KYIV, Ukraine - The United Nations said Friday it was "deeply concerned" by what it described as summary executions of prisoners of war carried out by Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. The head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner, said her...
KYIV, Ukraine - A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in eastern Ukraine killed three people, the emergencies service said Friday, revising their previous toll of five dead. This handout picture taken and released by The State Emergency Service of Ukraine on March 24, 2023 shows the...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Wednesday warned of a "serious" escalation of the Ukraine crisis if Britain gives Kyiv armour piercing ammunition which contains depleted uranium. "This is a step towards a further escalation, and a serious one at that," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. He added that...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow next week, where he will hold talks with his strategic ally Vladimir Putin just over a year into Russia's war in Ukraine. Xi will be in Russia from Monday to Wednesday, Beijing's foreign ministry and the Kremlin said on...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky declared a "decisive victory" over Russia in a UK court after judges ruled Wednesday that a long-running financial dispute can go to a full trial. The Supreme Court in London rejected a bid by a Russian-backed investment trust to throw...
MOSCOW, Russia - Moscow announced Wednesday it was rolling out free training for unemployed Russians to work in the defence industry, a sector under mounting pressure since the Kremlin deployed troops to Ukraine. "Russians seeking employment will be able to take free vocational courses or receive...
Some consumers’ pockets will be on distress again next week, especially those who are filling up their vehicles with gasoline, which is anticipated to rise by P0.70 to P1.20 per liter, based on the estimates of the oil firms. Conversely, diesel products may have marginal price reduction of P0.10...
Ukraine will welcome any assistance from the Philippines in terms of its expertise in forensic and international law. Denys Mykhailiuk, Charges d'Affaires of Ukraine Embassy in Manila, said that the war-torn country needs experts from such fields as they are now looking at the liberated territories...
NEW DELHI, India - The United States and Russia met to air their differences in their highest one-to-one contact since the invasion of Ukraine last year on the sidelines of a G20 meeting dominated by divisions over the conflict. US Secretary of State and Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world's two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Russian military on Tuesday claimed to have captured the village of Blagodatne north of the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut that has been the epicentre of heavy fighting. The defence ministry said that "as a result of successful offensive actions" its forces "liberated the...
GENEVA, Switzerland - UN rights chief Volker Turk on Friday slammed the human cost of Russia's "senseless" year-old war in Ukraine and urged greater efforts to ensure justice for victims. Turk said the civilian toll was "unbearable", with his office verifying that at least 8,006 civilians had been...
