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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said Ukraine is ready to boycott the Olympic Games in Paris if Russia and Belarus are allowed to take part in the competition.
Russia's central bank on Tuesday hiked interest rates by 350 points to 12% at an emergency meeting, as Moscow looks to halt a rapid depreciation of the ruble currency.
The country's central bank also unexpectedly cut key interest rates as it tries to boost the economy.
The head of the Russian paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been meeting with representatives from Mali, the Central African Republic and Niger. The United States, meanwhile, is attempting to block the Wagner Group from profiting from African mines
China claims to have achieved a “huge breakthrough” in developing a high-powered laser weapon for military use.
China's statistics bureau said on Tuesday it had suspended publication of youth jobless data, citing the need to improve methodology in the way it measured unemployment among young people, which has hit record highs in recent months.
Fire engulfs an area of 600 sq m (6,460 sq ft) in Makhachkala, in the southern region of Dagestan.
Ukraine announced the mandatory landmine safety course for its students Monday. It's a stark contrast with courses on drone and guns taught in Russia.
Britain said its Typhoon fighter jets intercepted two Russian maritime patrol bomber aircraft in international airspace north of Scotland on Monday, within NATO's northern air policing area.
Australian police arrested a 45-year-old man travelling on the flight, but said there was no threat to the community.
Ukrainian drones watched from overhead. And Ukrainian artillery batteries took aim. What followed was a bloodbath.
There is growing awareness of gender inequality in China but also a social backlash and a government crackdown on related activism.
Germany plans to provide Ukraine with 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in annual military aid until 2027, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Aug. 14, Forbes Ukraine reported.
The incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning, and the Russian jets were monitored as they flew through international airspace north of the UK.
The new milestone is just the latest in a series of worrying climate extremes in recent months, including record-warmth across the world’s oceans.
The absolute majority of Ukrainians, or 78%, consider all Russian citizens responsible for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.