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Russia, Belarus extending military drills to intensify pressure on Ukraine

-- 2022-02-20 19:22:36

Russia and Belarus are extending military drills that were due to end on Sunday, the Belarus defence minister said, in a step that further intensifies pressure on Ukraine as Western leaders warn of an...

Queen Elizabeth contracts Covid

-- 2022-02-20 18:33:54

Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for COVID and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light duties this week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday."The queen has today tested positi...

Putin launches exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces

-- 2022-02-19 19:12:43

Russia's President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine's border were "poised to strike". As Wester...

Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine declare full military mobilisation

-- 2022-02-19 15:53:42

Russian-backed separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declared a full military mobilisation on Saturday, a day after ordering women and children to evacuate to southern Russia because of what they said...

Russia has massed up 190,000 troops in and near Ukraine, says US

-- 2022-02-18 19:47:10

Russia's build-up of military personnel threatening Ukraine probably totals up to 190,000, the US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said in a statement to an OSCE m...

Hundreds rescued as Greece-Italy ferry catches fire in Ionian Sea

-- 2022-02-18 15:32:31

Hundreds of people were rescued from a ferry that caught fire between Greece and Italy in the early hours of Friday, the Greek coastguard said. A video uploaded on Greek news website Proto Thema show...

Shelling in Ukraine renews western fears of invasion as Russia expels US diplomat

-- 2022-02-18 09:10:11

Shelling in Ukraine on Thursday renewed Western fears of an imminent Russian invasion as US President Joe Biden said Moscow is preparing a pretext to justify a possible attack and the Kremlin expelled...

Moscow says troop pullback takes time, in rebuff of US scepticism

-- 2022-02-17 19:57:56

The Kremlin on Thursday rejected what it called "unfounded accusations" by the United States and NATO that it was not withdrawing its forces from near Russia's border with Ukraine, saying it takes tim...

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...