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Israel demands apology after Russia says Hitler had Jewish roots

-- 2022-05-03 08:32:45

Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an "unforgivable" falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust...

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...

US wants an obedient puppet as PM in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

-- 2022-05-02 21:04:42

Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has said remarks of US defence analyst in a Fox News show removed ‘all doubts’ regarding US-sponsored "foreign conspiracy" behind his ouster fr...

Pakistan may quash or suspend punishment of Nawaz Sharif

-- 2022-05-02 20:00:47

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the ruling party of Pakistan, is considering quashing or suspending the punishment of former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif under the legal provisions available bot...

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...

Philippines fire kills eight, including children

-- 2022-05-02 16:12:51

Eight people have died, including six children, after a fire tore through scores of homes near the Philippines capital Manila, local officials have said. The blaze, which started around 05:00 local t...

Unrelenting heat in India pushes April power demand to record high

-- 2022-05-02 15:14:48

India's electricity demand touched a record high in April as its northern states reeled under the hottest pre-summer months in decades, with a surge in the use of air conditioning triggering the worst...

UN chief calls for debt relief, post-Covid investment on West Africa trip

-- 2022-05-02 14:08:13

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and weather the impacts of the Uk...

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...

Ukraine war: A wake-up call for India - the world's biggest cooking oil importer

-- 2022-05-02 11:01:28

Indonesia, the world's biggest producer of palm oil, announced last week that it would halt exports to stabilise spiking prices at home, which it blamed on the war in Ukraine and the pandemic....

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...

New Zealand reopens to tourists after two-year pandemic lockout

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-02 09:36:31

New Zealand has reopened its borders to more international visitors after a pandemic lockout of more than two years. Travellers touched down at Auckland Airport on Monday, many to emotional reunions...

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

-- 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...

Imran Khan will be arrested definitely, Pakistan minister says

-- 2022-05-01 22:04:53

Pakistan’s Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday vowed that former prime minister Imran Khan will be arrested in a case relating to a protest against their Prime Minister Shehbaz Sh...

India gets new foreign secretary

-- 2022-05-01 21:47:09

Veteran diplomat Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Sunday assumed charge as India's new foreign secretary. A career diplomat with over 32 years of experience, Kwatra succeeded Harsh Vardhan Shringla who retired...

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...

India says its forces killed ‘62 militants’ in Kashmir this year

-- 2022-05-01 17:27:05

Indian security forces have killed 62 militants, including 15 foreigners, in the disputed Jammu & Kashmir region this year, a senior police official said on Sunday. Kashmir, claimed by India and...

Pelosi meets Ukraine president in Kyiv

-- 2022-05-01 16:16:00

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday said she had met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to send the message that the United States stands firmly with Ukraine as...

New Mexico 'megafire' could more than double in size, official says

-- 2022-05-01 14:03:20

A drought-driven wildfire in northern New Mexico exploded into a "megafire" of 100,000 acres, or 157 square miles, on Saturday and could still more than double in size, a fire official said. Fueled b...

Six Shanghai districts reach 'zero-Covid' status

-- 2022-05-01 12:16:29

China's financial hub of Shanghai has reined in COVID transmission risks at the community level, excluding cases in quarantine centres, with six of its 16 districts attaining zero-COVID status, an off...

Saudi, Pakistan to discuss possible support for kingdom's $3 billion deposit

-- 2022-05-01 11:15:01

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will discuss the possibility of supporting the kingdom's $3 billion deposit in Pakistan's central bank by extending its term "or through other options," a joint statement car...

Mariupol civilians leave besieged Azovstal steelworks

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-01 11:09:19

A group of about 20 civilians has left the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, the final part of the southern city still in the hands of Ukrainian troops. They are the first group to leave since Russian...

Taiwan calls China's COVID lockdowns 'cruel', says won't follow its steps

-- 2022-05-01 10:22:51

China's lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 are "cruel" and Taiwan will not follow suit, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday. Having controlled the pandemic with tough border controls and q...

Russian missiles target Ukraine's east, south; some civilians leave Mariupol plant

-- 2022-05-01 09:37:50

Russia pounded southern and eastern Ukraine with missile strikes on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, while some women and children evacuated a steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol where the...

Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid on Monday

-- 2022-04-30 21:36:56

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Eid Al Fitr will begin on Monday, May 2, as the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on Saturday, reports Gulf News. Accordingly, Sunday, will be the last day of Ramadan a...

British MP resigns after watching porn in parliament

-- 2022-04-30 20:03:46

Neil Parish, a Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, has said he has decided to resign as an MP after admitting he watched pornography twice in the House of Commons. The MP for Tiverton and Hon...

Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets

-- 2022-04-30 19:15:00

Russian forces pounded Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on Saturday but failed to capture three target areas, Ukraine's military said, while Moscow said Western sanctions on Russia and arms shipments t...

India seizes heroin-soaked yarn worth $58m

-- 2022-04-30 17:30:36

Indian authorities seized 90 kg (198 lbs) of drugs worth $58 million from a port in the western state of Gujarat, a police officer said on Saturday, the third such haul in two weeks. Friday's seizure...

India says it seizes $725 million of Xiaomi funds over illegal remittances

-- 2022-04-30 16:55:10

India said on Saturday it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China's Xiaomi Corp after a probe found the smartphone maker had made illegal remittances to foreign entities by passi...