Europe

The White House announced sanctions Wednesday targeting Russia’s top public and private banks and two daughters of Vladimir Putin, adding pressure on the country’s...

Western leaders are set announce a further set of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, the US has said.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said peace talks will continue with Russia despite accusing Moscow of war crimes and genocide.Mr Zelensky was speaking in...

A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine...

Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing.The news sent Twitter shares soaring about 25% in pre-market...

Many of the Russian troops occupying the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl have left, Ukraine's state nuclear company says.Energoatom said two columns of...

Fresh efforts are under way to evacuate civilians trapped by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that shelling of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol will only end when Ukrainian troops surrender.Mr Putin made...

The governor of Ukraine's Chernihiv region says there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activity there.The governor,...

Russia has announced it will "drastically reduce" military combat operations in two key areas of Ukraine "to boost mutual trust" in peace talks.The decision...

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has appeared at Turkish-led peace talks on the Russian war in Ukraine, hours after reports that he suffered poisoning symptoms...

Ukraine has accused Russia of forcibly relocating thousands of civilians from Mariupol, the strategic port city devastated by Russian shelling.Russia is housing an estimated...

The Mykolaiv Zoo bills itself as the best in Ukraine, but now the 4,000 wild animals it holds are trapped in a whole new...

Border security officers have caught a glamorous wife of a prominent Ukrainian tycoon and politician with millions of dollars.According to Dailymail, the woman was...

About 100 African students are pleading for help to leave the Ukrainian port city of Kherson, more than two weeks after it was captured...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky issued a warning to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Sunday, saying that if negotiations with Russia were to fall apart, we could be at the precipice...

The UK government has publicly blamed Russia for hoax calls about the conflict in Ukraine made to British cabinet ministers.Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and...

The parents of Scottish garage owner Adam Ennis were on holiday when he decided to pick up arms and fight alongside the Ukrainian Army.And...

Eight years after Russian troops seized Ukraine's southern region of Crimea, the event is being celebrated with flag-waving crowds in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium and...

Russian state-backed news channel RT has had its licence to broadcast in the UK revoked “with immediate effect”, media regulator Ofcom has said.“We do...

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of bombing a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the besieged southern city of Mariupol.Deputy Mayor Sergei Orlov told...

Celebrating his 50th birthday, Paul Kenwright was looking forward to a few days away with partner Angeline Cottrill.But as they discussed a romantic city...

When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, 27-year-old Nigerian Ottah Abraham was outraged.He picked up his phone and tweeted: “I want to...

A suspected Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital early Tuesday killed at least four people and sparked a frenzied...

Kids love a theme park - and for parents willing to queue up for hours to get on rollercoasters, it can be a great...

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a fight. The Tesla CEO wants to face Putin in single...

China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the US says.Unnamed US officials reportedly told multiple news...

A US journalist working in Ukraine has been shot dead in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, police say.Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for foreign volunteers to be able to fight against Ukrainian forces.Speaking at a Russian security council meeting, he...

Nearly 20,000 foreign volunteers have signed up to fight alongside Ukrainian forces against the Russian invasion, according to Ukrainian officials.There is even a...

Russia has staged a bizarre military beauty contest for its female troops amid the Ukraine invasion.As Vladimir Putin's forces move hardware and soldiers towards the war zone, the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he wanted to allow volunteers to fight against Ukrainian forces and approved handing over captured Western...

Oil prices rose on Thursday amid confusion over whether major producers would help to plug a gap in supplies from Russia.The United Arab Emirates...

A first round of talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine has failed to yield progress on a ceasefire, Ukraine says.Speaking after...

Three people, including a child, were killed in a Russian strike on a maternity and children's hospital in the city of Mariupol, officials say.President...

My girlfriend and I were awakened at 4 a.m. by the sound of distant rumbling. By the time we were fully awake and dressed,...

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has issued an impassioned statement on the Russian invasion, condemning the "mass murder" of the country's civilians.She focused on...

Convoys of civilians are due to leave several towns near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to regional leader Oleksiy Kuleba.Ukraine says it has agreed...

The cost of filling an average family car with diesel has topped £90 for the first time, as soaring oil prices hit household budgets.The...

Consumer giants including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks have joined the list of firms halting business in Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.McDonald's said...