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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Russia violates Finland's airspace for second time since Ukraine war

Russia violates Finland's airspace for second time since Ukraine war

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-04 22:39:57

A helicopter that belongs to the Russian army violated the airspace of Finland on Wednesday amid reports of rapid progress in the Nordic country’s NATO membership bid. The latest violation is t...

Kremlin dismisses speculation Putin to declare war on Ukraine on May 9 

Kremlin dismisses speculation Putin to declare war on Ukraine on May 9 

-- 2022-05-04 20:11:57

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed speculation that President Vladimir Putin planned to declare war against Ukraine and declare a national mobilisation on May 9 when Russia commemorates the Soviet Uni...

EU proposes ‘toughest measures’ against Russia for war in Ukraine

EU proposes ‘toughest measures’ against Russia for war in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-04 16:16:10

The European Union's chief executive on Wednesday proposed a phased oil embargo on Russia, sanctions on its top bank and a ban on Russian broadcasters from European airwaves in its toughest measures y...

EU set to unveil sanctions on Russian oil as fighting rages in Ukraine

EU set to unveil sanctions on Russian oil as fighting rages in Ukraine

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-04 10:48:10

The European Union is expected to outline oil sanctions against Moscow on Wednesday as Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine, unleashing rockets on a steel plant that is the last redoubt f...

Putin may formally declare war on Ukraine soon: US, Western officials

Putin may formally declare war on Ukraine soon: US, Western officials

-- 2022-05-03 19:57:59

Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare war on Ukraine as soon as May 9, a move that would enable the full mobilisation of Russia's reserve forces as invasion efforts continue to falte...

Russia can terminate exports, deals with sanctioned individuals, entities

Russia can terminate exports, deals with sanctioned individuals, entities

-- 2022-05-03 19:45:14

Russian President Vladimir Putin put the West on notice on Tuesday that he could terminate exports and deals, the Kremlin's toughest response yet to the sanctions burden imposed by the United States a...

Russia says Israel supports ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine

Russia says Israel supports ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine

-- 2022-05-03 19:07:00

Russia's foreign ministry accused Israel on Tuesday of supporting 'neo-Nazis' in Ukraine, further escalating a row which began when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Adolf Hitler had Jewi...

Nine civilians killed by Russian fire in Donetsk region of Ukraine

Nine civilians killed by Russian fire in Donetsk region of Ukraine

-- 2022-05-03 17:51:37

At least nine civilians were killed by Russian fire in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, the regional governor said. Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko wrote on the Telegram messaging a...

Moscow says 1,847 children among thousands transported from Ukraine to Russia

Moscow says 1,847 children among thousands transported from Ukraine to Russia

-- 2022-05-03 14:02:09

More than 11,500 people, including 1,847 children, were transported from Ukraine into Russia on Monday without the participation of Kyiv's authorities, Russia's defence ministry said. That number inc...

European Union preparing ban on Russian oil

European Union preparing ban on Russian oil

-- 2022-05-02 22:00:18

The European Union was preparing a ban on Russian oil, with possible exemptions for wary countries, as EU energy ministers on Monday held crisis talks on Moscow's demand that foreign buyers pay for ga...

Hundreds remain trapped in Mariupol, Russia renews shelling

Hundreds remain trapped in Mariupol, Russia renews shelling

-- 2022-05-02 19:48:49

Humanitarian organisations worked to evacuate more civilians from the devastated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Monday but hundreds of people remained trapped in the Azovstal steel works, the last...

Finland almost certainly to apply for NATO membership, says Swedish Foreign Minister

Finland almost certainly to apply for NATO membership, says Swedish Foreign Minister

-- 2022-05-02 12:01:32

Finland will almost certainly apply for membership in NATO, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde told Swedish television on Sunday. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced both Sweden and its eastern...

Greece lifts Covid-19 restriction for travellers

Greece lifts Covid-19 restriction for travellers

-- 2022-05-02 10:33:21

Greece lifted Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing bac...

EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts

EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-02 09:08:41

Energy ministers from European Union countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for a united response to Moscow's demand that European buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles or face...

Civilians flee Azovstal in evacuation led by UN

Civilians flee Azovstal in evacuation led by UN

-- 2022-05-02 08:09:57

Civilians were evacuated on Sunday from the bunkers of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works after the United Nations and the International Red Cross led a deal to ease the ordeal of the most destructive si...

Over 50 civilians evacuated from Mariupol in vehicles bearing UN symbols

Over 50 civilians evacuated from Mariupol in vehicles bearing UN symbols

-- 2022-05-01 19:23:29

More than 50 civilians were evacuated on Sunday from Mariupol's Azovstal steel works in a convoy with vehicles bearing United Nations symbols, signalling a deal had been struck to ease the ordeal of t...