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Wednesday, 09 February 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron has told reporters that President Vladimir Putin assured him that Russian forces would not ramp up the crisis near Ukraine's borders.
"I secured an assurance there would...
Wednesday, 09 February 2022
They say there's safety in numbers.
Europe, Nato and the US find themselves looking nervously over both shoulders these days.
A) At China: the ever-present shadow over Shoulder Number One, with...
Monday, 07 February 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he thinks a deal to avoid full scale war in Ukraine is possible and that it is legitimate for Russia to raise its own security concerns.
Before talks in Moscow...
Thursday, 03 February 2022
Robots serving drinks, temperature-controlled sleep pods and disinfectant everywhere.
These are the everyday scenes that Olympic athletes, officials and media covering the event will be living...
Wednesday, 02 February 2022
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine.
In his first significant comments on the crisis in several weeks, he said America's goal was to...
Tuesday, 01 February 2022
There have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow's troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine.
US Ambassador Linda...
Saturday, 29 January 2022
US President Joe Biden has warned there is a "distinct possibility" Russia might invade Ukraine next month, the White House says.
Russia meanwhile says it sees "little ground for optimism" in resolving...
Friday, 28 January 2022
The US has rejected Russia's demand to bar Ukraine from Nato, amid warnings Russia might invade its neighbour.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was giving Russia a formal response to its demands to resolve...
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Boris Johnson faces more questions about No 10 parties from MPs later, as the results of an internal inquiry into possible lockdown breaches are due.
It is understood the highly-anticipated report, by...
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine, the Pentagon says.
Russia continues to deny planning military action against Ukraine, despite...
Saturday, 22 January 2022
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are to hold talks in Geneva later amid mounting fears that Russia could be about to invade Ukraine.
On Thursday Mr Blinken...
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
A key undersea cable that was destroyed in a volcano eruption in Tonga may take at least four weeks to be repaired, said New Zealand's foreign ministry.
The cable was severed during a volcanic eruption...
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
New Zealand has sent a plane to Tonga to assess the damage after a huge volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami.
The eruption has covered the Pacific islands in ash, cut power and severed communications.
Up...
Thursday, 13 January 2022
A top Chinese consumer group has called for a boycott of a KFC meal promotion, saying it encourages food waste.
The China Consumers Association (CCA) says the promotion sent some customers into a buying...
Tuesday, 11 January 2022
A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in...
Monday, 10 January 2022
The judge hearing Novak Djokovic's challenge to an order by the Australian government revoking his entry visa has raised concerns over his treatment.
Judge Anthony Kelly said it seemed the tennis star...
Friday, 07 January 2022
Russian-led forces have arrived in Kazakhstan at the request of the country's authoritarian president, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
Officials have reported deaths...
Thursday, 06 January 2022
Russian-led military troops will be deployed to help "stabilise" Kazakhstan amid anti-government demonstrations.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for support from the Collective Security Treaty...
Wednesday, 05 January 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.
"I really want to hassle them, and we will continue...
Tuesday, 04 January 2022
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of defrauding investors after a months-long landmark trial in California.
Prosecutors said Holmes knowingly lied about technology she said...
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