China says U.S. sending 'very wrong, dangerous signals' on Taiwan

Published On: September 24, 2022 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica

BEIJING, Sept 24: The United States is sending "very wrong, dangerous signals" on Taiwan, and the more rampant Taiwan independence activities are the less likely a peaceful settlement will be, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Four Ukraine regions prepare to hold referendums on joining Russia

Published On: September 23, 2022 07:18 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Sept 23: Four areas of Ukraine controlled by Russia and pro-Moscow forces were preparing to hold referendums on Friday on joining Russia, a move widely condemned by the West as illegitimate and a precursor to illegal annexation.

Russia frees 215 Ukrainians held after Mariupol battle, Ukraine says

Published On: September 22, 2022 07:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

Sept 22: Russia has released 215 Ukrainians it took prisoner after a protracted battle for the port city of Mariupol earlier this year, including top military leaders, a senior official in Kyiv said on Wednesday.

Ukraine, West denounce Russian referendum plans for occupied regions

Published On: September 21, 2022 07:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Sept 21: Moscow-installed leaders in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions plan to hold referendums on joining Russia in coming days, a challenge to the West that could sharply escalate the war and which drew condemnation from Ukraine and its allies.

IZIUM, Ukraine, Sept 20: Ukraine said its troops have marched farther east into territory recently abandoned by Russia, paving the way for a potential assault on Moscow's occupation forces in the Donbas region as Kyiv seeks more Western arms.

KIEV, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed there would be no let up in fighting to regain territory lost to Russia after the top U.S. general warned it was unclear how Moscow would react to its battlefield setbacks in Ukraine.

Ukraine searches for its dead at Russian occupation burial site

Published On: September 18, 2022 07:46 AM NPT By: Reuters

IZIUM, Ukraine, Sept 18: Dressed in white protective suits and wearing rubber gloves, Ukrainian emergency workers on Saturday dug up more bodies from a wooded burial site in territory recently recaptured from Russian forces, while townspeople looked for dead relatives.

Without the queen at its heart, Commonwealth faces uncertain future

Published On: September 17, 2022 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 17:  When she was a child growing up in Nigeria, Timie Ogunmola's father used to show her black-and-white pictures of his trip to London in 1953 to attend Queen Elizabeth's coronation as an official in what was then his country's colonial administration.

With a grin, Putin warns Ukraine: the war can get more serious

Published On: September 17, 2022 07:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept 17: President Vladimir Putin on Friday brushed off a lightning Ukrainian counter-offensive with a smile but warned that Russia would respond more forcefully if its troops were put under further pressure.

Ukraine says mass grave found in Izium where Russians ousted days ago

Published On: September 16, 2022 12:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Sept 16: Ukrainian authorities found a mass grave containing 440 bodies in the northeastern town of Izium that was recaptured from Russian forces days ago, officials said, including some people killed by shelling and air strikes.