Kyiv is bracing for an imminent Russian assault as the invading forces reached the outskirts of Kyiv and the Ukrainian Defense Ministry told residents to make Molotov cocktails to help the army “neutralize” the Russian attackers. Gunfire was reported close to the government district in Kyiv as Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital. Air-raid […]
Issued on: 25/02/2022 – 17:37Modified: 25/02/2022 – 18:06 The Kremlin has said it is willing to send a delegation to Minsk in Belarus for talks with the Ukrainian leadership after an appeal by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier in the day for Russia to start negotiations following its invasion of the country. But whether Russia’s […]
A woman in the southern Ukrainian town of Henichesk is being praised for confronting an armed man on February 24 when Russia launched a military attack against Ukraine. The unidentified woman berates the man, asking why he came to her country “with a weapon.” According to the mayor of Henichesk, the town was taken over […]
19:35 25.02.2022 The authorities are calling on NATO, the United States and Europe to close the skies over Ukraine, impose an embargo on oil products from Russia and disconnect Russia from SWIFT, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said. “I want to appeal to our international partners. For every nation there are defining moments that then […]
Issued on: 25/02/2022 – 15:08 Chittagong (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Liton Das struck a hundred and shared a record 202-run stand with Mushfiqur Rahim to set up an 88-run win for Bangladesh in the second one-day international against Afghanistan in Chittagong on Friday. Liton’s 136 off 126 balls guided the hosts to 306-4 at the Zahur […]
Residents of Kyiv witnessed large explosions above their city in the early hours of February 25, a day after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Several amateur videos showed the skies light up as loud explosions shook the capital. The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said the country’s air defenses had shot down a Russian aerial […]
Issued on: 25/02/2022 – 08:40 Manila (AFP) – Protesters took to the streets of the Philippine capital on Friday as church leaders called on the faithful to prevent a return to the abuses of the Ferdinand Marcos era on the anniversary of his ouster and months before a presidential election in which his son is […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces are targeting civilian areas as Russia pressed its invasion to the outskirts of Kyiv after unleashing air strikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides. “They say that civilian objects are not a target for them. But this is another lie […]
I’m most excited about … Douglas Costa. “I’ll bring the flash that LA expects,” the 31-year-old winger declares in a curiously dark and menacing video announcing his transfer to the Galaxy. Carnival has never looked so sinister. Unlike that studio, MLS stadiums should be lit when one of the world’s best dribblers graces the field. […]
German and European leaders were quick to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for his unprovoked attack on Ukraine. The EU is meeting on Thursday to agree what sanctions should now be deployed. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Foto: POOL / REUTERS The reaction from Berlin to the broadscale Russian offensive against Ukraine, launched on Thursday morning, was […]