Ukraine says Russia bombs another shelter in besieged city
Lviv: Ukrainian authorities said Sunday that Russia’s military bombed an art school sheltering some 400 people in the embattled port city of Mariupol, where Ukraine’s president said an unrelenting Russian siege would be remembered for centuries to come. It was the second time in less than a week that city officials reported a public building […]
Patriot air defense systems move into Slovakia
Bratislava, Mar 20 (AP) Slovakia’s Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad says the first multinational NATO units with the Patriot air defense systems have been moving to his country. Nad said on Sunday the transfers will continue in the next days. Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to send their troops armed with the Patriots to Slovakia. […]
Russia says it used another hypersonic missile
Moscow: The Russian military says it has carried out a new series of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities with long-range hypersonic and cruise missiles. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Sunday that the Kinzhal hypersonic missile hit a Ukrainian fuel depot in Kostiantynivka near the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv. The strike […]
Ukraine’s leader warns war will cost Russia for generations
Kyiv: Ukraine’s president said Russia is trying to starve his country’s cities into submission but warned Saturday that continuing the invasion would exact a toll on Russia for “generations.” The remarks came after Moscow held a mass rally in support of its bogged-down forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Kremlin in an overnight video […]
Russian cosmonauts arrive at space station in yellow and blue
New York: Three Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday wearing yellow flight suits with blue accents, colors that appeared to match the Ukrainian flag. The men were the first new arrivals on the space station since the start of the Russian war in Ukraine last month. Russian space corporation Roscosmos cosmonauts […]
Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek, Maria Sakkari advance to final
Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek rallied from a break down in each set to beat Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4 on Friday night and reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open. Maria Sakkari outlasted defending champion Paula Badosa 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 and will play Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Swiatek is assured of reaching a new […]
Russian strikes hit outskirts of Ukrainian capital and Lviv
Lviv: Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the edges of the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas. The early morning barrage of […]
Biden talks with China’s Xi, aims to press him on Russia war
Washington: Two key figures in determining the course of a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke Friday as the White House looks to deter Beijing from providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Planning for the call has been in the works since Biden and […]
As crisis in Ukraine grows, aid agencies rush in supplies
Rzeszow (Poland): As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week, aid agencies continue to ramp up their efforts to bring much-needed relief supplies to civilians affected by the fighting, and also to over 3.2 million refugees who have fled the country since the conflict began. Rzeszow, the largest city in southeastern Poland, roughly 100 […]
World shares mixed after oil climbs back above $100
New York: Shares have opened lower in Europe after gains for most Asian benchmarks as oil prices hovered above USD100 per barrel. Stocks rose in Tokyo and Shanghai but fell in Paris, Frankfurt and London. U.S. futures were lower. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for more help for his country after days of bombardment of […]
