UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Pressure ratcheted up on President Vladimir Putin as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine triggered spreading protests and hundreds of arrests at home, and Western leaders tore into the Russian leader at the United Nations. Protestesters hold up a...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States on Friday announced "severe" new sanctions on Russia in response to what President Joe Biden called Moscow's "fraudulent" claim to have annexed four Ukrainian regions. "The United States is imposing swift and severe costs on Russia," the White House...
UNITED NATIONS, United States – The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to demand Russia "immediately" and "unconditionally" withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a "just and lasting" peace. In the UN General Assembly, 141...
Ukraine soldiers take language lessons By Robbie Corey-Boulet LIFE LESSONS Ukrainian servicemen Igor Soldatenko (left) and Yuriy Kalmutskiy (right) attend an English lesson with teacher Olena Chekryzhova at a military facility in Kyiv, Dec. 21, 2022 (Photo: Genya Savilov | AFP) When Olena...
MUNICH, Germany -- US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accused Russia of committing "crimes against humanity" in Ukraine, saying Moscow's forces had conducted "widespread and systemic" attacks on the country's civilian population. She made the comments at the Munich Security Conference,...
Gasoline, diesel price hike set next week By Myrna M. Velasco Prices at fuel pumps will be on a reverse course by Tuesday, Feb. 21) temporarily ending the streak of rollbacks that somehow eased consumers’ pockets in recent weeks. Based on calculation by oil companies, the price of gasoline will...
MOSCOW, Russia - President Vladimir Putin lashed out Friday against "direct attempts" to hinder work of Russian gas giant Gazprom, at the centre of deteriorating ties between Moscow and Europe over the Ukraine conflict. European countries were heavily reliant on the company for natural gas supplies...
The world’s predicament of tight liquefied natural gas (LNG)) supply is anticipated to persist until year 2025, entailing that import dependent countries of this commodity will have to continuously put up with surging costs in their electric bills. An outlook issued by the Institute for Energy...
STRASBOURG, France - The European Union's executive arm proposed Wednesday new sanctions on Russia that would cut off goods worth 11 billion euros and target Iran's drone producers over the war in Ukraine. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the EU's 27 member states would...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy finally got the chance to talk to each other a month after the former clarified that he did not snub the European leader. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his state of the nation address on February 21, the Kremlin said Friday, just days before Moscow's offensive in Ukraine passes its first anniversary. "On February 21, the President of the Russian Federation will address the Federal...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's armed forces chief said Friday two Russian missiles crossed the airspace of Moldova and NATO-member Romania on their way to Ukraine. Residents take shelter in a metro station during an air strike alarm in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on February 10, 2023, amid the Russian...
