Author: News Desk

Euronews says Western allies imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, in response to Russian recognition of two breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine.

Brits are set to face blizzards with heavy snow and 70mph winds when Storm Gladys hits as ‘danger to life warnings’ remain in place.

Aljazeera says Italy rescued nearly 600 people packed into overcrowded fishing boats in bad weather off the coast of Calabria.

They were among those watching with dread as more than 10,000 Russian troops with tanks and artillery surged into Donetsk and Luhansk.

The plane twice aborted landing on a day winds hit 80mph. Fire crews raced to Farnborough Airport, Hants.

Arab News says a 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

TRT World says A US jury has found three men guilty of federal hate crimes for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London to pay tribute to the 31-year-old.

Royal officials have said HM the Queen has cancelled her virtual engagements for Tuesday as she is still experiencing mild cold-like symptoms from Covid.

Latest from the Ukraine Crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two regions in eastern Ukraine, after recognising them as independent states. Footage released overnight appeared to show Russian military vehicles heading towards the Ukrainian border. Russia said the troops would be “peacekeeping” in the breakaway regions, which it has backed since 2014. Ukraine’s President Zelensky, in his own late-night speech, said Ukraine was not afraid and would not yield anything to anyone. Russia orders troops into Donetsk & Luhansk But the US said calling them peacekeepers was “nonsense”. It accused Russia of creating a pretext for war…