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227 civilians dead in Ukraine as Russian invasion enters second week: UN

The UN human rights office says 227 civilians have been killed and another 525 injured in its latest count of the toll in Ukraine in the wake of Russia's military invasion that began a week ago

Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO until now.

Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Paralympics in stunning about-face

In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries' roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee

No report of hostage situation regarding Indian students in Kharkiv: MEA

India said it has not received any report of a hostage situation regarding Indian students in Kharkiv and has requested the support of Ukrainian authorities in arranging special trains for students

Satellite pics show Iran had another failed space launch West opposes

Iran likely suffered another failed launch of a satellite-carrying rocket while attempting to reinvigorate a programme criticised by the West

1 million fled from Ukraine in under a week amid war: UN refugee agency

The UN refugee agency said Thursday that 1 million people have now fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion less than a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed

UN envoy says failing Afghanistan economy heads towards 'irreversibility'

Nearly 80% of the previous government's budget came from the international community.

Tokyo court gives ex-Nissan executive Kelly suspended sentence

The verdict announced Thursday will allow Kelly to return to the US immediately.

US President Joe Biden risks progressives, Blacks with pivot to the centre

President Joe Biden signals an election-year shift to centre, embracing a strategy he hopes will protect fragile Democratic majorities in Congress

'Very hectic,' say US troops rushing to Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war

They had barely a week to prepare getting medical screenings, ensure bills would be paid, arranging for relatives to care for children before marching with rucksacks, rifles onto a plane for Germany

Australia fully open to vaccinated travellers as last state reopens border

Australia was fully open to vaccinated travellers after Western Australia on Thursday became the last state to lift border restrictions.

Most of the world lines up against Moscow at UN, attacks intensify

Russia reported its military casualties for the first time since the invasion began last week, saying nearly 500 of its troops have been killed and almost 1,600 wounded.

US to 'freeze, seize' wealth of Russian oligarchs, says Yellen

We have made it a priority to go after oligarchs or Russian elites who are key to President Putin's corrupt power, Yellen said.

Russian forces besiege Ukrainian ports as armoured column stalls

Moscow's isolation deepened, meanwhile, when most of the world lined up against it at the United Nations to demand it withdraw from Ukraine.

Ukraine invasion leads US lobbyists to sever ties with Russian clients

The rush offers a measure of the potency of the Biden administration's new sanctions, which were levied after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine last week.

Russians start feeling the heat from sanctions over Ukraine invasion

Dozens of foreign and international companies have pulled their business out of Russia.

Ukraine crisis: Economic dangers from Russia's invasion ripple across globe

Even before Putin's troops invaded Ukraine, the global economy was straining under a range of burdens: Surging inflation, tangled supply chains, tumbling stock prices

Ukraine crisis: US hits Russia and its ally Belarus with new sanctions

The US Commerce Department also announced additional export controls on oil and gas extraction equipment that would hurt Russia's refining capacity over the long term

Ukraine war upends Joe Biden's agenda on energy and climate change

The focus on high gas prices and increased oil flow is a far cry from Biden's pledge to wean Americans off oil and other fossil fuels and cut planet-warming emissions in half by 2030

Oil prices surge to $110 a barrel as Russia's war continues against Ukraine

Markets have been spinning wildly as investors try, sometimes blindly, to gauge how large an impact two big forces will ultimately have