US steps up pressure on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Lviv, UkraineReuters US President Joe Biden on Friday will call for an end of normal trade relations with Russia and clear the way for increased tariffs on Russian imports as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, a source said. Washington’s moves to tighten the screws on Moscow come as US and European officials accuse Russia […]
Syria war escalating, more probes needed into civilian casualties – UN experts
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Syria’s war has escalated in the last months, marked by intensified shelling and aerial bombing by Syrian and Russian forces on rebel-held areas, UN war crimes investigators said on Wednesday. Families in Syria, where rampant inflation hit 140 per cent at the start of 2022, would be hard-hit by any disruption of wheat […]
Explainer – How Western sanctions target Russia
Reuters The United States, Britain and other Western nations have hit Russia with new sanctions following Russian’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. The European Union broadly agreed new measures, details of which were to be discussed by EU foreign ministers at an emergency session on Friday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Vice-President […]