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Jan 173 min read
Zelenskiy says he's ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia
KYIV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to their leader...


Jan 177 min read
Exclusive-The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
LONDON - Chemicals factories founded or owned by some of Russia's wealthiest men are supplying ingredients to plants that manufacture...


Jan 43 min read
Moscow-backed enclave in Moldova feels pain from lack of Russian gas
The severing of one of Russia's last gas export routes to Europe is being felt most painfully in a small, mainly Russian-speaking...


Jan 23 min read
Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit
MOSCOW/KYIV - Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of...


Jan 22 min read
Zelenskiy says US will be alongside Ukraine's efforts to stop Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Tuesday that no one would give peace to his country as a gift, but he believed the...


Jan 21 min read
Russia and Ukraine exchange 150 prisoners each in UAE-mediated swap, Moscow says
MOSCOW - Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner swap on Monday, with each side freeing 150 prisoners of war, Russia's Defence Ministry...


Dec 28, 20241 min read
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan's Aliyev over 'tragic incident' with plane in Russian airspace
MOSCOW - Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian...


Dec 28, 20242 min read
Putin says Slovakia could host peace talks with Ukraine
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia is open to a Slovakian proposal to host peace talks with Ukraine...


Dec 21, 20242 min read
Exclusive-US to announce final package of new arms for Ukraine in coming days, sources say
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will announce in the coming days its final Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative package, using up...


Dec 21, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why does Russia want to capture strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
MOSCOW/KYIV - Russian forces are around 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) to the south of the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of...


Dec 21, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Trump's Ukraine envoy plans January trip to Kyiv, other European capitals
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Ukraine envoy will travel to Kyiv and several other European capitals in early...


Dec 17, 20242 min read
Stricken oil tankers show risks of Russia's ageing 'shadow fleet'
MOSCOW - Russian authorities sought to limit the damage on Monday from oil spilled into the Kerch Strait by two ageing tankers that were...
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