Ukraine

Germany's SPD has historically championed close ties with Russia

Washington has warned that war could break out any day.

Blinken spent much of his travel time liaising with allies and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on the crisis.

Russia and China have long sought to get to ease UN sanctions on North Korea

Kyiv -- backed up by some European allies -- has consistently sought to play down fears of an imminent attack.

Republicans have been breaking with conservative orthodoxy to complain loudly that the United States should have no role in the crisis.

The United States remained convinced that Putin was poised to use force against Ukraine by mid-February.

The State Department already advises against all travel to Ukraine because of the possibility of a Russian invasion.

Despite hinting at conflict, Putin insisted Russia wanted to avoid "bloodshed"

The West has threatened Russia with harsh sanctions should its soldiers enter Ukraine.

On Thursday, the EU leaders agreed to renew for six months existing economic sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014

Biden said that in addition to economic measures, a new Russian attack on Ukraine would trigger a bolstered US military presence

Under the article in NATO's founding treaty, any member can convene a meeting of the alliance to consult when it feels its security threatened.

Polish media say at least 11 migrants have died since the crisis began over the summer.

Polish media say at least 11 migrants have died since the crisis began in August.

Belarusian foreign ministry spokesman Anataoly Glaz accused Poland of exacerbating the problem.

Following pressure from EU diplomats, Turkey, one of the routes taken by migrants, has now banned Iraqis, Syrians and Yemenis from flying to Belarus.

Israel's Isaac Herzog said that the world must make sure that such massacres never happen again.

Andriy Yarmolenko has been his country's driving force all tournament, scoring or assisting in all but two of their six goals.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Monday said he was against the semi-finals and final being held at Wembley as scheduled due to rising case numbers in England.

It will replace key elements of an existing partnership agreement between Ukraine and the European Union.

The boy was in a critical condition with a broken skull after his step-father threw him out of the window.

Unsupervised children caused a house fire while playing with matches which ended up killing one and hospitalizing two.

Trump is on a victory lap after Wednesday's Senate vote clearing him of abusing his office and obstructing Congress.

Trump drew on staunch Republican support to easily defeat a Democratic effort to expel him from office.

The State of the Union is a grand set-piece in the US political calendar, a rare occasion when bitter opponents traditionally observe a truce.

The Senate is to vote on Wednesday and the Republican president is all but certain of being acquitted.

Biden is among the candidates Monday in the Iowa caucuses that choose the state's Democratic nominee and mark the official start of election season.

House impeachment prosecutors outraged over Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz's assertion that a president can do almost anything he wants in public interest.

The first leg of a five-nation tour that also takes in Ukraine comes with Britain facing a historic crossroads as it parts ways with the EU on Friday night.