Europe

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia suspends space launches from French Guiana over sanctions

  MOSCOW, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia is suspending space launches from French Guiana and withdrawing its technical personnel in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN chief appoints Amin Awad of Sudan as UN crisis coordinator for Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Amin Awad of Sudan as assistant…

Malaysia Seriously Concerned Over Escalation Of Conflict In Ukraine – Pm

BANGKOK, Feb 26 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is seriously concerned over the escalation of conflict in Ukraine and strongly urges all parties…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Moscow says sanctions against Putin, Lavrov a sign of Western ‘impotency’

  MOSCOW, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said Western sanctions against the country’s president and top…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky accepts Putin’s proposal, ready for peace talks

KIEV, Feb 26 (NNN-TASS) — Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal and is ready to…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO deploys response force for first time

 BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was deploying its rapid response force for the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: IMF, World Bank chiefs warn of global impacts from Ukraine war

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of the World Bank and IMF signaled they were ready to help Ukraine,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN civil aviation council ‘condemns’ Russian violation of Ukraine airspace

MONTREAL, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s civil aviation body condemned the “violation” of Ukraine’s territory and airspace after Russia…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: German police want to stop pro-Russia right-wing extremists fighting in Ukraine

German police officers BERLIN, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German federal police are working to prevent right-wing extremists from travelling to…

Covid-19: Sweden right not to lockdown – report

  STOCKHOLM, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sweden made the right decision not to impose a lockdown early on in the…