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Published by Reuters (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief executive proposed a phased oil embargo on Russia, as well as sanctions on its top bank and a ban on Russian broadcasters, in its toughest measures yet to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine. OIL, GRAIN, DEBT * Oil prices jumped as the EU, the […]

Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) -All options would be on table in response to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey said on Tuesday. British Foreign Minister Liz Truss on Monday said Britain was working with its partners to verify the details of reports Russian forces

Published by Reuters By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine pleaded for more weapons from the West to help it end the siege of Mariupol and fend off an expected Russian offensive in the east, as more reports emerged of rape and brutality against Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in

Published by Al-Araby Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to address the nation on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled he acted unconstitutionally in blocking an attempt to oust him – a decision that could end his premiership in days. Last Sunday, political allies of the former cricket star dissolved parliament to thwart an

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday formally adopted its fifth package of sanctions against Russia, including bans on the import of coal, wood, chemicals and other products. The measures also prevent many Russian vessels and trucks from accessing the EU, further crippling trade, and will ban all transactions with four

Published by DPA The Ukrainian government has called on civilians to leave particularly contested areas in the east of the country and announced 10 humanitarian corridors. Citizens will be able to leave the city of Mariupol, which is under heavy Russian fire, in private cars in the direction of the city of Zaporizhzhya, Deputy Prime

Published by Reuters By Alasdair Pal and Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) – A day after coal and fertilizer billionaire Andrey Melnichenko was placed on the European Union’s sanctions list on March 9, his superyacht Motor Yacht A stopped broadcasting its location while in Maldives’ waters, maritime data shows. In Italy, four days later, authorities seized

Published by Reuters UK SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s involvement in the development of hypersonic missiles with treaty partners the United States and Britain was part of an effort to achieve peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday. Britain, the United States and Australia on Tuesday agreed to cooperate

Published by Reuters UK By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite protests against his handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades and as doctors held street protests over a shortage of medicine. Rajapaksa, governing the country since

Published by AFP Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the UN Security Council on Tuesday, where he is expected to demand tough new sanctions on Moscow over killings in the town of Bucha that he has called “war crimes” and “genocide”. The speech, Zelensky’s first to the body since Russia’s invasion,