SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticized officials over slow medicine deliveries and mobilized the military to respond to a surge in suspected COVID-19 infections, as his nation struggled to contain a fever that has reportedly killed dozens and sickened nearly a million others in […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Europe pushed Monday to sharpen and expand its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Sweden poised to follow Finland in seeking membership of NATO and European Union officials working to rescue proposed sanctions that would target Russian oil exports helping the Kremlin finance its war. On […]
Summary Russian forces make some advances in Donbas – Ukraine military Ukraine says it is on the offensive near Izium Finland’s president confirms bid for NATO membership Russian Donbas campaign has lost momentum – British military RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine, May 15 – Russia pummelled positions in the east […]
BERLIN — With Finland and Sweden taking steps to join NATO amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, the list of “neutral” or nonaligned countries in Europe appears poised to shrink. Like the two Nordic countries, other nations joined the European Union for its promise economic and political unity without taking […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO and an opponent buoyed Sunday by its wins on and off the battlefield. Finland decided to seek NATO membership as top diplomats from the […]
Summary Ukrainian forces press towards Russian-held Izium in east Ukraine in ‘complex talks’ on evacuating wounded fighters Finnish leader tells Putin his country plans to join NATO G7 nations vow more military and economic aid for Ukraine KYIV/BEZRUKY, Ukraine, May 14 – Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive […]
Summary Lavrov says sanctions show no one is safe from Western ‘piracy’ Russia seeks allies to join it, cut economic reliance on U.S. Speech cites China, India and Arab countries as key partners LONDON, May 14 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that Moscow was […]
HELSINKI — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his Finnish counterpart Saturday relations between the two neighbors could be “negatively affected” if Finland follows through with plans to apply for NATO membership. The Kremlin’s press service said in a statement that Putin told Sauli Niinisto that Finland’s abandonment “of […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow’s forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland. Ukraine’s general staff said the Russians were pulling back from the northeastern […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is looking to nudge southeast Asian leaders to be more outspoken about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the issue continues to be a delicate one for many members of the region’s 10-country alliance with deep ties to Moscow. Biden welcomed leaders from Association of […]
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