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McDonald's to reopen some branches in Ukraine despite the ongoing war

American fast food giant McDonald's wants to reopen some of its restaurants in Ukraine, despite the ongoing Russian war against Kiev.

UN demands end to military activity at Ukrainian nuclear power plant

The UN nuclear chief warned that "very alarming" military activity at Europe's largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine could lead to dangerous consequences for the region.

Live: Zelenskyy urges world to react on Russian-controlled nuclear plant

Live news updates: The UN Chief has called for an immediate end to all military activity around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukrainian Prez urges world to react on Russian-controlled nuclear plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the international community to force the Russian army to leave the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after multiple strikes hit the compound

Satellite images show destruction at Russian air base in Crimea: Report

Russia has denied aircraft were damaged and said explosions seen at the base on Tuesday were accidental

Ukraine's creditors agree two-year freeze on $20 billion overseas debt

With no sign of peace or a ceasefire on the horizon nearly six months after Russia's invasion began, holders of around 75% of the outstanding total agreed to Kyiv's proposal

LNG traders absorb huge losses as supply outages hampers European store

Major energy traders are taking hundreds of millions of dollars in losses as they scramble to plug a LNG supply gap after several outages hampered efforts to fill European storage

Risk of accident: G7 demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine's nuke plant

The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Wednesday asked Russia to vacate Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine citing a risk of a dangerous nuclear accident

Ukrainian president Zelenskyy says war must end with Crimea's liberation

He stressed that as long as Russia continued to reign over Crimean, many countries will be deprived of "lasting peace"

Irrational: Kremlin slams Zelenskyy's call for int'l travel ban on Russians

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's demand for an international travel ban on all Russians has triggered heavy criticism in Moscow but found support in Baltic countries.

US announces $89 mn of FY 2022 funding for demining assistance in Ukraine

US funding will deploy approx 100 demining teams and will support a large-scale train and equip project to strengthen the Government of Ukraine's demining and explosive ordnance disposal capacity

Global food inflation eases, but uncertain crops slow wider relief

Crop futures have retreated to pre-war levels, and the UN's monthly measure of food prices sank the most since 2008

No immediate danger to Ukrainian nuclear power plant from shelling: IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency sees no immediate threat to nuclear safety following the shelling of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

German chemical industry hit by soaring gas prices, reveals survey

Gas prices in Europe are more than twice as high as before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in late February

British lawmaker warns people not to become 'desensitised' on Ukraine

British Conservative peer and former party leader Lord Hague of Richmond has warned of the "danger of getting desensitised" to Russia's war in Ukraine

Patronising bullying in Ukraine-Russia war unacceptable: South African FM

Attempts to bully nations into taking sides in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is unacceptable, a senior South African Minister

GAIL feels blowback from Ukraine war as former Gazprom unit cuts supplies

A former Gazprom subsidiary reneges on its supply contract forcing the state-owned gas distributor to cut back supplies to key industries

Amid repeated shelling, concerns of safety of Ukrainian nuke plant grows

As Russia again accused Ukraine of shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, concerns grew for the safety of the complex which has witnessed repeated shelling in recent days

Nagasaki pays tribute to victims of atomic bombing amid nuclear war fears

Nagasaki paid tribute to victims of US atomic bombing 77 years ago on Aug 9, with mayor saying Russia's war on Ukraine showed the world that another nuclear attack is "a tangible and present crisis".

US pledges $1 bn worth rockets, other arms for Ukraine as war continues

The Biden administration said Monday it was shipping its biggest yet direct delivery of weapons to Ukraine as it prepares for a potentially decisive counteroffensive in the south against Russia