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White House likely to ban oil imports from Russia, US senator says

White House likely to ban oil imports from Russia, US senator says

-- 2022-03-08 20:24:28

The White House is expected to impose a ban on US imports of oil from Russia as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine, Democratic US Senator Chris Coons said on Tuesday. In an interview with CNN, Co...

Biden thanks South Korea for joining sanctions against Russia

Biden thanks South Korea for joining sanctions against Russia

-- 2022-03-08 13:08:21

US President Joe Biden has sent a letter of thanks to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for joining financial sanctions and export controls against Russia, saying the move sent a strong message of su...

US officials travel to Venezuela as part of efforts to isolate Putin

US officials travel to Venezuela as part of efforts to isolate Putin

-- 2022-03-06 16:06:35

Senior US officials travelled to Venezuela on Saturday for talks with President Nicolas Maduro's government, seeking to determine whether Caracas is prepared to distance itself from close ally Russia...

Canada tells citizens to leave Russia due to unpredictable security condition

Canada tells citizens to leave Russia due to unpredictable security condition

-- 2022-03-06 10:49:46

Canada told its citizens on Saturday to leave Russia "while commercial means are still available," saying security conditions were unpredictable and could deteriorate without notice, reports Reuters.&...

US, allies heavily criticise Russia at UN over its seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant

US, allies heavily criticise Russia at UN over its seizure of Ukraine nuclear plant

-- 2022-03-05 10:15:12

The United States and its allies heavily criticised Russia on Friday at the United Nations over its shelling and seizure overnight in Ukraine of Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, and some demanded...

US preparing further sanctions targeting more Russian oligarchs

US preparing further sanctions targeting more Russian oligarchs

-- 2022-03-03 11:22:08

The United States is preparing a sanctions package targeting more Russian oligarchs as well as their companies and assets, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as Washington steps up p...

US follows Europe, Canada in banning Russian aircrafts

US follows Europe, Canada in banning Russian aircrafts

-- 2022-03-02 09:43:59

The United States will follow the European Union and Canada in banning Russian flights from its airspace, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday evening, in a move likely to trigger Russian retaliation....

Trump condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, blames world leaders

Trump condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, blames world leaders

-- 2022-02-27 17:16:53

Former President Donald Trump has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said he was praying for Ukrainians, switching tone from his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week....

US approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine

US approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine

-- 2022-02-26 14:03:02

President Joe Biden instructed the US State Department to release $350 million in military aid to Ukraine on Friday as it struggles to repulse a Russian invasion. In a memorandum to Secretary of Stat...

Three former US police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights

Three former US police officers guilty of violating George Floyd's rights

-- 2022-02-25 10:02:30

Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights by failing to give aid to the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath...

Colombia says it killed 23 dissident members of FARC, including one leader, in Arauca

Colombia says it killed 23 dissident members of FARC, including one leader, in Arauca

-- 2022-02-25 09:56:52

A bombardment carried out by Colombia's armed forces killed 23 FARC dissidents on Thursday as part of a military offensive to seize control of an area in the northeast of the country which sits on the...

Biden vows 'severe sanctions' on Russia

Biden vows 'severe sanctions' on Russia

-- 2022-02-24 12:44:55

The United States and its allies will impose "severe sanctions" on Russia after its military forces launched an attack on Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said after blasts were heard in the Ukrainian...

US  set to announce sanctions against Russia in coordination with allies

US set to announce sanctions against Russia in coordination with allies

-- 2022-02-22 11:04:06

The United States is coordinating with allies and will announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after Moscow recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent and sent "peacekeeping"...

Russian 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine: US slams it as 'nonsense'

Russian 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine: US slams it as 'nonsense'

-- 2022-02-22 10:57:09

The deployment of what Russia called a peacekeeping operation in eastern Ukraine is "nonsense" and Moscow's recognition of the breakaway regions as independent is part of its pretext for war, the Unit...

US plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine invaded

US plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine invaded

-- 2022-02-21 21:26:53

US President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring US financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks...

US, Egypt launch group to prepare for COP27 climate summit

US, Egypt launch group to prepare for COP27 climate summit

-- 2022-02-21 16:56:19

The United States and Egypt on Monday launched a joint working group to prepare for the next climate change summit in November, the American envoy for climate issues said. Special Presidential Envoy...

Trump's Truth Social app set for release in Apple App Store

Trump's Truth Social app set for release in Apple App Store

-- 2022-02-21 08:28:39

Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, appears set to launch in Apple's App Store on Monday, according to posts from an executive on a test version viewed by Reuters, potentially marki...

Canadian police use pepper spray, stun grenades to disperse protest

Canadian police use pepper spray, stun grenades to disperse protest

-- 2022-02-19 22:57:32

Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades to try to restore normality to the capital after trucks and demonstrators occupied the downtown core of Ottawa for more than three weeks...

Biden says he is 'convinced' Putin will invade Ukraine in days

Biden says he is 'convinced' Putin will invade Ukraine in days

-- 2022-02-19 11:55:06

Russia's Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, US President Joe Biden said on Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move t...

Canada police start arresting protesters to end Ottawa blockade

Canada police start arresting protesters to end Ottawa blockade

-- 2022-02-18 20:39:59

Canadian police on Friday started arresting protesters as part of an operation to end a three-week blockade of Ottawa by hundreds of truck drivers that crippled the capital and prompted Prime Minister...

Heavy rains, flooding kill at least 94 in Brazil

Heavy rains, flooding kill at least 94 in Brazil

-- 2022-02-17 11:11:33

At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, local government officials said on Wednesday, after heavy rains caused mudslides that buried homes, flooded the streets a...

Heavy rain leaves at least 34 dead in mountainous region of Brazil

Heavy rain leaves at least 34 dead in mountainous region of Brazil

-- 2022-02-16 19:14:25

At least 34 people died after heavy rain hit Petropolis, a city in the mountainous region of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, the local government said on Wednesday. City streets were flooded by downpo...

Biden urges Putin to step back from the brink of war with Ukraine

Biden urges Putin to step back from the brink of war with Ukraine

-- 2022-02-16 11:05:38

US President Joe Biden made an impassioned appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from war with Ukraine on Tuesday, speaking starkly of the "needless death and destruction" Mo...

US moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv

US moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv

-- 2022-02-15 12:40:47

The United States is relocating its Ukraine embassy operations from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, citing a "dramatic acceleration in t...

Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests

Trudeau invokes emergency powers in bid to end protests

-- 2022-02-15 09:17:27

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he will activate rarely used emergency powers, including cutting off financing, to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralysed...

US-Canada bridge to reopen after police clear protesters

US-Canada bridge to reopen after police clear protesters

-- 2022-02-14 11:20:35

North America's busiest trade link will reopen for traffic on Sunday (local time), ending a six-day blockade, a top US official said, after Canadian police cleared the protesters fighting to end Covid...

Diplomatic path remains open to end Ukraine standoff with Russia, says Blinken

Diplomatic path remains open to end Ukraine standoff with Russia, says Blinken

-- 2022-02-13 21:18:55

The United States said the diplomatic path remained open to end a standoff with Moscow over Ukraine but said the risk of Russian military action was high enough to warrant pulling US embassy staff out...

Ukraine invasion would bring decisive response, Biden tells Putin

Ukraine invasion would bring decisive response, Biden tells Putin

-- 2022-02-13 09:19:46

US President Joe Biden told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the West would respond decisively to any invasion of Ukraine, adding such a step would produce widespread suffering and isolate Mos...

US sending 3,000 additional troops to Poland

US sending 3,000 additional troops to Poland

-- 2022-02-12 15:14:41

The United States will send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, Poland's Defence Minister said late on Friday, confirming an earlier Reuters report, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the...

Biden and Putin to speak amid Ukraine tension

Biden and Putin to speak amid Ukraine tension

-- 2022-02-12 13:11:22

US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak on Saturday as Western nations warned that a war in Ukraine could ignite at any moment. Putin requested the telephone call...