Anatoly Chubais has stepped down from his role as an international envoy for President Vladimir Putin, the most senior official to resign since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian re... Read more
A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 133 people has crashed in southwest China and caused a mountain fire with casualties unknown, state broadcaster CCTV reported Monday. The Boeing 737 pl... Read more
The US says China will face harsh “consequences” if it aids Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, according to US media reports. Unnamed officials reportedly told multiple US news o... Read more
Russian drivers have been banned from competing in the UK by Britain’s national motorsport authority. Motorsport UK will refuse to recognise licenses of competitors from the Russian fe... Read more
A cargo ship that was carrying thousands of luxury cars has sunk off the Portuguese Azores archipelago, nearly two weeks after it caught fire. The ship, named Felicity Ace, was transporting... Read more
Apple has become the latest major firm to halt all product sales in Russia, in a widening corporate backlash to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The iPhone giant said it was “d... Read more
Russia has more than doubled its interest rate to 20% in a bid to halt a slump in the value of its currency. The Bank of Russia raised the rate from 9.5% after the rouble sank 30% after new... Read more
Surges in global oil prices prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are being felt at the petrol pump in the UK. The average price of petrol jumped to £1.51 a litre on Sunda... Read more
Dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds more injured during heavy Russian shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say. Anton Herashchenko, an adviser... Read more
Russia’s central bank has issued an appeal for calm amid fears that new financial sanctions could spark a run on its banks. It said it “has the necessary resources and tools to maintain fina... Read more
British airlines have been banned from landing at Russia’s airports and from crossing its airspace, the Russian civil aviation regulator has said. It follows the UK’s decision to ban Russia’... Read more
US President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine. The talks proposed by France will only... Read more
A Russian attack on Ukraine is “still very much a possibility”, but the human cost would be “immense”, US President Joe Biden has said. In remarks televised nationall... Read more
French police have shot dead a man wielding a knife who threatened them at Paris’s Gare du Nord train station. The man attacked two police officers on patrol at the station, with a 30c... Read more
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