World / Europe

Queen meets Canadian PM in first in-person meeting since catching COVID 07 Mar 2022 - 04:09 pm

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Windsor Castle on Monday, in her first official in-person meeting after she...

The bride wore fatigues; the wedding party carried rifles and RPGs 07 Mar 2022 - 03:34 pm

Kyiv, Ukraine: The groom wore a helmet. The bride wore fatigues. So did the priest and the wedding party with comrades in the...

Top Russian, Ukrainian diplomats to meet Thursday in Turkey 07 Mar 2022 - 03:18 pm

ISTANBUL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba have agreed to meet at a forum in southernTurkeyon Thursday, the first...

Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year 07 Mar 2022 - 02:49 pm

BANGKOK: The death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million Monday - underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from...

Russia-Ukraine war bares disinformation, racism 07 Mar 2022 - 11:23 am

The victims of war or conflict are not only the peace and stability but also truth and facts as the warring parties wage...

UN court hearings to open in Ukraine case against Russia 07 Mar 2022 - 11:22 am

THE HAGUE: As Russian forces pound Ukrainian cities with rockets despite announcing a cease-fire to allow civilians to flee some areas, lawyers representing...

China urges World not to ‘Add Fuel to Fire’ in War in Ukraine 07 Mar 2022 - 10:50 am

China’s foreign minister urged parties not to add "fuel to the fire” in the war in Ukraine, pledging to play a role in...

Russia sets ceasefire for evacuations amid heavy shelling 07 Mar 2022 - 10:03 am

LVIV, Ukraine: Even as Russia announced a ceasefire starting Monday morning and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas, its armed forces...

Residents fleeing town near Kyiv caught in shelling 06 Mar 2022 - 09:40 pm

IRPIN, Ukraine -Ukrainians fleeing the town of Irpin just outside Kyiv were caught in shelling by Russian forces on Sunday and forced to...

Evacuation of Ukraine's Mariupol fails again, stranding civilians under siege 06 Mar 2022 - 09:04 pm

An attempt to evacuate residents from the besieged southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol collapsed for a second day on Sunday, the International Committee...

More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests in Russia 06 Mar 2022 - 07:54 pm

LONDON: Police detained more than 4,300 people on Sunday at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent...

Putin tells Ukraine to stop fighting as anti-war protests grow 06 Mar 2022 - 07:21 pm

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday his campaign in Ukraine was going to plan and would not end until Kyiv...

Putin says Ukraine responsible for March 3 power plant incident - Kremlin 06 Mar 2022 - 05:37 pm

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukrainian radicals for an incident on March 3 at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in...

Kyiv digs in for battle as fighting flares in areas nearby 06 Mar 2022 - 03:20 pm

KYIV: Ukrainian soldiers bolstered defences around Kyiv on Sunday, digging trenches, blocking roads and liaising with civil defence units as Russian forces bombarded...

Foreigners who fled Ukraine team up to help others escape 06 Mar 2022 - 01:06 pm

Jarred by discriminatory treatment and left to evacuate themselves from Ukraine, people from African, Asian and Latin American countries who succeed in getting...

At Ukraine's largest art museum, a race to protect heritage 06 Mar 2022 - 11:00 am

LVIV, Ukraine: The director of Ukraine's largest art museum walked its hallways, supervising as staff packed away its collections to protect their national...

Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian assault enters 11th day 06 Mar 2022 - 09:56 am

Lviv/Kyiv: The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine was expected to reach 1.5 million on Sunday asRussiacontinued its attack 11 days after invading Ukraine...