Most Gulf Cooperation Council countries took no maximalist position on the conflict and stressed on a diplomatic approach for its resolution.

Australia announced more sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine Sunday, immediately banning all exports of alumina and bauxite while pledging more weapons and humanitarian assistance. The export ban aims to impact aluminum production in Russia, which relies on Australia for 20 percent of its alumina. It comes just...

Russia's claim on Saturday to have unleashed its new hypersonic Kinzhal missile would mark a new escalation of its campaign to force Ukraine to abandon hopes of closer ties with the West, even as Volodymyr Zelensky urged Vladimir Putin for presidential-level talks.

The amplifying factors include sanctions against Russia’s aviation sector, which cast a global pall over the aviation industry.

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for talks with Moscow on Saturday, even as the two sides have been already holding negotiations remotely. But so far, as in previous rounds, the talks have yielded little progress, with both sides blaming the other.

The Palestinian Authority is already engaged in ongoing national efforts to diversify international markets that supply Palestine with basic commodities.

Thousands have left Russia for Turkey, many paying exorbitant airfares to reach one of the last accessible destinations as Western sanctions tighten.

The Nova Poshta courier company in Lviv handled millions of parcels before the war. Now, most of the 100,000 daily parcels are food, medicine and clothing.

A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars has been suspended due to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency announced Thursday, as Moscow said it regretted the “bitter” decision. The ExoMars mission had been set to use a Russian launcher later this year to send a...

The ministers of UAE and Russia discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership in various fields. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met today with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in...

Markets are expecting a total of seven rate hikes this year, and while the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee typically moves in quarter-point steps, Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said it could be more aggressive if needed.

What Ai Weiwei calls the current "crisis of human rights and freedom of speech" is portrayed in a life-size replica of the cell where he was held after his 2011 arrest by the Chinese police.

The International Energy Agency cut its world oil demand forecast for 2022 on Wednesday, warning that sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine could spark a global supply "shock". "Faced with what could turn into the biggest supply crisis in decades, global energy markets are at a crossroads," the...

Ninety-six out of 134 lawmakers present voted in favour of the move on Tuesday, while 15 voted against. .

US president will travel to Brussels to attend an EU summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

World War II still looms large in Germans' living memory and public discourse, shaping the perception of the Ukraine invasion.

Moscow is currently recruiting thousands of fighters in Syria, from the regular army and from militia groups, to be put on standby for possible deployment in Ukraine.

Russia has drawn up lists of 40,000 fighters from Syrian army and allied militia ranks to be put on standby for deployment in Ukraine, a war monitor reported Tuesday.

On the “Aid for Ukraine” website, users can currently offer donations in 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, ether, tether and dogecoin.

With Russia threatening to take ‘full control’ of several major cities in Ukraine, the fourth round of talks failed to deliver a breakthrough on the 19th day of the invasion, even as the US tried to talk down China from helping its neighbor.

Power has been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday. Separately, Ukraine's state nuclear operator Energoatom accused the Russian military of detonating ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country's...

The move comes after Facebook and Twitter were blocked in early March as part of sweeping efforts by Moscow to control information available to Russians.

Russia and Ukraine were set for a new round of talks Monday as Moscow's invading forces maintain their devastating assaults across the former Soviet state. The discussions come as Russian troops edge closer to Kyiv and keep up their relentless bombardment of the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, where...

Kadyrov posted a video on Telegram of himself in military uniform studying plans around a table with soldiers in a room.

Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya, along with several other Arab countries, import much of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.

In order to lower its dependence on Russian oil and gas, Germany is looking toward Qatar to fulfill its energy needs.

“Europe and also Africa will be very deeply destabilised as regards food because of what can’t be planted right now in Ukraine,“ Macron told reporters.

Bank’s move came in protest against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia called a meeting of the 15-member Security Council to repeat its previously made, unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine, with US help, had operated a network of 30 laboratories carrying out ‘very dangerous biological experiments’ aimed at spreading ‘viral pathogens’ from bats to people.

Maxim Potemkov, sales director of one of the exhibiting Ukrainian companies, said there was a wall of silence between the two sides.

Russia on Thursday accused the United States of funding research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine.

Qatar became the third country in the Gulf region after Kuwait and Bahrain to be designated by the United States a major non-NATO ally. A declaration issued by US President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon formally designated Qatar as a non-NATO ally, weeks after a pledge he made to Qatari...

Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, allowing statements like "death to Russian invaders" but not credible threats against civilians, the tech giant said Thursday. Moscow's internationally condemned attack on its neighbor has provoked unprecedented sanctions from Western governments and businesses, but also...

The IMF in January cut the global growth forecast for 2022 to 4.4 percent due to the Omicron variant of Covid-19, after worldwide GDP rose 5.9 percent last year.

Russia and Ukraine on Thursday failed to find a breakthrough on a ceasefire and other humanitarian issues at the first high-level talks between the two sides since Moscow's invasion. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba met on the sidelines of a diplomatic forum in the Turkish resort...

Egypt's inflation rate hit 10 percent in February, official figures showed Thursday, as the country heavily reliant on wheat imports from Russia and Ukraine braces for the full impact of their war. "The annual headline inflation rate recorded 10 percent for February 2022, compared to 4.9 for the same month...

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to OPEC+ alliance agreements, a day after an envoy said it would urge the cartel to boost oil output. "The UAE is committed to the OPEC+ agreement and its existing monthly production adjustment mechanism," Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei wrote on Twitter....

Iran on Thursday accused the United States of working to "complicate" efforts to restore a 2015 nuclear deal, after new Russian demands linked to its invasion of Ukraine raised concerns of further delays.

European benchmark Brent North Sea crude climbed 5.1 percent to $116.80 per barrel in morning deals. New York's WTI contract advanced 3.5 percent to $112.58. Both contracts had collapsed by more than 12 percent in value on Wednesday, as traders also seized on a glimmer of hope for peace talks...

Russia on Thursday accused the US of funding research into the development of biological weapons in Ukraine, as Moscow stepped up its campaign to gain control of key Ukrainian cities. The defense ministry said Washington "planned to carry out research on bird, bat and reptile pathogens".

The EU, IEA, and NGOs stress that the development of renewable energy sources and biogas must be accelerated.

The famous TV series shows Zelensky as a high school teacher propelled to the presidency after a student's video of him ranting about corruption in Ukraine went viral.

The surge in energy costs is a consequence of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which prompted Washington and its European allies to impose tough sanctions on Moscow, including a US ban on Russian oil imports that was announced by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.

Brent had spiked to $139 on Monday — about $8 short of an all-time record — in expectation of the US embargo on Russian oil and gas.

Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted during Syria's devastating civil war.

Protests erupted Wednesday in Iraq's impoverished south over a rise in food prices that officials attributed to the conflict in Ukraine. For about a week, the price of cooking oils and flour have skyrocketed in local markets as government officials have sought to address growing anger with various statements and...

France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran, with the West at loggerheads with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while Washington said it would cede nothing to Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has demanded written assurances from Washington that...

Israel was poised Tuesday to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as most Western airlines boycott Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia planned to open humanitarian corridors in Ukraine Tuesday for civilians to flee besieged cities, but Kyiv insisted the move was a publicity stunt and people would not be able to escape. Moscow's offer to evacuate residents was condemned because most of the routes led into Russia or its ally...

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday (Mar 7) it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second city Kharkiv, but there was no "radiological consequence". The Vienna-based UN body said Ukrainian authorities reported an attack took place on Sunday, adding that no...