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BBC to close radio broadcasts in Bengali, 10 other languages

BBC 2022-09-30 21:17:44

The BBC is proposing to close about 382 posts at the World Service as it tries to make £28.5m in annual savings for its international services. Radio broadcasts in 10 languages including Arabic...

Zelensky says Ukraine applying for NATO membership

-- 2022-09-30 20:56:01

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday Ukraine was formally applying for fast-track membership in the NATO military alliance. "We are taking our decisive step by signing Ukraine's appl...

Putin declares annexation of four Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions

-- 2022-09-30 19:05:47

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable ne...

UK reveals new coins featuring image of King Charles

-- 2022-09-30 16:41:50

The first British coins to feature the image of King Charles have been unveiled by the Royal Mint, with the portrait of the new monarch facing the opposite direction to his late mother Queen Elizabeth...

West was behind sabotage of Nord Stream, Russian spy chief says

-- 2022-09-30 16:24:10

Russia's top spy said on Friday that Moscow had intelligence indicating that the West was behind what he said was a "terrorist act" against the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea. A sharp...

At least 23 killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine

-- 2022-09-30 15:57:02

At least 23 people were killed and 28 wounded in a Russian missile strike that hit a convoy of civilian vehicles on the outskirts of the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional governor...

Putin to host Kremlin ceremony annexing parts of Ukraine

-- 2022-09-30 08:55:16

Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host a Kremlin ceremony on Friday annexing four regions of Ukraine, while his Ukrainian counterpart said Putin would have to be stopped for...

Germany agrees $194b package to shield against surging energy prices

-- 2022-09-29 23:04:25

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out a 200 billion euro ($194 billion) "defensive shield", including a gas price brake and a cut in sales tax for the fuel, to protect companies and households from th...

Queen Elizabeth died of ‘old age’, death certificate shows

-- 2022-09-29 20:43:28

Britain's Queen Elizabeth died of old age, according to her death certificate, which was published by the National Records of Scotland on Thursday. Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, died...

Putin moves to ban some Western trucks from transiting through Russia

-- 2022-09-29 19:44:15

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday authorising the Russian government to ban some Western trucks from transiting across Russian territory. The decree allows for a ban on tru...

Putin set to proclaim annexation of seized Ukrainian territory on Friday

-- 2022-09-29 17:41:01

President Vladimir Putin will sign formal documents on Friday proclaiming Russia's annexation of four Ukrainian regions, as Moscow rushes to lock in territorial claims that the Ukrainian army is threa...

Europe braces for mobile network blackouts

-- 2022-09-29 15:35:38

Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter if power cuts or energy rationing knocks out parts of the mobile networks across the region. Russia's decision to halt ga...

Fourth leak found on Nord Stream pipelines, Swedish coast guard says

-- 2022-09-29 15:24:06

Sweden's coast guard discovered a fourth gas leak on the damaged Nord Stream pipelines earlier this week, a spokesperson told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper, Reuters reported.  The European Uni...

Russia set to annex Ukraine territory; West warns of new sanctions

REUTERS 2022-09-29 10:59:20

Russia was poised to annex a swath of Ukraine within days, releasing what it called vote tallies showing overwhelming support in four provinces to join it, after what Ukraine and the West denounced as...

Putin expected to proclaim annexation of Ukraine territory within days

-- 2022-09-28 18:48:43

Moscow moved closer on Wednesday to annexing a swath of Ukraine, releasing what it called vote tallies showing support for four partially occupied provinces to join Russia, after what Kyiv and the Wes...

NATO, EU cite dangers to vital infrastructure after pipeline 'sabotage'

-- 2022-09-28 18:42:43

NATO and the European Union on Wednesday stressed the need to protect critical infrastructure after what they called acts of "sabotage" on the Nord Stream pipelines, and Brussels warned of a "robust a...

EU suspects sabotage in massive Russian gas pipeline leak

-- 2022-09-28 17:02:41

Any deliberate disruption to the EU's energy infrastructure would meet a "robust and united response", its top diplomat said, after several states said two Russian pipelines to Europe that have been s...

Russia aiming to fly solo without Airbus and Boeing

-- 2022-09-28 16:51:04

Foreign aircraft will drop out of fleet Airbus, Boeing planes will never be delivered Russian-made engines, parts to be used No expectation sanctions will be eased...

Ukraine 'sham' referendum results point to Russia annexation

REUTERS 2022-09-28 12:05:44

Russian-installed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine reported huge majorities of votes in favour of joining Russia as the United States planned a UN resolution condemning the referendums as...

Reasons for England's sufferings with a talented team

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-09-27 19:24:36

The global football community has long discussed failures by the England National Team on the biggest stages. The English National Team is probably one of the most well-known worldwide due to their ub...

US whistleblower Edward Snowden gets Russian citizenship

-- 2022-09-27 18:44:50

President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the Natio...

UN says Russia abuses prisoners in Ukraine

-- 2022-09-27 18:29:16

Russian forces and their armed affiliates have subjected Ukrainian prisoners to extrajudicial executions, sexual violence and other abuses, the UN human rights office said in a report on Tuesday. The...

Russia admits mistakes in mobilising army reservists to fight in Ukraine

-- 2022-09-27 17:16:22

The Kremlin has admitted mistakes were made in its drive to mobilise Russian army reservists to fight in Ukraine, amid growing public opposition. "There are cases when the decree is violated," Russia...

Ukraine refugees push German population to all-time high

-- 2022-09-27 15:56:25

Refugees arriving from Ukraine have helped drive Germany's population to its highest level, the Federal Statistical Office said, with more than 84 million people now living in the European Union's mos...

Hungary PM Orban says EU sanctions on Russia have "backfired"

-- 2022-09-27 12:44:34

Hungary should prepare for a prolonged war in neighbouring Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday, sharply criticising European Union sanctions imposed on Russia which he said have "backf...

Putin likely to announce accession of occupied regions of Ukraine on Sept 30, UK says

REUTERS 2022-09-27 12:21:56

Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to announce the accession of occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation during his address to parliament on Sept. 30, the British Ministry of Defe...

Gas from Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea

REUTERS 2022-09-27 10:19:11

Danish authorities on Monday asked ships to steer clear of a five nautical mile radius off the island of Bornholm after a gas leak overnight from the defunct Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipeline drain...

Italy election victors aim for rare political stability

-- 2022-09-26 18:29:22

The right-wing alliance that won Italy's national election will usher in a rare era of political stability to tackle an array of problems besieging the euro zone's third-largest economy, one of its se...

At least 13 die in Russia school shooting

-- 2022-09-26 17:21:36

At least 13 people have died in a school shooting in the Russian city of Izhevsk, the TASS news agency quoted Russia's Investigative Committee as saying on Monday. The motive for the shooting in Izhe...

Italy's right wing, led by Meloni, wins election, exit polls say

-- 2022-09-26 09:36:57

A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party was on course for a clear majority in the next parliament, giving the country its mo...