Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night Thursday, keeping Odesa in the Kremlin’s crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. The strikes…

Updated July 20, 2023 at 7:20 p.m. EDT|Published July 20, 2023 at 2:26 a.m. EDT Russia attacked the port city of Mykolaiv on July 20, leaving two people dead and 19 wounded, including five children, the regional administration said. (Video: Reuters) The United States slapped sanctions Thursday on Russian technology…

Ukraine is ready to restart grain exports despite Russia’s naval blockade of the Black Sea, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, as Russian forces launched a fresh barrage of missiles at the Ukrainian ports where many of the grain shipments originate. “We are ready to take any risks,”…

Updated July 19, 2023 at 10:24 AM Published July 19, 2023 at 3:33 AM WASHINGTON - Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is far from a failure, but the fight ahead will be long and bloody, the top US general said on Tuesday, even as casualties on both sides mount and the…

The global energy crisis, triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has highlighted the need for “closer dialogue” between natural gas producers and consumers to ensure long-term energy security, the International Energy Agency has said. Although the tension in gas markets has “eased significantly” this year, deeper co-ordination among market players…

Open this photo in gallery:Workers install a hoarding board near the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, in Gujarat, India, on July 13.AMIT DAVE/Reuters Several G20 members condemned Russia’s move to quit an agreement that allowed safe export of grain from Ukraine, India’s finance minister…

Updated July 18, 2023 at 5:51 p.m. EDT|Published July 18, 2023 at 3:25 a.m. EDT A cargo ship transports grain in the Black Sea, near the entrance to the Boshorus Strait in Istanbul. Russia on Monday pulled out of an initiative that had allowed Ukraine to export its grain by…

Ukraine is making limited advances in its counteroffensive against Russian forces but has yet to employ the kind of larger-scale operations that American officials believe could enable a breakthrough, officials and analysts say, deepening questions among some of Ukraine’s chief backers about whether Kyiv can move fast enough to match…

KABUL: Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan were due to close permanently Tuesday following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue streams available to women, as well as a cherished space for socialising. Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred…

DAKAR: At least 17 people were found dead after a boat capsized in Senegal’s capital, said local officials on Monday. The bodies were discovered by the navy early in the morning and are believed to be migrants because of the type of boat they were in, said Ndeye Top Gueye, the…