Russia

Rio Tinto vows to sever all business ties with Russia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto announced Thursday it would sever all business ties with Russia following the…

Top Russia, Ukraine diplomats arrive in Turkey for talks

ANTALYA, Turkey (AFP) - The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have arrived in Turkey for face-to-face talks set for…

Germany in a quandary over Russian energy

by Sophie Makris Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany has rejected a complete ban on Russian gas and oil…

Joe Biden’s perilous oil diplomacy

by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - How far should Joe Biden go to limit soaring…

35,000 civilians evacuated from Ukrainian cities on Wednesday: Zelensky

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - At least 35,000 civilians were evacuated from besieged Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.…

Will Ukraine war help or hinder green energy transition?

by Catherine HOURS / Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Despite fears that the energy price shock unleashed…

US warns Russia may use biological weapons in Ukraine

The United States on Wednesday rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine, saying the allegations were…

Ukraine’s Zelensky calls hospital bombing ‘war crime’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday described a Russian air strike on a children's hospital in the southeastern city of…

1,207 civilians dead in Mariupol siege: official

A total of 1,207 civilians have died during a nine-day siege by Russian forces of Ukraine's port city of Mariupol,…

US conclusively rejects ‘high risk’ Polish jet transfer to Ukraine

  The Pentagon on Wednesday offered a conclusive rejection of a plan to transfer fighter jets from Poland to Ukraine…

Wall Street continues losing streak as US imposes Russia oil ban

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US stocks lost more ground on Tuesday after President Joe Biden imposed a…

Western nations halt Russian oil as Ukrainians flee

  by Dmitry ZAKS and Dave CLARK, with Frankie TAGGART in Washington Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- The…

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