Category: FOREIGN

EU chief proposes ‘complete import ban on all Russian oil’ within six months

EU chief proposes ‘complete import ban on all Russian oil’ within six months

May 4, 2022

(FASTNEWS | EUROPE) - European Union countries will stop importing Russian oil and refined products, the head of the bloc's executive ... Read More

Indian PM Modi urges ‘talks’ to stop Ukraine war

Indian PM Modi urges ‘talks’ to stop Ukraine war

May 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | INDIA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for dialogue to end the war in Ukraine at the start ... Read More

Japan PM agrees defence deal with Thailand

Japan PM agrees defence deal with Thailand

May 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | JAPAN) - The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defence agreement on Monday as well as plans ... Read More

Ukraine formally closes seaports captured by Russia

Ukraine formally closes seaports captured by Russia

May 3, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UKRAINE) - Ukraine has formally closed its four Black and Azov sea ports, which Russian forces have captured, the ... Read More

More than 8 killed, 16 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

More than 8 killed, 16 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

May 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | CHICAGO) - Chicago police officials said that more than eight people were killed and 16 people were injured in ... Read More

Greece lifts covid curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season

Greece lifts covid curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season

May 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | GREECE) - Greece lifted Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ... Read More

Russia’s Lavrov says May 9 not a relevant date for Ukraine operations

Russia’s Lavrov says May 9 not a relevant date for Ukraine operations

May 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | RUSSIA) - The upcoming anniversary of Russia's liberation at the end of World War II will have no bearing ... Read More

EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts

EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts

May 2, 2022

(FASTNEWS | EUROPE) - Energy ministers from European Union countries hold emergency talks on Monday, as the bloc strives for ... Read More

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers killed in Indonesia

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers killed in Indonesia

Apr 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | INDONESIA) - Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead in western Indonesia on Sunday after being ensnared by ... Read More

Russian strikes hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

Russian strikes hit Kyiv as UN chief visits

Apr 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UKRAINE) - Russian strikes slammed into central Kyiv on Thursday as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting, wounding three ... Read More

US continues its engagement with India over Ukraine war, says White House

US continues its engagement with India over Ukraine war, says White House

Apr 29, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UNITED STATES) - The United States said that it is engaging with India over Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, ... Read More

Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia as relations warm

Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia as relations warm

Apr 28, 2022

(FASTNEWS | TURKEY) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia and meet the country’s ... Read More

Canada lawmakers vote to label Russia’s acts in Ukraine as ‘genocide’

Canada lawmakers vote to label Russia’s acts in Ukraine as ‘genocide’

Apr 28, 2022

(FASTNEWS | CANADA) - Canada’s House of Commons on Wednesday unanimously voted to adopt a motion accusing the Russian government of ... Read More

Four dead after shooting in motel, shooter killed after standoff with police

Four dead after shooting in motel, shooter killed after standoff with police

Apr 28, 2022

(FASTNEWS | MISSISSIPPI) - Four people including a motel owner and two employees were killed in a shootout at a ... Read More

Kyiv razes Soviet monument to Ukraine-Russia friendship

Kyiv razes Soviet monument to Ukraine-Russia friendship

Apr 27, 2022

(FASTNEWS | UKRAINE) - Kyiv on Tuesday demolished a monument symbolizing historic ties between ex-Soviet Ukraine and Russia, a correspondent reported, ... Read More