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‘A new era’: Germany rewrites its defence, foreign policies

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday announced a major shift in Germany's foreign and defence policy, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine…

North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics,…

Ukraine: 370,000 refugees already

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia invaded Thursday. The United Nations' refugee agency, UNHCR, says…

Ukraine forms ‘international brigade’ to fight Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged foreigners to head to Ukrainian embassies worldwide to sign up for an "international brigade"…

Kyiv ready for talks, but rejects Moscow’s Belarus proposal

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that he was ready for talks with Russia, but rejected Moscow's push to stage them in…

Nordics to close airspace to Russian planes

Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland Sunday said they would close their airspace to Russian planes, joining other European countries in…

Putin accuses Ukraine of wasting ‘opportunity’ for talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accused Ukrainian authorities of wasting "an opportunity" to hold talks after Moscow's invasion of…

Japan says joining measures to cut Russian banks from SWIFT

Japan will join Western nations in removing selected Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, the country's prime minister said…

Zelensky says Russia striking residential areas in Ukraine

  KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Moscow was bombarding residential areas in Ukraine as…

Western allies agree new financial sanctions against Russia

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Western allies on Saturday agreed on a new volley of financial sanctions against Russia…

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