UKRAINE

Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise visit to the UK and his appeal for fighter jets lead the front pages.

France’s TotalEnergies SE doubled its profits in 2022, joining other international oil and gas companies in fattening their bottom lines as high energy prices surged after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Biden State of the Union confirms he's a 'rotten commander-in-chief' for a big reason -- China, and he buried the crisis behind junk fees for concert tickets.

Last year the State of Union came six days after Russia invaded Ukraine. Lawmakers waved Ukraine flags and cheered President Biden's stirring call for support. This year, the focus had changed.

Poland and the Baltic states have been vindicated for their anti-Putin hawkishness. That has yet to translate into power.

Police say a speeding bus has collided with a car and plunged into a ravine in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 22 passengers and injuring 12 others

An independent newspaper in Russia had its license revoked. A Russian court upheld the verdict to revoke the newspaper's license. The paper has been critical of the Kremlin for years,

Ukraine says more than 1,000 Russian troops have been killed on the battlefield in a 24-hour span, setting a new record for the war, a report says.

British energy firm BP has reported record annual earnings amid growing calls for the U.K. government to boost taxes on companies profiting from the high price of oil and natural gas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The firm's profits more than double after energy prices surged last year following the invasion of Ukraine.

Americans across the country told Fox News what they want to hear from the commander-in-chief when he delivers the State of the Union to Congress on Tuesday night.

Russia has been relying on mercenary soldiers from the notorious Wagner Group to help fight the war in Ukraine. Debora Patta spoke with a captured Wagner mercenary about the group's tactics.

Breaking Points podcast hosts Saagar Enjeti and Krystal Ball spoke on Joe Rogan's podcast about the risk the United States is taking for their involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war

The United Nations chief is warning that the world is facing a convergence of challenges “unlike any in our lifetimes.”

The United Nations chief warned Monday that the world is facing a convergence of challenges “unlike any in our lifetimes” and expressed fear of a wider war as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches. In a wide-ranging address Guterres urged the General Assembly’s 193 member nations to change their mindset on decision-making from near-term thinking, which he called “irresponsible” and “immoral,” to looking “at what will happen to all of us tomorrow — and act.” Guterres said the transformation needed today must start with peace, beginning in Ukraine — where unfortunately, he said, peace prospects “keep diminishing” and “the chances of further escalation and bloodshed keep growing.”

Rep. Matt Gaetz said the delivery of U.S. aid and weapons to Ukraine is only prolonging a war in which the U.S. has no national interest, and blamed both sides for this result.

What to know about the 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Who did he think he was? Conan the Barbarian?

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is urging the European Union to “reindustrialize” to end its dependence on energy, microchips and food from outside the bloc.

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders along with 14 French media outlets and production companies are calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul

Worries mount over the UK army falling behind the navy as Putin’s land war rages.

Residents are trapped under rubble, according to video footage of the aftermath. The quake was felt as far away as Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Turkey early Monday and was followed by another strong temblor

A Buddhist temple has been extensively damaged by fire in the Australian city of Melbourne

IMF's Georgieva: The U.S. economy will likely slow down this year, but narrowly avoid a recession.

Utah State guard Max Shulga, a native of Ukraine, heard the Colorado State student section chanting "Russia!" at him during a college basketball game on Saturday night.

Humanity faces greater existential threats than it did during the Cold War, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

A passenger bus has crashed off a road and overturned in western Turkey, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens

President Biden averaged just under a half a gaffe per workday in January as he dodged questions from the press on his possession of classified documents.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council, has said that if Ukraine attacks Russian facilities in Crimea, Russia will allegedly "only retaliate". Source: Medvedev, in a media interview, quoted by Kremlin-aligned news outlet RBC Quote from Medvedev: "There will be no negotiations in this case, only retaliatory strikes.

The fresh aid worth $2.2bn (£1.83bn) includes rockets capable of striking parts of occupied Crimea.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says industrialized countries in the Group of Seven are imposing a price cap on refined Russian oil products such as diesel and kerosene, as part of a coalition that includes Australia and a tentative agreement from the European Union.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has begun to invent a new type of military because his entire army has nearly been liquidated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ivan Kyrychevsky, an expert writing for the Ukrainian Defense Express military news outlet, said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 3.

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine and say a boycott is a possibility.

Starting Sunday, the EU will prohibit imports of Russian gasoline, diesel and other products from Russian refineries used throughout Europe.

Ukraine may be able to add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defense industry stocks to deliveries of modern tanks that Germany and other governments pledged last week to counter Russian forces in the war.

Police say one boy was killed and another seriously injured when they were hit by a freight train in western Germany

Its posture of neutrality on the war in Ukraine is wearing thin, and a naval drill with Russia is the last straw.

This week marked two years since Myanmar’s generals interrupted their nation’s fitful experiment in democracy. Close to 3,000 civilians have been killed in that time, humanitarian groups say.

A rescue official in northwest Pakistan says a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a speeding truck trailer killed at least 17 passengers

Both Democrats and Republicans support the U.S. sending money and weapons to Ukraine during their continued battle with Russia.

The decline came as people cut back in the face of higher living costs, said Apple's boss.

Norway will become one of the top donors to Ukraine, according to the country's prime minister. Norway's oil profits will help finance the aid.

He was speaking in Volgograd - formerly Stalingrad - to mark a World War Two anniversary.

Energy companies have been reporting blockbuster profits since last year, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices sharply higher.

Turkey's largest provider of airport ground handling services, Havaş, has warned of problems with the maintenance of Boeing airliners operated by Russian airlines, Russian media outlet RBC reported, citing a letter that Havaş CEO Mete Erna sent to contractors on Jan. 31.

The United Ukrainian Ballet company is making its U.S. debut at the Kennedy Center.

New York Times published an op-ed that argued President Biden has the potential to be "the savior of the free world" and argued his legacy will be shaped by the Ukraine-Russia war.

Ukraine's defence minister says Russia has amassed some 500,000 men for an attack in the coming weeks.

Russia on Wednesday took aim at Israel and warned it not to get involved in the war in Ukraine by providing defense weaponry.

A Russian arms dealer, his son and a group of front companies across Asia, Europe and the Middle East and their leadership have been targeted for U.S. sanctions in an effort to quell Russia’s access to weapons to continue its invasion of Ukraine.

The man behind a new pro-Kremlin social media network tells the BBC he wants Africa to embrace Russia.

U.S. firm reportedly offers Ukraine 2 Reaper drones for $1, plus $10 million in shipping and handling

India's exports of iron ore plunged by 90% year on year in October last year, and recorded an year-on-year decline as steep as 96% in September.

Several Western allies say they won’t send fighter jets, but some officials think they’ll relent. Bakhmut sees intense fighting but is not likely to imminently fall, analysts say.

Petr Pavel tells the BBC Ukraine is morally and practically ready to join Nato after the war is over.

Independent human rights experts working with the U.N. are calling for an investigation of possible abuses, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by government forces in Mali and Russian military contractor the Wagner Group.

A U.N. expert says the countries where Bangladeshi migrant workers are employed, including former World Cup host Qatar, should thoroughly investigate all cases of deaths and human rights violations

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is calling for South Korea to provide direct military support to Ukraine, saying Kyiv is in urgent need of weapons to fight off the prolonged Russian invasion.

Students will be gone for an entire week to help Ukrainian refugees escaping the war.

The foreign ministers of France and the Netherlands paid an official visit to Romania on Friday where they visited a NATO battlegroup, and later signed an agreement to strengthen ties between the three countries amid Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has signed off on a two-year extension of a program that protects Hong Kong residents in the U.S. from deportation.

The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against Russia's Wagner Group and related companies and individuals for their role in the war in Ukraine and mercenary activities, including human rights abuses, in Africa.

Germany has apologized for using a leopard emoji in a jibe at Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Twitter that ended up offending some Africans.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about Ukraine on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at about 12 p.m.

Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics with just 18 months to go.

France and Germany have commemorated the 60th anniversary of their post-World War II friendship treaty by committing to “unwavering support” for Ukraine and to strengthening the European Union.

The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia’s military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed a substantial boost in military spending through the end of this decade to face evolving threats.

The European Union’s parliament calls on the member states to back the creation of a special court to judge on any war crime of agression by Russia in Ukraine.

Poland's prime minister has requested a security review of strategic infrastructure after three foreign divers were rescued from near a key oil port where they had no authorization to be.

Poland’s prime minister says he wants the German government to supply a wide range of weapons to Ukraine.

Moldovan authorities said on Saturday that the remains of a rocket “originating from Russia’s air attacks on Ukraine” was found by border officials in a northern village near to the country’s border with war-torn Ukraine.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the rule of law is at grave risk of becoming “the Rule of Lawlessness.”.

President Joe Biden will host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the White House for talks that are expected to center on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A leading rights group says widespread opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the power of a unified response against human rights abuses.

Russia's still making plenty of money from oil sales despite a price cap imposed by the Group of Seven major democracies.

Russian authorities have announced criminal probes against a famous actor critical of the war in Ukraine and a philanthropist who supports the Russian opposition.

Revelers are celebrating the traditional ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, ushering in 2023 in the largest New Year’s celebration in the United States.

President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations through September 2023, the end of the federal budget year.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has defended what he says is his country’s position of impartiality on the war in Ukraine and signaled that China would deepen ties with Russia in the coming year.

Access to health care for Native Americans across the U.S. will be bolstered with funding included in a government spending bill approved by Congress.

The White House says a private Russian military company has taken delivery of an arms shipment from North Korea to help bolster its forces as it fights side-by-side with Russian troops in Ukraine.

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a joint news conference at the White House at 4:30 p.m.

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are slated to hold a joint news conference at the White House at 4:30 p.m.

Congressional leaders have unveiled a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government.

A senior U.S. military official says Russia's war in Ukraine and anti-regime protests in Iran limited both adversaries' ability to influence or interfere in the recent midterm elections.

Elections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred across Africa in 2022.

One church in the Hill City is hoping to share the love of Christ in the midst of war through a new documentary on Ukraine.

Ukraine's finance minister says crucial Western financial aid is “not charity” but “self-preservation" as donor countries share the price of turning back Russian aggression.

Polish President Andrzej Duda and the country's defense minister have taken delivery of a first shipment of tanks and howitzers from South Korea, hailing the swift implementation of a deal signed in the summer in the face of the war in neighboring Ukraine.

EU leaders and their counterparts in the Western Balkans are to meet for talks aimed at strengthening their partnership as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in the region.

Global arms sales have grown by nearly 2%, chiefly because of the war in Ukraine.

India's foreign minister has signaled that his country will continue to buy oil from Russia, even as Western governments press Moscow with a price cap on its oil exports.

The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet Tuesday.

Europe’s largest security organization has opened a meeting in Poland strongly denouncing Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Matthew McConaughey, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Hudson and “Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson have been named People magazine’s 2022 “People of the Year.”.

Moldova’s Foreign Minister says that apart from Ukraine, his country has been hit hardest by Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, as NATO offered fresh support to three countries shaken by the effects of Russia’s 10-month-old war.

Finland’s leader says it must give more weapons and support to Ukraine to ensure it wins its war against Russia.

Russia is complaining about Pope Francis’ latest condemnation of atrocities in Ukraine.