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Protesters across Russia are voicing their disapproval of President Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization order. Hundreds have been detained, one group said.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she wants an immediate end to the war in Ukraine, as well as the related sanctions, for the sake of lives and livelihoods of the people across the world

The wife of a Donetsk puppet authority fighter told her husband that dissatisfaction with the actions of dictator Vladimir Putin is growing in Russia, according to an intercept of their conversation published on Facebook by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency HUR on Sept. 24.

Mark Hertling, who served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Europe, said he had witnessed the poorly led and trained Russian army.

An airport serving France’s southern Mediterranean coast is closed indefinitely after a cargo plane overshot its runway on landing and finished nose-down in the water of an adjacent lake

OLHA HLUSHCHENKO - SATURDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2022, 01:52 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said that he was "shocked" by Israel's lack of aid for Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Rep. Pete Aguilar and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin's partial military mobilization. The lines of cars were so long at the border with Kazakhstan that some people abandoned their vehicles and proceeded on foot — just as some Ukrainians did after Russia invaded their country on Feb. 24. Among those who reached Turkey was a 41-year-old who landed in Istanbul with a suitcase and a backpack and plans to set up a new life in Israel.

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

Russian officials are calling up people who do not fall under the criteria of its partial military mobilization, multiple reports said.

Russia's Ministry of Defense announced that state-approved journalists won't be drafted Putin's latest enlistment, along with IT workers and bankers.

Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author of the acclaimed “Wolf Hall” saga, has died

The Russian vassal state of Chechnya has already "surpassed the target” on providing conscripts for the Russian military, and as a result Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s decree on partial mobilization will not apply, Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has said, according to a report by Radio Liberty’s local service, Kavkaz.Realii, on Sept. 22

A Syrian provincial governor says 60 people have been killed from a boat that sank with Lebanese migrants aboard

Italian voters cast ballots on Sunday in an election that has been billed as crucial as Europe reels from the repercussions of war in Ukraine.

Two of the world’s most persistent conflicts have punctuated debate at the United Nations.

An explosion has occurred outside Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, injuring police as protesters demonstrating ahead of the anniversary of the 2014 disappearance of 43 students clashed with officers in riot gear

Representatives for the International Criminal Court's top office return to Ukraine next week to investigate allegations of war crimes following Russia's retreat from eastern region

The Czech Foreign Ministry Office sent a letter to the NHL informing the league that it is not issuing visas to Russian players ahead the 2022 Global Series games in Prague next month.

The Conservative Party, which is still in power under new leadership, had vowed never to re-allow the controversial gas extraction practice unless it was proven safe.

The three Baltic states say they are not prepared to automatically offer asylum to Russians fleeing mobilization into the military

European Union officials say the world's biggest trading bloc is determined to impose more sanctions on Russia.

Britain’s government has confirmed it is lifting a ban on fracking in England, arguing that the move will help boost the country’s energy security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The five UK nationals arrive back in the UK after Saudi Arabia brokered their release.

The global economy is becoming more vulnerable to supply shortages and price shocks. We need to address that volatility.

Air tickets may become more expensive — thanks to the lack of refining capacity and the financial state of airlines, said the director-general of the IATA.

Around 1,307 people were detained in 39 cities across Russia as of Thursday morning, according to independent human rights group OVD-Info.

Two U.S. veterans and a British man fighting in Ukraine were among nearly 300 people released as part of a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has caused buildings to sway in Mexico’s capital

Russia’s defeats on the battlefield create an opening to bring the war to a close without risking catastrophe.

Few think the Russian leader would be foolish enough to escalate radically, but there’s also a strong argument to be made that he’s not bluffing.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia’s partial military mobilization is a sign it is “failing and flailing” in its invasion of Ukraine

A Russian missile explodes just 300 yards from a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, hundreds of miles from the front lines. These strikes are reigniting fears that the ongoing conflict could unleash a nuclear disaster. John Dickerson spoke with Margaret Kosal, a professor of international relations at Georgia Tech, about what could happen if a nuclear plant is hit.

Earlier in the day, Truss met with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the high-level gathering in New York City.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that Russia's decision to mobilize some reservists shows that Moscow isn't serious about negotiating an end to its nearly seven-month-long war. Zelenskyy spoke by video to the U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement. (Sept. 21)

Russia's mobilisation of 300,000 reservists and threats to use nuclear weapons dominate the front pages.

Former President Trump responded Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hinting at being willing to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, saying that the conflict should never have happened and that it could lead to a world war. Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that the conflict would not have come to pass…

ALONA MAZURENKO - WEDNESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2022, 20:58 Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen Republic [a federal subject of the Russian Federation - ed.] said that the 15-20 women who took part in an anti-war rally in the city of Grozny [the capital of Chechnya - ed.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russian President Vladimir Putin has miscalculated his strategy in the war with Ukraine following Putin’s announcement that he is mobilizing 300,000 new troops to the country. “The speech of President Putin demonstrates that the war is not going according to President Putin’s plans. He has made a big miscalculation,” Stoltenberg…

Bosnia’s leader is decrying the failure of the United Nations to prevent war in Ukraine

Bosnia’s leader is decrying the failure of the United Nations to prevent war in Ukraine.

President Joe Biden harshly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine saying the move was a direct violation of the United Nation's charter.

President Biden excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for the rest of the world to stand together against the invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden called on the UN to expand the number of permanent members of the Security Council as Russia again expanded its war effort in Ukraine.

President Biden accused Russia of an “extremely significant” violation of the United Nations international charter and slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for his war on Ukraine.

Flights filled up and ticket prices sky-rocketed, apparently driven by fears that Russia's borders could close or that a broader call-up might send many Russian men to the war's front lines.

Even leaders who tacitly supported Russia during the Ukraine invasion have issued Putin stinging rebukes, accentuating his global isolation.

Student loan repayments are impacted by inflation and tuition hikes, with income not meeting demand. Advocates worry that $10,000 in debt relief isn't enough.

Downing Street condemns the Russian president's mobilisation of reservists and pledges continued support for Ukraine.

In a pre-recorded announcement, Putin said the West "wants to destroy our country."

The German government on Wednesday agreed the nationalization of energy giant Uniper as it strives to keep the industry afloat in the wake of the energy crisis.

It was Antonio Guterres’ strongest and most striking speech since he took the helm of the United Nations in 2017, The secretary-general not only sounded a global alarm to world leaders about the survival of humanity and the planet, but he used very undiplomatic language in calling out those he blames

It was Antonio Guterres' strongest and most striking speech since he took the helm of the United Nations in 2017, The secretary-general not only sounded a global alarm to world leaders about the survival of humanity and the planet, but he used very undiplomatic language in calling out those he blames.

The Asian Development Bank has downgraded its forecasts for growth in the region, citing the war in Ukraine, rising interest rates to combat decades-high inflation, and China's slowing economy.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is at the UN on a mission to convince the world that she is a steely leader for tough times

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is at the UN on a mission to convince the world that she is a steely leader for tough times.

TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2022, 22:37 In anticipation of a speech by dictator Vladimir Putin, which did not take place as expected on 20 September, Russians began to actively search up how to leave the country and how to defer army service.

Navalny has been a fierce critic of Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine, calling on Russians to stage mass protests against it.

The committee governing Paris’ Champs-Elysees says it is switching off shop lights on the famed avenue hours earlier each night to help save energy as the war in Ukraine squeezes the electricity market in Europe.

Germany’s climate envoy says the country remains committed to phasing out coal as a source of power by 2030 even as it reactivates coal-fired power plants.

Russia’s war against Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate change are putting intense pressure on the world’s poorest, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warns.

President Joe Biden is praising South Africa as a vital voice on the global stage.

Pope Francis says Vatican will keep open paths of dialogue with Russia, even if doing so is uncomfortable.

Germany’s foreign minister is putting pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to decide soon whether to supply Ukraine with advanced tanks as it seeks to reclaim more of its captured territory from Russia.

The State Department says Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries.

Pope Francis has begged for an end to Russia’s “senseless and tragic war” in Ukraine as he arrived in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations.

The U.S. Treasury Department says that it is levying sanctions against four Iranian companies that it says were involved in sending drones to Russia last month for use in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian natural gas.

The U.N. humanitarian chief predicts at least a billion dollars will be needed urgently to avert famine in Somalia.

Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.

A court in Moscow has upheld a motion from Russian authorities to revoke the license of a top independent newspaper that for years has been critical of the Kremlin.

The United Nations says “famine is at the door” in Somalia with “concrete indications” famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region.

The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, ended his tenure as America’s top diplomat in Moscow on Sunday after nearly three years, spanning the Trump and Biden administrations, and will retire from a lengthy career in government service.

U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions in the region.

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency are used to risky missions — from the radioactive aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan to the politically charged Iranian nuclear program.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states.

Anticipating a tough winter in light of the war in Ukraine, three Balkan states have agreed to help each other with potential food or energy shortages.

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrial powers have pledged to put in place a system designed to cap Russia’s income from oil sales, an idea the nations’ leaders had promised to explore in June.

French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to keep up France’s humanitarian, economic and military support to Ukraine and to bolster European unity as a way to pile pressure on Russia and prevent it from winning its war in the country.

Russia has launched weeklong war games that involve forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the U.S. The maneuvers are also intended to demonstrate that Moscow has a sufficient capability for massive drills even as its troops are engaged in military action in Ukraine.

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country’s east.

Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russia’s Gazprom has halted the flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe, a stoppage that it announced in advance and has said will last three days.

There is a limited amount of farmland, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to meet the new demand.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany is well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage due to Russia’s squeeze on European gas supplies.

The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the hungriest parts of the world has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti as areas of East Africa are badly affected by deadly drought and conflict.

European Union nations are divided over whether to slap a broad visa ban on Russian citizens over the war in Ukraine.

Russia has faced technical problems with Iranian-made drones acquired from Tehran this month for use in its war with Ukraine.

The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China.

Poland and Czechia have signed an agreement to protect Slovak airspace as Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets.

Russia has blocked agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament which criticized its takeover of Europe’s largest nuclear plant soon after Russian troops invaded Ukraine.

A concrete obelisk topped by Soviet stars that was the centerpiece of a monument commemorating the Red Army’s victory over Nazi Germany has been taken down in Latvia’s capital of Riga.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to increase the size of the country's armed forces by 137,000 amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.

South Korea has landed a $2.25 billion contract with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components and construct a turbine building for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant.

Dutch lawmakers have broken into their summer vacations to debate the government’s contentious plans to slash nitrogen emissions that have sparked angry protests by farmers.

Six months after Russia sent troops into Ukraine, there's little sign of the conflict on Moscow's streets and the capital's residents seem unconcerned about the economic and political sanctions imposed by Western countries.

Cyprus’ Energy Ministry says a new gas discovery off the island’s southern coast that’s estimated to contain around 2.5 trillion cubic feet of the hydrocarbon helps bolster Europe’s efforts to secure alternative energy sources.

The road to becoming the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since 2000 is clear once again.

Estonia’s foreign minister has defended his country’s decision to bar Russian tourists, saying they are shirking their “moral responsibility” to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and its “genocidal war” in Ukraine.