A senior US Defence official has said that Russian ground forces have been stalled outside of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. As the Russian offensive in Ukraine continues, US President Joe Biden is set to visit Europe for an emergency NATO summit as well as meetings with G7 leaders. He will […]
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The decision to deploy troops near petrol pumps and kerosene supply points came after three elderly people dropped dead during their wait in long queues, Sri Lankan officials said. Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations on Tuesday to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise in […]
In Russia, the slow going and the heavy toll of President Vladimir Putinâs war on Ukraine are setting off questions about his militaryâs planning capability, his confidence in his top spies and loyal defense minister, and the quality of the intelligence that reaches him. In January, the head of a […]
BEIJING: China does not want to be impacted by Western economic sanctions on Russia, state media reported today, as pressure grows on Beijing to withdraw support from an isolated Moscow. Beijing has refused to condemn its close ally Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while blaming the United States and […]
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo took a camping trip to the countryâs future capital, he said on social media today, posing for photographs in a forest at the site of the new city. The country is preparing to move its capital from overcrowded Jakarta to Nusantara, in a megaproject that […]
SEOUL: US forces stationed in South Korea said today they have enhanced the intensity of exercises for their Patriot missile air defence system amid signs that North Korea might soon conduct another long-range missile test. Tension on the Korean Peninsula has been growing amid speculation North Korea could test its […]
KYIV: Russian strikes hit civilian targets in central Ukraineâs Dnipro city today, as Moscowâs troops edged closer to Kyiv, where officials said the capital was being transformed into a âfortressâ. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remained trapped and under fire in Ukrainian cities, including besieged Mariupol, after the first talks […]
SEOUL: The party of outgoing South Korea President Moon Jae-in scrambled to regroup today as its leadership resigned in en masse after its devastating election defeat, but still holds enough seats to potentially thwart the new president’s agenda. Conservative opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol, a former prosecutor-general and political novice, won […]
The United States has condemned reports that Moscow may seize the assets of businesses which have stopped operating in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki warned that such a move will result in “more economic pain”. Her comments come as the US Congress passed […]
“My heart goes to all the women bracing the horror of war, protecting their children, caring for the wounded, sacrificing for their countries, their communities, their families,” Georgieva said. The war in Ukraine has worsened a difficult period for women, who have seen major economic and social setbacks prompted by […]