Convoy heads to Ukraine’s Mariupol to attempt evacuation
Kyiv: A convoy of buses headed to Mariupol on Thursday in another attempt to evacuate people from the besieged port city, while Russia pressed its attacks in several parts of Ukraine ahead of a planned new round of talks aimed at ending the fighting. After the Russian military agreed to a limited cease-fire in the […]
NATO: Russia repositioning, not scaling back
Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia does not appear to be scaling back its military operations in Ukraine but is instead redeploying forces to the eastern Donbas region. Russia promised during talks in Istanbul on Tuesday that it would de-escalate operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv to “increase mutual trust and create conditions for further […]
Russia hits near Kyiv, other city despite vows to scale back
Kyiv: Russian forces pounded areas around Kyiv and another Ukrainian city overnight, local officials said Wednesday, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places. The shelling further tempered optimism about possible progress in talks aimed at ending the punishing war. Russia did not spell out what exactly a reduction in […]
Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected ceasefire starts in Yemen
Dubai: A Saudi-led coalition battling rebels who hold Yemen’s capital Sanaa began on Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire in the years-long war, even as insurgents said they rejected the proposal. The Saudi-proposed pause in fighting began at 6 a.m. ahead of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Several similar efforts have failed, and there was […]
US, world shares higher as Russia-Ukraine peace talks resume
New York: US markets headed higher in premarket trading on Tuesday as another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine got underway. On Wall Street, the futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials gained 0.6%, and global shares rose while crude oil prices fell again after sinking 7% on Monday. Markets remain […]
Turkey sees ‘meaningful progress’ in talks
Istanbul: Turkey’s foreign minister says Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have reached “a consensus and common understanding” on some issues. Mevlut Cavusoglu said the two sides made “the most meaningful progress” since the start of the negotiations at a meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday. He said the meeting would be followed by a meeting between the […]
Australia to say farewell to lovable rogue Shane Warne
MELBOURNE: More than three weeks after Shane Warne’s death at a Thailand villa, his statue at the Melbourne Cricket Ground remains decorated with flowers, cigarettes and beer cans left by fans mourning the loss of one of cricket’s most authentic characters. Australians will remember Warne at a televised memorial service at his home stadium on Wednesday, […]
Zelenskyy: Ukraine seeking peace ‘without delay’ in talks
By: Yuras Karmanau Lviv: Ukraine could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure peace “without delay,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of another expected round of talks between the two sides — though he said only a face-to-face meeting with Russia’s leader could end the war. In an interview with independent Russian […]
Russian shares slump as all trading resumes
Moscow: Russian shares have slumped as its stock market resumed trading of all companies after a month-long halt following the invasion of Ukraine. The benchmark MOEX index slid 2.2 per cent on Monday after the Moscow Exchange reopened for all of its several hundred listed companies, but with restrictions still in place to limit volatility. […]
EU wants to end golden passport schemes, targets Russians
Brussels: The European Commission recommended Monday that EU nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people to buy their way into the bloc’s citizenship, and urged them to assess whether Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin or who support the war in Ukraine should be stripped of citizenship rights previously granted. The European Commission […]
