World / Europe

Airbnb joins Western corporate shutdowns in Russia 04 Mar 2022 - 05:05 pm

Home rental company Airbnb Inc on Thursday became the latest big global firm to halt operations in Russia as Western sanctions build against...

Michelin Guide suspends restaurant recommendations in Russia 04 Mar 2022 - 03:28 pm

Michelin said on Friday its world famous guide would suspend all restaurant recommendations in Russia in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. All...

Russian seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant sparks worries about radiation monitoring 04 Mar 2022 - 03:02 pm

TOKYO/SEOUL: Russia's seizure of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant has raised fears about access to radiation data, atomic experts said, although they stressed...

Russia curbs access to BBC and other foreign news websites 04 Mar 2022 - 01:46 pm

MOSCOW- Russia's communications watchdog has restricted access to several foreign news organisations' websites including the BBC and Deutsche Welle for spreading what it...

Russia to introduce jail terms for spreading 'fake' information about army 04 Mar 2022 - 11:49 am

MOSCOW- Russia's parliament on Friday passed a law imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for spreading intentionally 'fake' information about...

Ukraine says Russian forces seize Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 04 Mar 2022 - 10:04 am

KYIV- Russian military forces have seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest - in Ukraine's southeast, the regional state administration said...

German chancellor Scholz calls for ceasefire in Ukraine 04 Mar 2022 - 12:08 am

BERLIN- A ceasefire and further negotiations for a retreat of Russian troops from Ukraine are urgently needed to help de-escalate the situation in...

Macron launches re-election bid to protect French from 'world's disorders' 03 Mar 2022 - 11:23 pm

PARIS- French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for a second term in April's elections, seeking a mandate to steer...

Ukraine, Russia make progress on evacuation corridors as war rages 03 Mar 2022 - 10:03 pm

BORODYANKA/LVIV, Ukraine- Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the need to set up humanitarian corridors and a possible ceasefire around them for Ukrainian...

Ukraine president says Russia and Ukraine must compromise to end war 03 Mar 2022 - 09:54 pm

LVIV, Ukraine- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday said Ukraine and Russia could find a way out of the war if the Kremlin...

Putin says Russian operation in Ukraine is going to plan 03 Mar 2022 - 08:44 pm

MOSCOW- President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia's military operations in Ukraine were going according to plan and he praised its soldiers...

Ukrainians say hackers used local government sites to spread fake 'capitulation' news 03 Mar 2022 - 08:36 pm

WASHINGTON- Ukrainian officials say hackers have broken into local government websites to spread false reports that Kyiv had capitulated and signed a peace...

Biden seeks $10B for aid to Ukraine, $22.5B for coronavirus 03 Mar 2022 - 05:39 pm

The Biden administration is seeking another $10 billion to help protect Ukraine against the Russian invasion and an additional $22.5 billion to cover...

Hundreds of Africans cross into Spain's Melilla for 2nd day 03 Mar 2022 - 04:17 pm

MADRID: Hundreds of people tried for a second day to climb over the fences that separate a Spanish city in North Africa from...

Tide of Ukrainian refugees grows as UN says a million have fled 03 Mar 2022 - 03:51 pm

MEDYKA, Poland/SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania:A growing tide of Ukrainian refugees fleeing a brutal Russian invasion streamed into central Europe on Thursday, as volunteers and...