Finnish MPs open debate on joining Nato

Finland’s parliament yesterday opened a debate on whether to seek Nato membership, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in political and
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM

US will send more arms, ammo to Ukraine: Biden

The United States will send more artillery to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday, following his call earlier with allied leaders over Russia's invasion.
19 April 2022, 19:20 PM

UK House can debate PM’s comments

Britain’s House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he would allow the opposition Labour Party to put forward a motion for debate in parliament tomorrow around whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled lawmakers over breaching Covid-19 rules.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Western sanctions failed

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that the barrage of Western sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has failed.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen tones down rhetoric on hijab ban

A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come "little by little" and would be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday of a move critics and allies alike said would be hard to implement.
18 April 2022, 14:58 PM

EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen

The EU’s anti-fraud body has accused French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and associates of embezzling around 600,000 euros during their time as MEPs, French website Mediapart said Saturday, quoting a new report.
17 April 2022, 18:00 PM

40,000 more Ukrainians flee war: UN

Many of the nearly five million people who have fled Ukraine will not have homes to return to, the United Nations said yesterday as another 40,000 fled the country in 24 hours.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Lost warship dents Russian pride, capability

Russia’s loss of its flagship cruiser Moskva represents a dent in the operational capabilities of the Russian navy and a severe wound to Russian pride at the
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM

UK to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.
15 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Macron France's most 'authoritarian' president, says far-right candidate Le Pen

French far-right presidential candidate Marin Le Pen rebuffed on Thursday criticism by her rival Emmanuel Macron accusing her of retaining her "authoritarian" and extremist views, despite displaying a softer image in the current campaign.
14 April 2022, 12:01 PM

Peace talks hit a dead end

President Vladimir Putin said yesterday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow that his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM

‘263m to face extreme poverty’

Fallout from the Ukraine conflict, growing inequality and Covid could force more than a quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty this year, Oxfam forecast yesterday.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM

UK PM Boris, FM Sunak to be fined

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak are to be fined for breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws in what has become known as the “Partygate” scandal, prompting calls yesterday for their resignation.
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM

British PM, finance minister to be fined by police over lockdown party at Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will be fined by police for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules, the government said on Tuesday.
12 April 2022, 16:41 PM

German paper hires Russian journo

German newspaper Die Welt said yesterday it has hired Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested against Moscow’s military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state TV.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Macron, Le Pen qualify for run-off

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen yesterday embarked on a final fortnight of bruising campaigning for a French presidential election run-off whose outcome is far more uncertain than their encounter five years ago.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Macron, Le Pen on track to advance to French presidential run, projections show

French leader Emmanuel Macron and his strongest challenger Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday for a presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against a far-right nationalist.
10 April 2022, 19:45 PM

Macron faces far-right challenge as France votes

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday faced a tough test seeking re-election in a vote projected to produce a tight run-off with far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM

First round of presidential election begins in France

Voters cast ballots across France on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron's re-election hopes.
10 April 2022, 14:12 PM

France prepares for first round of tight Macron re-election bid

France yesterday prepared for the first round of presidential elections projected to produce a run-off rematch between President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen that will be far tighter than their duel five years ago.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM