Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland seeks to join Nato
Sweden is expected to follow suit within days amid fears triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
World News|May 13, 2022
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Russia hits east Ukraine as Finland moves towards joining Nato
Finland’s president and prime minister said on Thursday that the Nordic country should apply ‘without delay’ for membership in the Western alliance.
World News|May 12, 2022
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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine’s first president, dies aged 88
He lost the 1994 presidential election to former prime minister Leonid Kuchma.
World News|May 10, 2022
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Putin marks Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault
The national holiday marks Russia’s greatest triumph, over Nazi Germany in 1945.
World News|May 9, 2022
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Patriotism and unease mix as Russia prepares to mark Victory Day
The mood in Russia this year is very different, because Russian troops are fighting and dying again.
World News|May 8, 2022
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Russia continues barrage in southern Ukraine as civilians leave steel plant
Moscow was aiming to complete its conquest of Mariupol in time for Victory Day celebrations on Monday.
World News|May 8, 2022
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Fresh effort races to rescue civilians from Mariupol plant
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia’s most recent estimate, are holed up in a vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath the Azovstal steelworks.
World News|May 6, 2022
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Russian strikes try to disrupt delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine
Ukraine has urged the West to ramp up the supply of weapons.
World News|May 5, 2022
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Evidence points to 600 dead in Mariupol theatre airstrike – double the estimate
The government estimated early on that around 300 people died and has since opened a war crimes investigation, paperwork obtained by the AP said.
World News|May 4, 2022
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Russia hits eastern towns amid hopes for more evacuations from steel plant
Some Ukrainian fighters are still holed up in the plant in Mariupol.
World News|May 4, 2022
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Russian forces storming Mariupol steel plant, say Ukrainian fighters
The move comes almost two weeks after Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his military not to storm the facility, but block it off instead.
World News|May 3, 2022
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Civilians head for safety after being rescued from Mariupol steel mill
Russia is planning to annex large parts of eastern Ukraine this month, a senior US official also warned.
World News|May 3, 2022
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Dubai delivery drivers walk off job in rare protest over pay
Deliveroo backtracked on its plan to extend working shifts to 14 hours a day.
World News|May 2, 2022
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People fleeing besieged Mariupol describe weeks of bombardments
While official evacuations have often faltered, many people have managed to flee Mariupol under their own steam in recent weeks.
World News|May 2, 2022
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Ukraine admits Ghost of Kyiv fighter pilot is a myth
The tales began just days into the war and circulated for months, bolstered by official Ukrainian accounts.
World News|May 2, 2022
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