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Putin hosts Asean leaders as G7 ramps up pressure over Ukraine war
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (460+ words) KAZAN (Russia), June 17 " President Vladimir Putin hosts a summit of South-east Asian leaders in the central Russian city of Kazan from Wednesday, as the West pressures Moscow to end its Ukraine offensive. Putin has sought to deepen political and economic…...
Deadly strikes on Ukraine leave Kyiv cathedral in flames
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (806+ words) MOSCOW, June 15 " Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing eleven, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives in a city south of Moscow. AFP journalists across Kyiv witnessed…...
Drone hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as Russia and Ukraine trade blame, IAEA says
2+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) VIENNA, May 31 " A drone hit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, the UN nuclear agency has said, citing local officials. Russian media carried a statement from state-owned nuclear power firm Rosatom accusing Ukraine of a deliberate attack…...
Teddy bears in Washington highlight plight of Ukrainian children Kyiv says were taken by Russia
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (414+ words) WASHINGTON, April 24 " In the heart of the US capital, a fence stands adorned with 20, 000 teddy bears to represent the Ukrainian children who, according to Kyiv, have been abducted by invading Russia, as war rages on. Activists held a gathering of…...
Russia'Ukraine Easter ceasefire begins despite deadly strikes hours before it took effect
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (735+ words) KHARKIV, April 12 " An uneasy truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter entered into force yesterday, with Kyiv warning it would respond "immediately" if Russia violated it. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire on Thursday, more than…...
Rubio heads to France for G7 talks on Ukraine war and Middle East crisis
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (184+ words) Malay Mail Rubio heads to France for G7 talks on Ukraine war and Middle East crisis WASHINGTON, March 24 " US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Group of Seven foreign ministers in France on Friday for talks on Russia's war…...
Why Ukraine cannot hold elections during the war and what Zelensky says must happen first
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (16+ words) Malay Mail...
Ukraine could join EU by January 2027 under US plan to end war with Russia
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (691+ words) KYIV, Dec 13 " Ukraine would join the European Union as early as January 2027 under the latest US plan to end the war with Russia, a senior source familiar with the matter told AFP yesterday." The complicated EU accession process usually takes…...
Ukraine's corruption scandal: The stakes for the world order and Asean " Phar Kim Beng
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (979+ words) NOVEMBER 14 " The corruption scandal engulfing Ukraine's state-owned energy sector is not merely a domestic embarrassment. It has become a pivotal moment that could alter the trajectory of the war, reshape Europe's political cohesion, and determine whether the rules-based international order…...
Asean cannot ignore the importance of Ukraine too " Phar Kim Beng, Luthfy Hamzah and Rahmah Azizan
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (1103+ words) A distant war with direct consequences Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, global supply chains have been repeatedly disrupted. Fertiliser shortages have affected Indonesian and Malaysian palm oil yields. Rising wheat prices have strained food security in the…...