Erdogan, Putin to hold a conversation on Sunday: Spokesperson

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to discuss the Ukraine issue, according to spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, who added that Turkey was ready...

Russia & Ukraine conflict: Moscow announces a partial cease-fire

Russian military establishes a truce in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha to let humanitarian routes exit. According to a top official in Mariupol, the truce will extend until...

Russia strikes Ukrainian cities

KYIV - Russian forces struck cities in eastern Ukraine and massed armoured vehicles and artillery near the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, as Western powers promised further sanctions to bring down Russia's economy....

Ukraine struggles with message in pro-Moscow southern Africa

PRETORIA - Ukraine is finding it hard to get its message across in southern Africa, where there remains affection for Moscow dating from the apartheid era, the Ukrainian ambassador in Pretoria...

West ready to sanction Russia

Warsaw - On a visit to Poland on Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the West will maintain economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime indefinitely after it...

Lithuania to impose emergency following Ukraine invasion: president

VILNIUS - Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda on Thursday signed a decree imposing a state of emergency in the small formerly Soviet-ruled NATO and EU Baltic state, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

Libya urges citizens in Ukraine to stay home

TRIPOLI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged its citizens in Ukraine to stay at home, as a series of explosions hit different parts of Ukraine....

Russia's 'tragic' invasion of Ukraine condemned by sporting world

PARIS, Feb 24, 2022 (AFP) - The sporting world roundly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with UEFA mulling over Saint Petersburg hosting the Champions League final and the IOC...

IMF, World Bank chiefs warn of global impacts from Ukraine war

WASHINGTON, Feb 24, 2022 (AFP) - The leaders of the World Bank and IMF signalled Thursday they were ready to help Ukraine while warning that Russia's invasion will have repercussions for...

Biden Threatens Russia With New Sanctions on Banks and Russian Elites

President Biden announced further penalties against Russian banks and leaders in the country, intensifying measures to punish Moscow for conducting a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. "Putin is the aggressor," he...

Bitcoin price drops after Russia attacks Ukraine

Bitcoin plummeted below $35,000 early Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military campaign in Ukraine's Donbas region. According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin was trading at $34,969 as of 1:22...

EU wants to cut 'all links' between Russia and global financial system

PARIS - The European Union wants to cut all links between Russia and the global financial system, France's finance minister said on Friday, adding that removing Moscow from the SWIFT...

UN condemns the arrestation of anti-war protestors in Russia

The United Nations criticised the "arbitrary detention" of over 1,800 individuals in Russia for opposing the country's invasion of Ukraine on Friday, and called for their immediate release. "Arresting persons...

Russia wants to 'free Ukraine from oppression?

As Russian invading forces approached Kyiv on the second day of the Kremlin's onslaught, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Moscow wanted to "free Ukraine from despotism." "President Putin decided...

Ukraine's president asked EU to impose more sanctions on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the EU to impose stiffer penalties on Russia in response to its invasion, after the body refrained from using its entire arsenal of sanctions against...

Ukraine's president asked EU to impose more sanctions on Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked the EU to impose stiffer penalties on Russia in response to its invasion, after the body refrained from using its entire arsenal of sanctions against...

Five things to know about Ukraine

KIEV - As Russian troops approach the Ukrainian capital in an all-out offensive, here are five facts about the country that has long been disputed by great empires.   -...

2 spy drones of Saudi-led coalition shot down in Yemen

SANAA - Yemen's Houthi militia announced on Friday they had shot down two spy drones believed to be made by the United States and belonging to the Saudi-led coalition forces...

Twitter trends WWIII

On social media sites, people post heartfelt goodbye notes, videos, and photos for their loved ones. People are strongly opposed to the war and have shared anti-war posts. Some criticised...

Russia launches the biggest attack in Europe since WWII; the West vows heavy sanctions; Ukraine claims 50 troops were killed.