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Turkey summons nine Western ambassadors over security alerts

Reuters 2023-02-03 12:40:11

Turkey summoned ambassadors of nine Western countries including the United States and Sweden on Thursday to criticise their decisions to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts...

Former Wagner commander: 'I am sorry for fighting in Ukraine'

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-02 10:45:36

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway told Reuters he wanted to apologise for fighting in Ukraine and was speaking out to bring the perpetrators of atrocities...

Ukraine plans $550m drone investment in 2023

-- 2023-01-31 16:37:00

Ukraine's military will spend nearly $550 million on drones in 2023, and 16 supply deals have already been signed with Ukrainian manufacturers, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Monday. Both...

Putin threatened me with a missile strike during a phone call: Boris Johnson

-- 2023-01-30 21:07:05

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him with a missile strike during a phone call in the run up to the invasion of Ukraine, a charge denied...

US issues another warning of possible terrorist attacks in Turkey

-- 2023-01-30 17:14:19

The US embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in four days, following Quran-...

Ukraine calls for faster weapons supplies as Russia presses eastern offensive

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-30 10:31:58

Russian missile strikes killed three people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson while fighting raged in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia again shelled the key town of Vuhledar, Ukrainian...

Erdogan hints at considering Finland's NATO bid over Sweden

-- 2023-01-30 09:59:12

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday that Ankara may agree to Finland joining NATO ahead of Sweden, amid growing tensions with Stockholm, reports Reuters. "We may deliver Finlan...

Ukraine's Zelensky decries neutrality in sports at time of war

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 11:02:32

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the idea of neutrality in sports at a time when his country's athletes fight and die in war, while their Russian counterparts might be allowed to...

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in 'deliberate' strike on hospital

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 10:09:38

Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately striking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday in what it said was a war crime that killed 14 people and wounded 24 pat...

Three killed in Russian strike in Ukraine city

-- 2023-01-28 16:33:20

Three people were killed and at least two others wounded after Russian forces struck a residential neighbourhood in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, the regional governor said on Saturday...

Russia blocks CIA, FBI websites for 'spreading false information': TASS

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-28 12:02:02

Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked the websites of the CIA and FBI, accusing the two US government agencies of spreading false information, the TASS news agen...

Fighting intensifies in east Ukraine, Kyiv seeks more weapons

-- 2023-01-27 17:37:57

Russia has stepped up attempts to break through Ukraine's defences with heavy fighting in the east of the country, underlining Kyiv's need of more Western weapons, Ukrainian officials said on Friday....

Ukraine comes under Russian missile onslaught after securing tanks from allies

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 12:02:35

Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least 11 people, according to officials, after Western allies promised to supply tanks to help Ukraine fight Russia's invasion, Reuter...

Spain church attack suspect was 25-year-old Moroccan, police confirm

-- 2023-01-26 18:25:28

The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due to be deported from the coun...

Ukraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tank supplies

-- 2023-01-26 14:01:05

Ukraine will now push for Western fourth generation fighter jets such as the US F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks, an adviser to Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday. Ukraine...

EU wants to send more people back to Asia, Middle East, Africa

-- 2023-01-26 13:05:16

European Union migration ministers meet on Thursday to discuss visa restrictions and better coordination inside the bloc to be able to send more people with no right to asylum in Europe back to their...

Zelensky urges UN action on deportations

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 12:19:32

President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged a senior UN official to help find a way to resolve what Ukrainian authorities decry as a serious consequence of 11 months of war - the deportation to Russia of t...

Russia says Germany escalates conflict by sending tanks to Kyiv

-- 2023-01-25 20:57:01

The Russian embassy in Germany said on Wednesday that Berlin's decision to approve the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine meant it was abandoning its "historical responsibility to Russia" arising...

Russia faces shortage of medicines as war, sanctions affect imports

-- 2023-01-25 18:29:54

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that there were shortages of some medicines in Russia, despite the country producing more of its own drugs, and suggested building up stocks of popular medici...

US, Germany poised to send tanks to Ukraine, answering Kyiv's pleas

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-25 14:29:34

The United States and Germany are poised to boost Ukraine's war effort with the delivery of heavy tanks, sources said, support Russia condemned as a "blatant provocation". The expected tank del...

Poland asks Berlin to OK Ukraine tanks; Kyiv targets graft

-- 2023-01-24 20:15:28

Poland has officially requested permission from Germany to transfer its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine where they can help fight Russia's invasion, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said Tu...

Several senior Ukrainian officials resign in rare purge in Kyiv

-- 2023-01-24 18:27:16

Several senior Ukrainian officials resigned on Tuesday in the biggest leadership shakeup of the war with Russia so far, in what an aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky called an answer to public calls...

Russia and Estonia expel envoys, downgrade relations

-- 2023-01-23 17:57:08

Russia said on Monday it was downgrading diplomatic relations with NATO member Estonia, accusing it of "total Russophobia", and Tallinn responded by telling Moscow's envoy to the Baltic nation to leav...

EU says it cannot brand Iran's Guards as terror group before court ruling

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-23 15:29:58

The European Union cannot list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity until an EU court has determined that they are, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday, Reuters...

Germany signals shift in veto on Leopard tanks for Ukraine

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-23 12:46:49

Germany would not stand in the way if Poland wants to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany's foreign minister said, signalling a possible breakthrough for Ukraine as it tries to bolster...

Pope calls for end to violence in Peru, respect for human rights

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-23 12:33:48

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks, Reuters reports. "No to violen...

UK employers urge Sunak to act urgently on growth reforms

Reuters 2023-01-23 10:37:13

Britain is falling behind its peers in the race to spur economic growth and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must act now to boost investment, fix a lack of workers and avoid chaos over post-Brexit rules, t...

‘Deliveries of new weapons to Kyiv will lead to global catastrophe’

-- 2023-01-22 17:21:47

A close ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that deliveries of offensive weapons to Kyiv that threaten Russia's territories will lead to a global catastrophe and make arguments against usi...

Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania urge Germany to send tanks to Ukraine

-- 2023-01-22 16:07:41

The Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania made a joint call to Germany on Saturday to step up its leadership and send its main battle tanks to Ukraine, putting further pressure on Berlin to m...

Thousands join rightist rally against Spanish government

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-22 13:11:38

Thousands of people packed into central Madrid on Saturday to protest against the Socialist government and accuse it of undermining the constitution, in a rally backed by rightist parties, R...