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October 10, 2024 10:12 AM

Harsh weather curbs global wheat output, buoys prices

Harsh weather is reducing wheat production in major global exporters, cutting inventories that have already been projected to hit nine-year lows, while fuelling a sudden surge in prices. Dryness afflicting suppliers from Russia, the world's biggest,...

October 4, 2024 12:26 PM

Ukraine’s top commander orders defences bolstered in the east after Vuhledar falls

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday he had ordered defences to be strengthened in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv forces announced they had withdrawn from the town of Vuhledar. President Volodymyr...

October 4, 2024 12:20 PM

Thousands protest in Berlin against arms supplies to Ukraine

Thousands of demonstrators marched through central Berlin on Thursday, protesting against the German government's continued supply of weapons to Ukraine and criticizing Western nations for fueling the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The ra...

October 3, 2024 3:31 PM

Russia launches major drone attack on Ukraine, damages energy infrastructure

Russian forces launched a major drone attack overnight on 15 Ukrainian regions, causing damage to energy infrastructure and residential buildings, authorities said on Thursday. The Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 78 out of 105 Russian dron...

September 27, 2024 1:51 PM

Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West

President Vladimir Putin has drawn a "red line" for the United States and its allies by signalling that Moscow will consider responding with nuclear weapons if they allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range Western missiles. But som...

September 26, 2024 10:12 AM

Putin issues nuclear warning to the West over strikes on Russia from Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack. The decision...

September 24, 2024 6:12 PM

Ukraine says China is key route for foreign tech in Russian weapons

Roughly 60% of the foreign parts found in Russian weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine come via China, Ukraine's presidential adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk told reporters on Tuesday. Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and despite swe...

September 22, 2024 9:13 AM

Quad leaders express deep concerns over “raging war” in Ukraine, “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza

The Quad countries expressed deep concerns over the "raging war" in Ukraine and the "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza, affirming their support for adherence to international law and respect for the principles of the UN Charter, including the territorial ...

September 20, 2024 5:29 PM

EU to provide Ukraine with loan worth up to 35 bln euros, von der Leyen says

The EU will grant a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion)to Ukraine to help the country stuck in a grinding war with Russia, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. The loan, which was announced while the bloc's Comm...

September 20, 2024 4:42 PM

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘victory plan’ depends on quick decisions by allies

Ukraine's "victory plan" in the war against Russia depends on quick decisions being taken by allies this year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday during a visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Zelenskiy told a joint ...