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UN Chief Condemns Russia’s Largest Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 05/07 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Antonio Guterres United Nations Ukraine Russia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned, on Saturday, Russia's biggest drone and missile attack yet in the three-year war in Ukraine. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the latest series of large-scale drone and missile attacks by the Russian Federation," Guterres said in a statement referring to the assault Friday and also calling ...

Ukraine Left Scrambling after US Says Halting Some Arms Shipments

This is Beirut, 02/07 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine appealed to the United States for clarity on Wednesday after it was caught off guard by a White House announcement that Washington was halting some arms shipments to the war-battered country. The Ukrainian defense ministry, which is deeply dependent on US arms, said it had not been prior notified about the reduction in aid announced one ...

US Halting Some Key Military Aid Shipments to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 02/07 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Ukraine Russia Military aid

The White House said Tuesday it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden administration for Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion. Stopping the delivery of munitions and other military aid, including air defense systems, likely would be a blow to Ukraine as it contends with some of Russia's largest ...

Macron and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in First Talks Since 2022

This is Beirut, 02/07 08:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

France Russia Emmanuel Macron Vladimir Putin

Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Russia's leader hit back by blaming the West for the conflict. One week after a ceasefire ended Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the two men also discussed Tehran's ...

'Dead and Wounded' After Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russia's Izhevsk

This is Beirut, 01/07 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Kyiv Ukraine Izhevsk Drone Russia

A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the front line left multiple people dead and wounded early on Tuesday, the region's governor said. It was one of the deepest strikes into Russian territory of the three-year-old conflict. Izhevsk, far from the battlefield in Ukraine, is home to multiple arms ...

Armenia Tilts Toward EU as Russia Warns Against Breaking Alliances

This is Beirut, 30/06 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Armenia European Union Kaja Kallas Russia

The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged Armenia to protect its democratic values amid "hybrid threats" from Russia on a visit to Yerevan on Monday. Ties between Armenia and its traditional ally Russia have been strained since Azerbaijan's 2023 offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Moscow did not intervene. Russia has for years been the main ...

Russia’s Population Plummets as War, Alcoholism, and Low Birth Rates Collide

This is Beirut, 30/06 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Vladimir Putin Russia Moscow

Freshly married to a policeman, office manager Angelina Alexeyeva has been motivated by President Vladimir Putin's plea for Russians to have more children, part of the Kremlin's ultra-patriotic drive as its Ukraine offensive drags on. Russia's dwindling birth rate has been one of Putin's main worries during his 25-year rule. And with Moscow ...

Germany Accuses Russia of Wanting to Impose Kiev's "Capitulation"

This is Beirut, 30/06 09:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Johann Wadephul Germany Russia Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants Ukraine to surrender, Germany's top diplomat said on Monday as he visited Kyiv after weeks of stepped-up Russian bombardments of the country. Amid stalled peace talks to end the more than three-year war, "Putin is not ceding on any of his maximalist demands – he doesn't want negotiations; he wants a ...

Russian Strikes Wound 12 in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 29/06 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Russia Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

Russian strikes targeting Ukraine overnight Saturday to Sunday wounded at least 12 people, according to local authorities, prompting Kyiv to renew calls for new air defense systems. Since its invasion in February 2022 Russia has launched near-nightly bombardments of Ukrainian towns and cities, sending barrages of drones and missiles against ...

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