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Ukraine says it will do all it can to maintain US ties after Trump pauses aid

Trump suggests minerals deal with Ukraine still possible

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 06:05pm

Sports

Olympic wrestling champion Buvaisar Saitiev dies at 49

Won his first Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games

Published 03 Mar, 2025 10:18am

World

Turkey to repeat offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks at London summit

Hosted initial talks between sides months after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Published 01 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

World

Russia-US talks set for Thursday in Turkey, US says Ukraine not on agenda

Istanbul talks follow Riyadh meeting and Putin-Trump call

Published 26 Feb, 2025 11:27pm

World

Ukraine says it has agreed minerals deal with US

Trump seeks quick end to war; Russian-US talks set for Istanbul on Thursday

Published 26 Feb, 2025 08:53pm

Business & Economy

G20 finance ministers, central bankers to meet amid fractious geopolitics

G20 summit: A crucial moment for economic cooperation

Published 26 Feb, 2025 09:28am

World

European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war, but top US officials stay away

Ukrainian official says talks on minerals deal in final stages

Published 24 Feb, 2025 09:53pm

World

Russia and US agree at talks without Ukraine to press ahead with bid to end war

Russia: NATO must cancel 2008 promise of Ukraine membership

Published 18 Feb, 2025 07:44pm

World

Overnight Russia strikes hit Ukraine power plant, leaving residents in freezing cold

Russia launched 143 drones at Ukraine overnight, but Ukrainian military intercepted 95 while 46 failed to reach targets

Published 16 Feb, 2025 07:53pm

World

Russia launches drone attacks on Kyiv, Sumy, says Ukrainian officials

Confirms five houses were also damaged in the attack

Published 10 Feb, 2025 09:18am

World

Lithuania cuts Russian power grid ties as Baltics prepare to link with EU

Baltic countries have relied on Russian grid to control frequencies to avoid outages

Published 08 Feb, 2025 11:48am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s fertility rate drops to 3.6 live births per woman in three decades: UN

Pakistan is expected to become third most populous country by 2050

Published 04 Feb, 2025 11:29am

Life & Style

Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, was on crashed US plane: report

Their son Maxim, who competed for the United States in singles, was also feared to have been on board plane

Published 30 Jan, 2025 01:26pm

World

Iran confirms purchase of Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets amid rising military ties

Iran, Russia formalizes a comprehensive strategic partnership

Published 28 Jan, 2025 02:44pm

World

Biden says US is ‘stronger’ on world stage in farewell speech

Biden defends all of Afghanistan’s US-backed govt to Taliban and US withdrawal of 2021

Published 14 Jan, 2025 10:55am

World

Germany works to secure stranded ‘Russian Shadow Fleet’ oil tanker

German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies is overseeing the operation amid rough weather

Published 11 Jan, 2025 11:39am

World

Kremlin says Putin ready for talks with Trump

Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has said he can bring a swift end to the nearly three-year conflict

Published 10 Jan, 2025 06:41pm

World

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad allagedly poisoned in Russia

Russia provides asylum to al-Assad, his family on humanitarian grounds

Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:17am

World

U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia for election interference

Sanctions are part of ongoing efforts to protect the integrity of the electoral process

Published 02 Jan, 2025 09:47am

World

Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s Aliyev over ‘tragic incident’ with plane in Russian airspace

Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan

Published 28 Dec, 2024 08:06pm

World

Investigation reveals ‘external interference’ in Azerbaijan plane crash

All survivors reported hearing three blasts while the aircraft was over Grozny: Rashad Nabiyev

Published 28 Dec, 2024 09:46am

World

Russia warns United States against possible nuclear testing under Trump

Ryabkov says United States is very hostile to Russia

Published 27 Dec, 2024 05:21pm

World

Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan with 105 on board

The airplan was en route from Baku to Grozny

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 11:40am

World

Putin says Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

Putin dismisses assertion that Russia was in a weak position

Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:32pm

World

Ukraine kills Russian chemical weapons chief Igor Kirillov in Moscow

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed outside an apartment building when a bomb hidden in electric scooter went off

Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:58pm

World

Russian law paves way to recognise Taliban and potentially Syria’s new leadership

Ramzan Kadyrov calls for removal of Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from Russia's list of banned terrorist groups

Published 17 Dec, 2024 09:42pm

World

Ukraine kills top Russian general in Moscow it accuses of chemical weapons crimes

Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops

Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:31pm

World

Assad gives account of last hours before leaving Syria

His written statement was published on the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel

Published 16 Dec, 2024 11:18pm

World

US warns of potential Russian hypersonic missile launch against Ukraine

Missile, capable of reaching speeds over Mach 10

Published 12 Dec, 2024 12:05pm

World

Russia tests internet isolation, VPNs struggle to bypass restrictions

Residents in these regions were unable to access popular platforms

Published 12 Dec, 2024 09:35am