Germany seizes world’s largest yacht owned by Russian oligarch
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany has officially confiscated the world's largest superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, as part…
4 years ago
Ukraine
Russia ‘would deploy nuclear arms’ near Finland, Sweden if they decide to join NATO
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons close to…
4 years ago
Finland to decide on NATO membership ‘within weeks’
by Sam KINGSLEY Agence France Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Rattled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland's prime minister…
4 years ago
Fleeing war, Ukraine’s orphans face trafficking threat
Left in care homes and now threatened by war, thousands of already vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are at risk of being…
4 years ago
Ukraine war fuels ‘overlapping crises’: World Bank’s Malpass
The Russian war on Ukraine has set off a chain reaction in the global economy, pushing energy and food prices…
4 years ago
Russian warship ‘seriously damaged’ in ammunition explosion: state media
ODESSA, Ukraine (AFP) -- A Russian warship in the Black Sea was "seriously damaged" by an ammunition explosion, Russian state…
4 years ago
Biden gives ‘crime scene’ Ukraine $800 mn to hold off Russia
by Frankie Taggart with Joe Stenson in Bucha © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe…
4 years ago
Scholz ‘irritated’ by Kyiv’s snub to German president
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he was "irritated" by Kyiv's rejection of a proposed visit by…
4 years ago
Over 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers surrender in Mariupol: Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday more than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered in Mariupol,…
4 years ago
UK probing claims of Russian chemical attack in Ukraine
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain is trying to verify reports that Russia has used chemical weapons in an attack…
4 years ago
War in Ukraine could halve 2022 global trade growth: WTO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Russia's war in Ukraine could almost halve world trade…
4 years ago
Stung by sanctions over Ukraine, Russians rally behind Putin
by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Like many members of Russia's affluent middle class, advertising producer…
4 years ago
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