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Western Leaders Gather In Brussels As Fierce Fighting Rages Across Ukraine

An extraordinary NATO meeting is under way in Brussels -- the first of three exceptional summits scheduled on March 24…

3 years ago

Putin Wants ‘Unfriendly’ Countries to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles

Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sales from “unfriendly” countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European…

3 years ago

Russia-Ukraine War: Civilians Fleeing Mariupol Describe Street-to-Street Battles

Civilians making the dangerous escape from Ukraine's embattled southern port hub of Mariupol described fleeing through street-to-street gun battles and…

3 years ago

Russia Bans Facebook and Instagram Under ‘Extremism’ Law, WhatsApp Exempted

A Russian court has labelled Meta Platforms Inc an “extremist organisation”, banning the activities of the United States company on…

3 years ago

Plane Carrying 133 Crashes Into Mountains In China

A Boeing 737 carrying more than 133 people has crashed in mountains in China, with smoke seen billowing from the…

3 years ago

Turkey Opens Record-Breaking Bridge Between Europe and Asia

President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in a series of…

3 years ago

North Korea Fires Multiple-Rocket Launcher, South Korea Says

North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea's military said, amid heightened military…

3 years ago

Zelensky Calls for Meaningful Peace Talks as Russia’s Grip on Mariupol Tightens

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Saturday for comprehensive peace talks with Moscow to stop its invasion of Ukraine, saying…

3 years ago

Abramovich Handed Chelsea Director Control of Firm on Day of Ukraine Unvasion

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich transferred a company he controlled with tens of millions of dollars of investments to a director…

3 years ago

Putin Likens Opponents to ‘Gnats,’ Signalling New Repression

Facing stiff resistance in Ukraine and crippling economic sanctions at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language that recalls…

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