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Fighting reaches the outskirts of Ukrainian capital

Fighting reaches the outskirts of Ukrainian capital

-- 2022-02-26 09:01:16

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces in the worst E...

Russian forces close in on Ukraine's capital

Russian forces close in on Ukraine's capital

-- 2022-02-25 22:55:20

Russian missiles pounded Kyiv on Friday, families cowered in shelters and authorities told residents to prepare Molotov cocktails to defend Ukraine's capital as fighting was reported in the outskirts...

Putin tells Ukrainian military to seize power in their country

Putin tells Ukrainian military to seize power in their country

-- 2022-02-25 21:20:59

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the Ukrainian military to seize power in their country on Friday, a day after Moscow launched an invasion of its southern neighbour. "I once again appeal to...

Putin ready to send delegation to Minsk for negotiations with Ukraine, Kremlin says

Putin ready to send delegation to Minsk for negotiations with Ukraine, Kremlin says

-- 2022-02-25 20:33:42

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, for negotiations with representatives of Ukraine. The Kremlin came up with the statement on Friday aft...

Russia is willing to negotiate with Ukraine, says Chinese state TV

Russia is willing to negotiate with Ukraine, says Chinese state TV

-- 2022-02-25 19:11:44

Chinese state TV says Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that Moscow is willing to negotiate with Ukraine, even as Moscow's forces invade its neighbour. Th...

Missiles hit Kyiv as Russian forces press advances

Missiles hit Kyiv as Russian forces press advances

-- 2022-02-25 18:45:22

Missiles pounded Ukraine's capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and authorities in Kyiv said they were preparing for an assault aimed at overthrowing the government. Air raid sir...

Ukraine ready for talks with Russia on neutral status

Ukraine ready for talks with Russia on neutral status

-- 2022-02-25 18:31:35

Ukraine wants peace and is ready for talks with Russia, including on neutral status regarding NATO, Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak told Reuters on Friday. "If talks are possible, th...

Russia will impose retaliatory sanctions on Western nations, Kremlin says

Russia will impose retaliatory sanctions on Western nations, Kremlin says

-- 2022-02-25 18:22:13

Russia will impose retaliatory sanctions on Western nations on the basis of reciprocity, the Kremlin said on Friday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said sanctions would cause problems for Russia but...

5.0m Ukrainians could flee abroad as fuel, cash, medical supplies running low

5.0m Ukrainians could flee abroad as fuel, cash, medical supplies running low

-- 2022-02-25 18:16:56

Fuel, cash and medical supplies are running low in parts of Ukraine after Russia's invasion, which could drive up to 5 million people to flee abroad, UN aid agencies said on Friday. At least 100,000...

Cutting Russia off SWIFT is ‘very last resort’, says French finance minister

Cutting Russia off SWIFT is ‘very last resort’, says French finance minister

-- 2022-02-25 17:58:28

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday the option of cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system remained open, but that he viewed this only as a last resort. Th...

Cannot stop Russian warships accessing Black Sea, says Turkish foreign minister

Cannot stop Russian warships accessing Black Sea, says Turkish foreign minister

-- 2022-02-25 17:05:27

Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a clause in an international pact that allows vessels to return to their home base, the Tu...

Russian troops advance on Kyiv

Russian troops advance on Kyiv

-- 2022-02-25 16:59:12

Missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctio...

Ukraine reports higher Chernobyl radiation levels

Ukraine reports higher Chernobyl radiation levels

-- 2022-02-25 16:42:52

Ukraine's nuclear agency has said it was recording increased radiation levels from the site of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Experts at the agency did not provide exact radiation levels...

Protesters in cities from Tokyo to New York condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Protesters in cities from Tokyo to New York condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

-- 2022-02-25 12:25:47

Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday to denounce the invasion of Ukraine -- while more than a thousand who tr...

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra

-- 2022-02-25 12:02:02

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, killing at least two people and causing tremors that were felt in neighbouring Singapore and Ma...

Ukraine's president vows to stay put as Russian invaders target Kiev

Ukraine's president vows to stay put as Russian invaders target Kiev

-- 2022-02-25 11:58:30

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Tw...

Ukraine's president Zelenskiy stays put as Russian invaders advance

Ukraine's president Zelenskiy stays put as Russian invaders advance

-- 2022-02-25 10:07:33

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Friday to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders who are advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since Worl...

Three former US police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights

Three former US police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights

-- 2022-02-25 10:02:30

Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath...

Colombia says it killed 23 dissident members of FARC, including one leader, in Arauca

Colombia says it killed 23 dissident members of FARC, including one leader, in Arauca

-- 2022-02-25 09:56:52

A bombardment carried out by Colombia's armed forces killed 23 FARC dissidents on Thursday as part of a military offensive to seize control of an area in the northeast of the country which sits on the...

Pakistan's Imran Khan meets Putin in Moscow as Russia invades Ukraine

Pakistan's Imran Khan meets Putin in Moscow as Russia invades Ukraine

-- 2022-02-25 09:43:27

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, bdnews24.com reports with details from Reuters. The meeting to discuss...

Indonesia stay on alert after magnitude 6.2 quake hits Sumatra

Indonesia stay on alert after magnitude 6.2 quake hits Sumatra

-- 2022-02-25 09:40:38

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, the country's geophysics agency BMKG said, though there was no risk of a tsunami or immediate repo...

Ukraine says Russia captures Chernobyl power plant

Ukraine says Russia captures Chernobyl power plant

-- 2022-02-25 08:38:44

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday. "It is impossible to say the Chernobyl nuc...

Ukraine president Zelenskiy, a former comic actor, is an unlikely war leader

Ukraine president Zelenskiy, a former comic actor, is an unlikely war leader

-- 2022-02-24 20:29:41

Volodymyr Zelenskiy swept to power three years ago promising to end a war with Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. He now faces a Russian invasion that could result in the overthrow of his g...

NATO vows to protect its territory after Russia invades Ukraine

NATO vows to protect its territory after Russia invades Ukraine

-- 2022-02-24 20:18:07

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that the military alliance would defend every inch of its territory should Russia attack a member country, as he slammed Moscow for launching a...

Ukrainians flee to Poland leaving behind possessions, pets

Ukrainians flee to Poland leaving behind possessions, pets

-- 2022-02-24 19:48:43

Ukrainians fleeing a Russian invasion have started trickling into Poland, with dozens arriving at the normally quiet Medyka crossing on Thursday, some carrying luggage and accompanied by children. Of...

NATO puts over 100 warplanes on alert, to ramp up military presence on eastern flank

NATO puts over 100 warplanes on alert, to ramp up military presence on eastern flank

-- 2022-02-24 18:21:19

NATO said on Thursday it would take new deterrence and defence steps after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, which would include putting over 100 warplanes on high alert and further increasing t...

Ukraine wants Indian intervention in ending Russian offensive

Ukraine wants Indian intervention in ending Russian offensive

-- 2022-02-24 17:55:57

With Moscow launching a full-fledged attack on its eastern European neighbour, New Delhi on Thursday called for restraint from all sides as Ukraine sought Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interve...

Rights advocates call for jet fuel sanctions against Myanmar

Rights advocates call for jet fuel sanctions against Myanmar

-- 2022-02-24 17:15:51

Some human rights advocates are urging governments to impose sanctions against supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar as its security forces carry out air strikes against opponents of the army-led adminis...

Ukraine says at least eight killed by Russian shelling

Ukraine says at least eight killed by Russian shelling

-- 2022-02-24 14:09:20

At least eight people have been killed and nine were wounded by the Russian shelling, an advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs said on Thursday as Russia has launched massive air and g...

Biden vows 'severe sanctions' on Russia

Biden vows 'severe sanctions' on Russia

-- 2022-02-24 12:44:55

The United States and its allies will impose "severe sanctions" on Russia after its military forces launched an attack on Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said after blasts were heard in the Ukrainian...