Travel News Airline staff conscripted in Russia's first mobilisation since WWII Between 50-to-80 per cent of employees could potentially be called up, according to sources. 26/09/2022
Russia 'Putin's chef' reveals he is behind Wagner paramilitary group The group has been accused of committing human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa and Syria. 26/09/2022
Culture news Pink Floyd founder cancels Poland concerts after Ukraine war remarks Roger Waters has reportedly cancelled concerts in Poland next year amid outrage over his stance on Russia's war against Ukraine and calls for him to be declared persona non grata in the eastern European country. 25/09/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: 'Sham referendums' continue in Moscow-held regions Moscow-occupied parts of Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia have begun voting in "referendums" to decide whether to become part of Russia or not. 25/09/2022
Russia Ukraine war: Six key developments to know this weekend Here are some of the latest developments on Russia's war against Ukraine this weekend. 24/09/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today Ukraine war: Russian coercion in ‘sham’ referenda, Berlusconi defends Putin, Moscow accused of war crimes in investigation 23/09/2022
Ukraine 'I'm just 33 kilos': Frontline villages going hungry amid Ukraine war Galina, 75, fought back tears as she described going without food during months of heavy fighting near her village in Ukraine. 23/09/2022
Georgia 'I will go anywhere but Russia': Fleeing Russians arrive in Georgia The arrival of Russians into Georgia has intensified since Vladimir Putin called up reservists to serve in Ukraine. 23/09/2022
Ukraine Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine start voting in 'sham referendums' Ukraine and its Western allies have rejected the votes as illegitimate and neither free nor fair, saying they will have no binding force. 23/09/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today Here's our latest round-up of what's happening in Ukraine. 22/09/2022
Russia Would Europe open its borders to Russians seeking asylum? Three Baltic states have already indicated they won't accept asylum applications from Russians fleeing Putin's reservist call-up. 22/09/2022
My Europe Series What do we know about Putin's controversial call-up of reservists? Vladimir Putin called it "a partial mobilisation" of Russian reservists, but is there more to his decree than meets the eye? 22/09/2022
Ukraine Zelenskyy calls for special tribunal to punish Russia for Ukraine war "A crime has been committed against Ukraine and we demand just punishment," Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly. 22/09/2022
Ukraine Azovstal fighters and foreign prisoners freed in high-profile deals Two deals saw hundreds, including Azovstal fighters and foreign nationals captured in the Donbas, released in exchange for 55 prisoners of war held by Ukraine. 21/09/2022
Russia Hundreds arrested after Putin's troops call-up order sparks protests More than 1,200 people have been arrested by riot police as they demonstrated against a new call to mobilise 300,000 troops for the Ukraine war. 21/09/2022
USA Ukraine war: Russia has violated 1945 UN charter, says Joe Biden The US President stopped short of saying that Russia should be ousted as a member of the UN Security Council. 21/09/2022
Russia 'Putin believes it is necessary': Muscovites react to troops call-up "We are in a situation where we can't comment on what he has said," one man said. "The president said it, and that's it." 21/09/2022
Travel News Flights from Moscow sell out as Russians try to escape conscription On Wednesday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country’s military would ‘partially mobilise’ military reservists in Ukraine. Flights out of Moscow have nearly sold out. 21/09/2022
Europe News The rise and rise of Europe's bread prices amid the war in Ukraine Hungary has been the worst hit - it saw a huge 65.5% rise over the year, while France, famous for its baguettes, has seen the slowest growth in prices. 21/09/2022
Ukraine Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about today Here's our latest round-up of what's happening in Ukraine. 21/09/2022