Hillary Clinton says she’d back Trump for Nobel Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war
WASHINGTON, DC – In a rare show of political crossfire unity, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she would nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if he could…
Ukraine refugees push German population to all-time high
BERLIN (Reuters) – Refugees arriving from Ukraine have helped drive Germany’s population to its highest level, the Federal Statistical Office said, with more than 84 million people now living in the European…
‘We are not afraid’: Russians flee to Mongolia to evade Ukraine mobilisation
By Michael Kohn ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Thousands of Russians have fled into Mongolia across its northern frontier in a bid to evade conscription to Ukraine, putting further pressure on the government in…
Russia steps up attacks with Iranian drones, Ukraine plans defences – officials
By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president and security chiefs met on Monday to plan ways to counteract Russia’s use of “new types of weapons” after Moscow stepped…
Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin
(Reuters) – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir…
Kazakhstan says it won’t recognise referendums in eastern Ukraine
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan, one of Russia’s close ex-Soviet partners, will not recognise the possible annexation of Ukraine’s eastern regions by Russia through referendums held there, the Central Asian nation’s foreign ministry…
U.S. warns Putin of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if nuclear weapons used in Ukraine
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine and has spelled out to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would…
NATO promises more help for Ukraine in response to ‘sham’ votes
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO will ramp up its help for Kyiv in response to Russia’s “sham” referendums in occupied territories of Ukraine, the alliance’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Friday. He spoke…
Former NATO boss slams Macron for “disastrous” diplomacy on Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – Diplomatic efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the war in Ukraine were a failure and “deeply harmful” for Kyiv, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former NATO secretary-general,…
France and international partners announce plans to aid food production hit by Ukraine war
PARIS (Reuters) -France this week convened a meeting with partners including African nations, United Nations bodies and the European Union to urgently address the international food crisis resulting from the war in…
Family tries to rebuild life in shattered Ukraine village retaken from Russia
By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KAMYANKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Villagers in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine are digging up mines as well as potatoes as they slowly rebuild their lives after six devastating months of…
Russian banks lost around $25 billion from Ukraine conflict – central bank official
(Reuters) – Russia’s banks have lost an estimated 1.5 trillion roubles ($25.5 billion) as a result of the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine, a central bank official said on Friday. Maxim…
Congress tells Pentagon to speed review of large drones for Ukraine
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seventeen members of Congress told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speed up a Pentagon security review of a Ukrainian request for large armable drones, according…
Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plant
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland, concerned about fighting around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, has distributed iodine tablets to regional fire departments to give to people in the event of radioactive exposure, a…
Russia confirms 55 servicemen freed in prisoner swap with Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that 55 of its servicemen had been returned to Russia in the largest prisoner exchange deal with Ukraine since the start of the war.…
Two Americans Captured In Ukraine Set Free — Thanks To Saudi Arabia
Two Americans Captured In Ukraine Set Free — Thanks To Saudi Arabia Micaela Burrow on September 21, 2022 Two U.S. citizens held captive in Russian-occupied separatist regions in Ukraine re-entered the free…
U.S. thanks Ukraine, Saudi Arabia for release of two Americans by Russia
(Reuters) – The White House’s national security adviser thanked the governments of Ukraine and Saudi Arabia for assisting in a prisoner exchange that saw the release of two American citizens by Russia…
Biden and UK’s Truss agree on continued support for Ukraine -Truss’s office
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Liz Truss and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions highlight the need for allies to continue their economic and military…
IAEA still working on Ukraine power plant plan despite Putin bluster
By John Irish NEW YORK (Reuters) -The head of the United Nations atomic agency said on Wednesday he would not abandon a plan to create a protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear…
Putin mobilises more troops for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its “nuclear blackmail”, Moscow would respond with the might…
Putin must recognize he cannot win Ukraine war -Scholz at U.N
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will only give up his “imperial ambitions” that risk destroying Ukraine and Russia if he recognizes he cannot win the war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tramples U.N. charter: Japan PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as destabilising the international order to its core and said the…
Rate hikes, Ukraine war, China woes dim Asia growth outlook – ADB
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday cut its growth forecasts for developing Asia for 2022 and 2023 amid mounting risks from increased central bank…
‘Increased consequences’ if Russia annexes parts of Ukraine, warns U.S.
(Reuters) – There will be increased consequences if Russia were to annex parts of Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, as Moscow-installed leaders in occupied areas of four…
Zelenskiy says military initiative clearly belongs to Ukraine
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking in a video address released early on Wednesday, said the situation on the front line with Russian forces clearly showed the initiative belonged to Ukraine.…
Russia’s Ukraine invasion violates U.N.’s 1945 charter, Biden to say
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will try to rally the world against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a speech to the United Nations General…
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