Man City sent to brink of Champions League exit by PSG. Real Madrid routs Salzburg to advance Bayern is fortunate to have one of the easier-seeming final games, at home to Slovan Bratislava, which has lost seven straight. Sports 23 Jan, 2025
India's Modi visits Poland for security and trade talks en route to war-torn Ukraine Modi's statement said he is also to meet with representatives of the Indian community in Poland. World 21 Aug, 2024
The Russia-US divide was on display during Moscow's monthlong presidency of the UN Security Council But this month, with Russia in charge of the Security Council agenda, the animosity was more public, even down to how frosty the formalities were. World 28 Jul, 2024
Hungary, Slovakia remain opposed to sending any arms to Ukraine to fight Russia's invasion Four Central European countries remain deeply divided over how to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine, their foreign ministers said Thursday. World 21 Mar, 2024
NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risks by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want' NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the 31 allies are committed to defending each other. World 11 Feb, 2024
Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51% in a year Germany has also taken in more than 1 million Ukrainians since the start of Russia’s war in their homeland. World 08 Jan, 2024
Issue of self-acceptance: Let's be proud of our skin colour One of my first pieces for this column was about pageant contests, and their central message was that such glamorous shows could evolve into something more meaningful, a sort of platform to harness the personal leadership of the participants for the common good. Opinion 16 Sep, 2022
European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France's Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux. Environment 12 Aug, 2022
High prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil The European Union's groundbreaking decision to ban nearly all oil from Russia to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine is a blow to Moscow's economy, but its effects may be blunted by rising energy prices and other countries willing to buy some of the petroleum, industry experts say. World 01 Jun, 2022
Ukraine calls for heavy arms as top US officials visit; Easter prayers for peace U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv late on Sunday and held talks President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an aide to the Ukrainian leader said, as Russia's invasion entered a third month. World 25 Apr, 2022
War to slash Ukraine's GDP output by over 45%, World Bank forecasts Ukraine's economic output will likely contract by a staggering 45.1% this year as Russia's invasion has shuttered businesses, slashed exports and rendered economic activity impossible in large swaths of the country, the World Bank said on Sunday. World 11 Apr, 2022
Russia warns on oil import ban as little progress is made at Ukraine talks Fears of an energy war between Russia and the West grew on Tuesday after the United States pushed its allies to ban Russian oil imports as punishment for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, where talks on humanitarian corridors made little progress. World 08 Mar, 2022
