A Moroccan prisoner of war released as part of an exchange between Moscow and Kyiv said he wanted to draw attention to the "struggle" of Ukraine as he returned home.

Moscow replaced its top logistics general after setbacks as Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine voted for a second day on becoming part of Russia. The change comes amid a mobilization drive by Russia after the Ukraine invasion revealed logistical difficulties, with Kyiv taking back some territory.

Last April, Italy entered into an agreement with Algeria to increase imports through the Trans-Med pipeline.

"Those who are trying to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the wind can also turn in their direction," Putin said, adding: "This is not a bluff." However analysts aren't convinced the Russian president is willing to be the first to unleash nuclear weapons since the US bombed...

"Defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is about much more than standing up for one nation’s right to choose its own path, fundamental as that right is.  It’s also about protecting an international order where no nation can redraw the borders of another by force," he adds.

The figure was equivalent to five times Ukraine's annual GDP before the invasion in February, Oleg Ustenko, economic advisor to President Volodymyr Zelensky, said at an event hosted by the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin.

Britain lifted England's moratorium on controversial gas fracking to boost energy security, despite breaking the ruling Conservative party's manifesto pledge.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants EU sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine lifted by year end, a pro-government daily newspaper said. Orban, who has sought close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years, has frequently railed against the sanctions, saying they are hurting Europe more...

Over 100 countries have signed on to the Roadmap for Global Food Security. Many are already acting on those commitments. Action is crucial because the current crisis is one that no individual country or even group of countries can solve alone. We have to get emergency aid to the people...

The White House said food supplies are being dangerously disrupted by "the compounding impacts of the pandemic, the deepening climate crisis, rising energy and fertilizer costs, and protracted conflicts -- including Russia's invasion of Ukraine."

Equities around the world have been clattered by fears of a recession in major economies as central banks ramp up borrowing costs to combat the highest inflation in decades, which has been compounded by the Ukraine war and supply chain snarls.

China's growth forecast for 2022 was reduced to 3.3 percent from 5.0 percent, as Beijing pursues a zero-Covid strategy that has devastated the world's second-largest economy. Chinese officials are under pressure to curb even the smallest virus outbreaks swiftly, ahead of a key political meeting in October where President Xi...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a "dignified way out" of the seven-month crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Putin accused the European Union of blocking 300,000 tons of Russian fertilizer from reaching the world's poorest countries. "Our offer... to transfer for free 300,000 tons of Russian fertilizer blocked in European ports because of sanctions to countries that need it is still without an answer," he said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that unequal education was quickly dividing the planet as he sought to keep development on the agenda ahead of a week of diplomacy focused on global crises. The UN chief called a special summit on education a day before world leaders meet for the...

With recent data showing US inflation rooted at four-decade highs, investors are increasingly pessimistic about the outlook for the global economy. Some observers have warned of a sharp recession in many countries caused by the huge rate increases, which are hitting families in the pocket.

US President Joe Biden has warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against using chemical or tactical nuclear weapons due to his losses in Ukraine . "Don't. Don't," Biden said, in an excerpt from an interview with CBS. Biden was responding to a question about the possibility of Putin resorting to...

But cracks in summit solidarity quickly appeared, with India's prime minister telling Putin it was "not the time" for the conflict in Ukraine. Adding to the tension, the forces of two countries - Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - engaged in fierce border clashes while their leaders were in attendance.

Berlin took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm Rosneft to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Rosneft's German subsidiaries, which account for about 12 percent of oil refining capacity in the country, were placed under trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency, the...

Energy-guzzling Data centers or bit barns across Europe are facing the heat because of energy shortage sparked by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Activists have also raised concerns about the "lack of transparency about what is actually being stored in these data centers".

The energy giant's H1 net profit rose to $7.2 billion.

Toxicity and false claims are a "significant threat" at TikTok, which is becoming a go-to online venue for young people to search for information, according to a study by NewsGuard, a media watchdog. NewsGuard describes itself as a "journalism and technology tool" that rates the credibility of websites and online...

In the EU's electricity market, the price is based on the last source used to meet demand -- often a gas-fired power plant -- and that is applied to all electricity operators, regardless of whether they use nuclear, hydro-power, solar or other sources.

Russia said visas had been issued for Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of his delegation to attend the UN General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York from September 20 to 26. Moscow had earlier expressed alarm that US entry visas had not been issued for 56 representatives of...

Norway, which has replaced Russia as Europe's leading supplier of natural gas, dashed the hopes of EU member states who wanted a cap on gas prices. After his phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said he was "skeptical" about a...

The UN urged EU countries on Monday to continue battling climate change and not resort to more fossil fuels in their response to soaring energy prices and fears of winter shortages. Russia has reduced supplies of gas to Europe since its invasion of Ukraine, sending prices for the fuel soaring.

Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters and city leaders gathered at the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, where the names of those who died were read aloud -- as they have been every year since the deadliest single attack on US soil.

It will cost some $350 billion to rebuild Ukraine from the devastation caused by the Russian invasion, according to a report. The figure, which totals 1.5 times the size of the Ukrainian economy, is considered a minimum and is expected to grow in the coming months as the war rages...

The Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin will discuss with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a deal allowing grain exports from Ukraine that Russia has criticized. The agreement between Russia and Ukraine, brokered by Turkey and the United Nations, designated three ports for Kyiv to send grain supplies through a...

German gas company VNG on Friday became the latest European energy firm to seek government aid as reduced Russian pipeline flows pushed up energy prices and put its business under stress. VNG, Germany's third-largest gas importer and storage operator, asked for support to "avert further losses" and allow the group's...

The International Atomic Energy Agency called Tuesday for the establishment of a security zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russia and the site of recent shelling. "The current situation is untenable," the UN atomic watchdog said in a report after it sent a team to the plant...

European and US stocks rose Tuesday, but gains were capped by economic slowdown fears and central bank efforts to contain surging inflation. Frankfurt, London and Paris equities carved out gains despite poor German data, a day after tumultuous trading as Russia curbed gas supplies to Europe.

In spite of the Western sanctions, Russia has raked in some $158 billion in energy exports in the six months since the war, with the EU accounting for more than half. Natural gas prices have jumped to record levels in Europe as Russia cut off supplies.

The leader of Italy's far-right League party, Matteo Salvini, has sparked debate by saying that the unprecedented sanctions the West had imposed on Russia over the Ukraine invasion weren't working. "Several months have passed and people are paying two, three, even four times more for their bills," he told Rtl...

Turkey can mediate in a standoff over Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, occupied by Moscow's troops, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday. "President Erdogan said Turkey can play a facilitator role in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, as they did in the grain deal," the...

The Group of Seven major industrial democracies vowed to move urgently to set a price cap on Russian oil imports, a crucial source of revenue for Moscow and its war in Ukraine. "Russia is benefitting economically from the uncertainty on energy markets caused by the war and is making big...

Driven by soaring energy prices caused by Russia's invasion in Ukraine, the yearly inflation rate in the 19-country single currency area reached 9.1 percent, its highest since records began, according to Eurostat. Consumer prices had accelerated to 8.9 percent in July.

The Kremlin on Tuesday warned it would respond if the European Union makes it harder for Russians to travel to the bloc as part of measures in support of Ukraine. The idea to ban Russian tourists from Europe has divided EU nations, with some in full support and others against...

European leaders want to break the link between soaring gas prices and electricity bills, a wholesale reform of the EU energy market made urgent by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This continent-wide shake up of 27 EU economies with different energy needs and sources will be a long and politically-fraught process.

High gas prices have been followed by disruptions in the nuclear and hydroelectric sectors amid a heatwave blamed on climate change -- threatening businesses and households with massive bills. Energy ministers from EU member states will hold urgent talks in Brussels on September 9.

Encouraged by Ukraine to ban all Russian tourists from visiting Europe, EU foreign ministers will study the idea in a two-day meeting beginning Tuesday in Prague. Although many have resisted the suggestion fearing it would prevent Russian dissidents from getting out, many have wholeheartedly agreed with it.

A year after the last wisps of smoke disappeared into the skies from the imposing chimneys of the Moorburg coal plant, hopes had grown that the mothballed site would see new life as Germany scrambles to secure energy supplies. Russia's curtailing of gas exports to Germany in the wake of...

An economic crisis spurred by the Ukraine war is casting darkness upon Egypt's streets, as the government dims lights to free up energy for export and bolster hard currency reserves.

The new measure allow Ukrainian citizens and people from Ukraine's separatist eastern regions that Russia recognizes as independent to work in Russia without a work permit and to live in the country "without a time limit".

There is a risk of a radioactive leak at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian troops, the state energy operator said Saturday. Enervator said Moscow's troops had "shelled" the site of the plant in Ukraine over the past day. Kyiv and Moscow have traded accusations over shelling in...

Investment in nuclear power declined after Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster, the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, as fears over its safety increased and governments ran scared. But following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February, the subsequent squeeze on energy supplies and Europe's push to wean itself off...

Turkey's finance minister told businesses on Friday they should not be concerned by the threat of sanctions that Washington warns will follow if they do business with sanctioned Russians. Nureddin Nebati's Twitter comments represent Ankara's first official response to a letter the US Treasury sent to Turkish businesses on Monday.

Bachelet, who steps down at the end of the month, marked the six months since the February 24 Russian invasion by insisting on accountability for serious rights violations in the conflict, some of which may amount to war crimes, she said. Her office has so far documented 5,587 civilians killed...

Head of the UN agency Rafael Grossi and Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev met in Istanbul on Wednesday, the Russian nuclear energy agency said in a statement.

Washington is growing increasingly alarmed that the Russian government and businesses are using Turkey to evade Western financial and trading restrictions imposed in response to the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine six months ago. Turkey's imports of Russian oil are ballooning.