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S&P 500 closes the book on its steepest first-half slide since 1970

All three major U.S. stock indexes finished the month and the first half of 2022 on Thursday in negative territory, with the S&P 500 notching its steepest first-half pe

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Russia sending large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk

Russia is sending a large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk from other battle zones to try to gain full control of the frontline eastern city, the governor of

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Russia sending large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk

Russia is sending a large number of reserve troops to Sievierodonetsk from other battle zones to try to gain full control of the frontline eastern city, the governor of

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Putin warns Russia will strike if West supplies Ukraine with longer-range missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, according to

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EU states fail to reach deal on Russian oil embargo

The EU failed on Sunday to agree on an embargo of Russian oil, but diplomats but will still try to make progress ahead of a Monday-Tuesday summit on an exemption for pi

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Russian lawmakers give initial approval to bill allowing foreign asset takeover

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday gave the initial approval to a bill that would allow Russian entities to take over foreign companies that have left the market in oppositio

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Russian media trumpets 'surrender' as Ukraine ends Azovstal steel plant mission

Ukraine's military command declared early Tuesday that the mission to defend the besieged Azovstal steelworks by "the heroes of our time" in the southern port of Mariup

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China's embassy in UK urges G7 to mind their own affairs

The Chinese Embassy in Britain on Monday urged the Group of Seven (G7) countries to mind their own affairs well, solve their own human rights problems and do something

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U.S. defense chief urge immediate Ukraine ceasefire in call with Russian counterpart

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine when he spoke by telephone to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Friday, the Pent

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UN: Ukraine civilian deaths "thousands higher" than official toll

The death toll of civilians in Ukraine are thousands more than the official UN record of 3,381, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said at a

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German opposition leader visits Kyiv

Germany's conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Merz, who heads forme

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German opposition leader visits Kyiv

Germany's conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Merz, who heads forme

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EU countries increase military support for Ukraine

NATO's Secretary-General has warned the war in Ukraine could last for years. Speaking in Brussels, Jens Stoltenberg said it was an “absolute possibility” that the conf

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China on Russia-Ukraine conflict: No one wants World War III

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that no one wants to see the outbreak of World War III, and that China supports the settlement of the

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Iran says resumption of talks over nuclear deal is on agenda

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that the resumption of talks between the parties involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actio

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Zelenskyy reiterates call for meeting with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated his call for a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks on ending the military operation in

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UN chief requests meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked to meet with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine in their respective capitals, a UN spokesperson said Wednesday.“The Se