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Two years into Russia's invasion, exhausted Ukrainians refuse to give up

It translates as "crooked horn", but President Zelensky calls Kryvyi Rih his "big soul and heart". He credits this gritty, industrial city with moulding his character. He grew up in a sprawling block of flats known as the Anthill. When you stand in front of this towering structure, Volodymyr Zelensky's journey from this setting to ...

20:28 Et February 24, 2024

Australia imposes further sanctions on Russians over Ukraine war

Australia on Saturday imposed further sanctions on 37 entities and travel bans on 55 Russians on the second anniversary of the Ukraine-Russia war. In a joint statement with ...

12:02 Et February 24, 2024

Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas war

As Thursday dawned in Dearborn, Michigan, Arab American leaders entered a local coffee shop and greeted Rep. Ro Khanna of California before pulling up chairs at a table. ...

11:59 Et February 24, 2024

US targets Russia with more than 500 new sanctions

The United States has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the death in custody of the opposition figure Alexei Navalny. ...

20:31 Et February 23, 2024

Reuters: Turkish-Russian trade hit by fresh US sanctions threat

A U.S. threat to hit financial firms doing business with Russia with sanctions has chilled Turkish-Russian trade, disrupting or slowing some payments for both imported oil and Turkish ...

20:08 Et February 19, 2024

Biden 'confident' on $60bn Ukraine war aid package vote

US President Joe Biden has assured his Ukrainian counterpart that $60bn in military aid is on its way. The measure still needs to pass a final congressional vote, ...

15:36 Et February 18, 2024

Tributes to Alexei Navalny, Putin’s greatest foe, removed from Russian cities as police look on

Floral tributes to Alexei Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe who died Friday in a Russian penal colony, were removed overnight by groups of unidentified people while police watched, ...

10:44 Et February 17, 2024

Alexei Navalny, prominent Putin foe, dies in Arctic jail

Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most formidable opponent, collapsed and died on Friday after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony where he was serving ...

16:20 Et February 16, 2024

Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea

 Ukraine’s military said Wednesday it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea using naval drones, a report that has not been confirmed by Russian forces. The Caesar Kunikov amphibious ship sank near Alupka, a city on the southern edge of the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, Ukraine’s General Staff said. It ...

12:00 Et February 14, 2024

Russia preparing for military confrontation with West, says Estonia

Russia is preparing for a military confrontation with the West within the next decade and could be deterred by a counter build-up of armed forces, Estonia's Foreign Intelligence ...

15:30 Et February 13, 2024
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