Category: World

Russia and Ukraine were preparing on Monday for their first talks since Moscow’s invasion, as fighting raged and Western-led sanctions started to bite with the rubble collapsing. Ukraine said on Sunday it had agreed to send a delegation to meet Russian representatives on the border with Belarus, which would be the foes’ first public contact […]

Washington – US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the “world will hold Russia accountable” over a military onslaught against Ukraine that he warned will cause “catastrophic loss of life”. In a statement issued shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of military operations in Ukraine, Biden said he would address the US […]

In comments from the Kremlin, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has dismissed US intelligence reports that Russia has a hit list of Ukrainians to capture or kill after an invasion as an “absolute lie”. In a letter to UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, Washington’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva wrote that Russian forces are creating […]

French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Russian Covid test ahead of his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin has confirmed. The test required a health protocol that was unacceptable and did not fit with the French leader’s schedule, said a source. It follows reports that Macron refused the PCR test over fears the Russians […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the coming days will crucial to de-escalating the Ukraine standoff, after five hours of talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Putin hinted progress has been made during his first Moscow summit with a Western leader since Russian troops massed close to Ukraine’s borders. Moscow has, however, denied any plans to […]

The leader of the Islamic State (IS) has died following a US raid in northern Syria that also killed a senior deputy of the terror group, said US officials. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi set off a blast killing himself and his family as special rounded on his hideout after a gunfight. US President Joe Biden […]

Russia has condemned a US decision to send extra troops to Europe to support its Nato allies amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow said it was a “destructive” step which heightened tension and reduced the scope for a political solution. The Pentagon said 2,000 US troops would be sent from North […]

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into war in Ukraine. He said America’s goal was to use a confrontation as a pretext to impose more sanctions on Russia. Putin also said the US was ignoring Russia’s concerns about the European expansion of Nato – the Western military […]

A new law comes into force in Austria on Tuesday that makes vaccination against Covid-19 compulsory for anyone over-18. Several countries have introduced mandates for the elderly or medical staff, but this is the first nation in Europe to adopt such sweeping measures. Ceramic artist LOu Moser and her husband, Gus, have not vaccinated for […]

Two police officers have been shot dead in western Germany during a routine traffic stop. At 04:20 the officers stopped a vehicle in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Platinate, a state on the French border. A 29-year-old male officer and a 24-year-old female officer were shot dead at the scene. The latter was still a student […]