Russia-Ukraine war IMAGE SOURCE, REUTERSImage caption, Mr Putin and Mr Biden met at a 2021 summit in this file photo US President Joe Biden has labelled Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” in a move likely to escalate diplomatic tensions even further. Mr Biden delivered the remark off-the-cuff in response to a reporter’s question […]
Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine’s president invoked the horror of the 2001 terror attacks on the US as he pleaded for more military aid in a historic address to the US Congress. Volodymyr Zelensky said via video link that Ukraine was enduring a 9/11 every day as it battled Russian forces. He again urged the US and […]
Russia-Ukraine war China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions in its invasion of Ukraine, the US says. Unnamed US officials reportedly told multiple news outlets that Russia had asked China to provide military assistance after it began the invasion. The Chinese foreign ministry accused the US of spreading disinformation. Russia denied […]
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards force says it targeted an Israeli “strategic centre” with missiles that struck the Iraqi Kurdish city of Irbil overnight. Twelve missiles hit areas around the US consulate overnight, causing material damage and wounding one civilian, the Kurdistan Regional Government said. The US said no Americans were hurt and that its facilities were […]
By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine – and “we should all be on the lookout”, the White House has said. Press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia’s claims about US biological weapon labs, and chemical weapon development in Ukraine, were preposterous. […]
Russia-Ukraine war US President Joe Biden is poised to announce a ban on Russian oil to punish the country for invading Ukraine. Despite mounting fears of rising gas prices, the move has widespread bipartisan political support in the US. However the US intends to make the move unilaterally, without its European allies, who are […]
Successive US presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin but now that Brussels and Berlin have joined the fray with such resolve, it’s a different story, writes Nick Bryant. It is often tempting to look upon Vladimir Putin as the millennium bug in a human and deadly form. The Russian president rose […]
Anthony Zurcher North America reporter @awzurcheron Twitter Joe Biden spent the first 15 minutes of his State of the Union address talking about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an event that certainly has transfixed the world more than the latest twists and stumbles of his domestic legislative agenda. Although Mr Biden’s annual speech is billed as […]
Three white men convicted of killing a black man in the US state of Georgia have been found guilty of federal hate crimes. Jurors found the defendants targeted Ahmaud Arbery, 25, because of his race. Gregory McMichael, 66, his son Travis, 36, and their neighbour, William Bryan, 52, had already been found guilty last year […]
Ukraine escalation US President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine. The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade its neighbour, the White House said. The Kremlin, meanwhile, said there were no “concrete plans” […]
