclear powers was its first priority, but accused the West of "encouraging provocations with weapons of mass destructi...

Russia resumes its participation in Ukraine grain export deal

-- 2022-11-02 20:38:22

Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger...

COP 27: UK PM reverses decision to skip climate talks

-- 2022-11-02 19:20:18

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will attend the COP27 summit in Egypt next week, he said on Wednesday, reversing a much-criticised decision to skip the annual climate gathering to work on pressing...

Russia to donate Lebanon thousands of tonnes of fuel, wheat 

-- 2022-11-01 17:51:21

Russia will donate 25,000 tonnes of wheat to crisis-hit Lebanon, the public works minister has said.  Russia would also donate 10,000 tonnes of fuel oil to Beirut, minister Ali Hamie said o...

More grain ships leave Ukraine ports despite Russian suspension

-- 2022-11-01 16:37:43

Three outbound vessels had left Ukrainian ports by midday on Tuesday under the Black Sea grain export deal, the United Nations-led coordination centre said, the second day of sailings after Russia sus...

Putin says power grid strikes were in response to Crimea drone attack

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-11-01 10:15:51

President Vladimir Putin said Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and a decision to freeze participation in a Black Sea grain export programme were responses to a drone attack on Moscow'...

Russia fires dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities

-- 2022-10-31 19:53:47

Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities including hydroelectric power stations on Monday, causing widespread blackouts, mobile phone outages and reductions in water supplies. E...

Russia suspends participation in Ukraine grain exports deal

-- 2022-10-29 22:41:31

Russia has suspended participation in a UN-brokered deal to export agricultural produce from Ukrainian ports after attacks on ships in Crimea, Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday, dealing a blo...

Russia says British navy personnel blew up Nord Stream gas pipelines

-- 2022-10-29 18:29:32

Russia's defence ministry on Saturday said that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, directly accusing a leading NATO member of sabotaging critical Russian infrastr...