Allies turn Russian energy off
BRUSSELS: The United States and the European Union announced Friday a new drive to wean Europe off Russian gas imports and so choke off the billions in its revenues. A clearer…
3.7 million people flee Ukraine
GENEVA: Nearly 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion a month ago, the UN said Thursday, warning that half of the country's children are now displaced. The UN refugee…
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Ukraine rejects Russian proposals
KYIV: Ukraine said Wednesday it wanted its security to be guaranteed by international forces and rejected proposals pushed by Russia for it to adopt a neutral status comparable to Austria…
Russia and Ukraine
Moscow threatens Western Cos.
NEW YORK: Moscow, facing potential economic calamity as Western sanctions take hold, has threatened foreign companies hoping to withdraw from the country with arrests and asset seizures, the Wall Street…
Russian forces surround Mariupol
KYIV: Russian forces stepped up the pressure on Kyiv on Saturday and pummelled civilian areas in other Ukrainian cities, including hospitals in Mykolaiv and a mosque in Mariupol, the port city…
Russia and Ukraine
Russia, Ukraine War Update
KYIV: Here are the latest developments in Russia, Ukraine War: - Humanitarian corridors relaunched - Russia relaunches plans to open humanitarian corridors, allowing civilians to flee cities besieged by its…
Pressure on US companies in Russia
NEW YORK: As a growing list of US multinational businesses - from Apple to Levi's - suspend activities in Russia, some companies choose to stay in the country despite the…
Ukraine War, China and Russia terms
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with "no limits" at a warm meeting in February, but just one month later that bond is being…