Ukraine
Meet Victoria Shi, Ukraine foreign ministry's AI spokeswoman
Ukraine has recently unveiled Victoria Shi, an AI-generated spokeswoman, who has been appointed to deliver official statements on behalf of its foreign ministry. According to Ukraine, this is the first time they are using a digital representative to read the ministry's messages, although the statements themselves will continue to be written by human writers.
Ukraine raise country's spirits with Euro 2024 qualification
The team came from behind to defeat Iceland 2-1 in their playoff final in neutral Poland on Tuesday and book a fourth successive appearance in the continental finals.
Ukraine twins smiling through bombs to go for Olympic gold
By Anna Malpas in Kharkiv, Jonathan Brown in Kyiv, Philippe Siuberski in Montpellier and Diane Falconer in Fukuoka
Australian Open / Russia's Medvedev, Ukraine's Yastremska in semifinals
Third seed Daniil Medvedev was forced to dig deep into his reserves to outlast Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the tightest of quarterfinals on Wednesday and reach the last four of the Australian Open for third time.
Russia suspends operations at fuel export terminal after suspected Ukrainian drone attack
It was not clear how long the disruption would last, how many tankers would have to idle outside the port, and what the knock-on effect would be on international energy markets.
Dolgopolov -- from Ukrainian tennis star to warrior
From representing Ukraine in the Davis Cup to donning military uniform on the frontline, Alexandr Dolgopolov has undergone quite a transformation in the service of his beleaguered country.
In Russia and Israel, national derangement runs wild
Whenever a country’s social contract unravels, conditions become ripe for rumours and absurdities to circulate.
Sabalenka wants shield from 'hate' after Azarenka booing
Women's tennis chiefs on Monday pleaded with spectators to show "understanding and respect" when Ukraine players refuse to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents in protest at the ongoing war in their country.
Ukraine confirms it will play on in Euro 2024 qualifiers
Ukraine will continue playing Euro 2024 qualifying matches despite a government ban on Ukrainian national teams taking part in competitions involving athletes from Russia and Belarus, the country said on Monday.
Ukraine war: How far it will go?
When President Vladimir Putin launched “a special military operation” on February 24 to “demilitarization” and “denazification” of Ukraine, there were a few to doubt that the military campaign would end in Russia’s favour and it would be over soon.
No need for Bangladeshi volunteers to join military operation in Ukraine: Russian Embassy
The Russian Embassy in Dhaka today said that although they appreciated the gesture of Bangladeshi citizens who wanted to volunteer in the Russian military operation in Ukraine, there is no need for it.
Russia wants gas payments in roubles from April 1
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned "unfriendly" countries, including all EU members, that they would be cut off from Russian gas unless they opened an account in roubles to pay for deliveries.
Russia jails Ukrainian journo to 12yrs for spying
A Russian court sentences a Ukrainian journalist, Roman Sushchenko, to 12 years in jail after convicting him of spying for his native Ukraine, his lawyer says, a move likely to further sour ties between Moscow and Kiev.
Russian journalist turns up alive after reported murder
A Russian dissident journalist who was reported murdered in Kiev dramatically reappears alive and well today in the middle of a briefing about the killing by the Ukrainian state security service.
Tens of thousands evacuated from Ukraine arms depot 'sabotage' blasts
Ukrainian authorities has evacuated more than 30,000 people from the central Vinnytsia region after a huge arms depot storing missiles caught fire and exploded in what prosecutors say is a possible act of "sabotage".
Russian security services behind cyberattack: Ukraine
Ukraine accused the Russian security services Saturday of planning and launching a cyberattack that locked up computers around the world earlier this week.
Ukraine MP claims ex-president's party secretly paid ex-Trump aide $750,000
A Ukrainian MP alleges that the party of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych secretly paid former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort $750,000 via an offshore shell company.
Heroes in Rio, Ukraine's disabled struggle at home
Dmytro Shchebetyuk, 26, an archer on the Paralympics reserve team and co-founder of "Dostupno UA", a project monitoring accessibility for people with disabilities, agrees that he finds it hard to come back to Ukraine after travelling abroad.
Poland book last-16 spot
A second half strike by substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski books Poland's ticket into the last 16 at Euro 2016 and sent Ukraine home without a point
