International Desk
Huge Russian convoy stretches for 40 miles advancing on Kyiv
A Russian military convoy traveling towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv has grown from being 17 miles long earlier on Monday to 40 miles, a satellite company has said.
Venue for Ukraine-Russia talks ‘ready’: Belarus
Belarus said Monday that it had prepared the venue that will host talks between delegations from Ukraine and Russia, as Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine went into its fifth day.
Russians close in on Kyiv but meet strong resistance
Russian assaults on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been met with fierce resistance, as the Ukrainian military says it fought off several attacks.
Zelensky accepts Putin’s peace proposal
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal and is ready to negotiate peace and a ceasefire, Zelensky's press secretary Sergey Nikiforov said on Saturday.
Zelensky rejected US offer to evacuate from Kyiv
Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital early Saturday as explosions reverberated through the city and the president urged the country to "stand firm" against the siege that could determine its future. He refused American help to evacuate, saying: "The fight is here."
Russia faces ‘isolation’ over Ukraine attack: EU
Russia faces “unprecedented isolation” over its attack on Ukraine and will be hit with the “harshest sanctions” the EU has ever imposed, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday.
UN urges Putin to stop conflict for 'humanity's sake'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a direct, impassioned plea Wednesday to Vladimir Putin to stop--“in the name of humanity”-- the Russian military assault on Ukraine.
Oil soars past $100 as Russia orders troops into Ukraine
Oil prices have surged past $100 (£74) a barrel after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine.
US sanctions cut Russia off from Western financing
US sanctions against Russia announced Tuesday include steps to starve the country of financing, although they did not go as far as some observers had expected.
Putin orders troops to Ukraine rebel regions
President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine Monday, prompting a furious response from the West with the United States denouncing the move at the UN Security Council as a “pretext for war”.
Myanmar military junta at ICJ hearing
The legitimacy of the military government in Myanmar has become a more important question than the ICJ hearing that starts Monday, at this highest court of the United Nations.
War fears mount as Putin to oversee drills
Russia's leader will oversee major military drills on Saturday, further escalating tensions after Washington said Moscow would invade within days, and Ukraine's president headed to Europe to drum up support.
Putin has decided to invade Ukraine: Biden
President Joe Biden said Friday he is "convinced" that Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within the week, an event that would trigger Western sanctions set to turn Russia into what a US official called a "pariah."
Indian Court Sentences 38 People to Death for 2008 Bombings
A court in India has sentenced 38 people to death and ordered life in prison for 11 others over a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that killed dozens in the western city of Ahmedabad, report Al Jazeera
US accuses Russia of deploying troops to Ukraine border
The United States on Wednesday dismissed reports that Russia was withdrawing troops from Ukraine's border, instead accusing Moscow of sending more soldiers as fears of an invasion grow.