NEW YORK: Ukraine’s borders remain “unchangeable” regardless of Russia’s recent actions, Kyiv’s ambassador to the United Nations told the Security Council. “The internationally recognised borders of Ukraine have been and will remain unchangeable regardless of any statements and actions by the Russian federation,” Sergiy Kyslytsya said during an emergency meeting […]
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TOKYO: Japan today said it stood ready to join the United States and other G7 industrialised nations in slapping sanctions on Russia, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine, The confirmation by the world’s No. 3 economy comes as the crisis in Europe deepens, with the Russian leader […]
OTTAWA: Canada’s parliament yesterday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks. The Emergencies Act was approved in parliament by 185 to 151, with the minority Liberal government getting support […]
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi today told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the United States should not include Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, in America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Earlier this month, the United States said it would commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific. […]
UNICH: The United States and its allies will impose “significant and unprecedented” economic measures against Russia if it attacks Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris said today. “National borders should not be changed by force,” she said at the Munich Security Conference. “I can say with absolute certainty if Russia […]
WASHINGTON: Russia has expelled the US deputy chief of mission to Russia, Bart Gorman, a State Department spokesperson said today, warning of a US response amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Russia’s action against our DCM was unprovoked and we consider this an escalatory step and are […]
BRUSSELS: The United States has seen Russia stocking up on blood supplies, inching troops closer to Ukraine’s borders and flying in more combat aircraft, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said today, dismissing Moscow claims of withdrawal. “I was a soldier myself not that long ago. I know firsthand that you […]
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader said today that it will further develop peaceful nuclear capacities to preserve the country’s independence, amid talks between it and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact. “We will sooner or later need peaceful nuclear energy. If we do not pursue it … our independence […]
NEW YORK: US stocks were set to open lower today after stronger-than-expected retail sales data gave the Federal Reserve more ammunition to tighten policy, while geopolitical tensions over Russian and Ukraine added to caution. Retail sales rose 3.8 per cent in January, data showed, rebounding sharply from the previous month, […]
MADRID: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said today that Russia needed to take concrete steps, such as troop withdrawals, towards de-escalation with Ukraine, as so far it had given only words. “Every real step towards de-escalation would be cause for hope,” Baerbock said at a news conference with her Spanish […]