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Published by DPA The Russian military said on Tuesday that it had enforced a new ceasefire in Ukraine and opened “humanitarian corridors” in five cities. In the capital Kiev as well as in the major cities of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and the particularly embattled port city of Mariupol, people should be able to get to […]

Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The 11-year-old cat had been vomiting and lethargic for several days, and showed little interest in food. When the pet was examined at the University of Pennsylvania’s Ryan Veterinary Hospital in September, her owner mentioned a possible clue to the symptoms: Someone in the household had COVID-19. The

Published by Reuters UK By Satoshi Sugiyama and Jamie Freed (Reuters) – Top Japanese automakers including Toyota were forced to halt production in Russia as Western sanctions that followed its invasion of Ukraine scrambled logistics and cut supply chains, deepening the country’s economic isolation. Toyota Motor also said its vehicle exports to Russia had stopped

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) -Spotify said on Wednesday it has closed its office in Russia indefinitely in response to what the audio streaming platform described as Moscow’s “unprovoked attack on Ukraine.” Since July 2021, Russian legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin has obliged foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users to

Published by Reuters UK WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -The United States closed its airspace to Russian planes as the Russian military attempted to encircle and subdue Ukrainian cities with intensifying bombardments on Wednesday, seven days into an invasion that has sparked massive international sanctions. Already shunned by the West, Russia has shown no sign of stopping an

Published by DPA The European Union is to spend “at least” €500 million ($556 million) on humanitarian aid in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced. The funds from the EU budget would “deal with the humanitarian consequences of this tragic war” by assisting Ukraine and refugees, von

Published by Al-Araby Turkey has warned battleships against using the Turkish Straits to reach Ukraine, as Ankara activates a treaty that grants it greater control over the waterway. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Black Sea and non-Black Sea nations have been alerted to the implementation of the 1936 Montreux Treaty, which allows Turkey to

Published by DPA Representatives of dozens of countries protested against the Russian war in Ukraine on Tuesday by walking out of a sitting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva ahead of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s speech. “The Human Rights Council must not be misused as a platform for disinformation,” said German ambassador

Published by Reuters By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) – Western powers and Russia have for almost a year worked closely to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but the war in Ukraine is creating a sense of urgency to conclude talks before cooperation becomes impossible. The stakes are high. Failure

Published by Reuters UK MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will strike sites in Kyiv belonging to Ukraine’s security service and a special operations unit, Russia’s TASS and RIA news agencies quoted the Russian defence ministry as saying on Tuesday. The strikes aim to prevent “information attacks” on Russia, the ministry said, urging those near the sites