Invasion

11 November 2021, Taiwan, Tainan: Taiwanese soldiers stand guard as tanks are deployed during a shore defence operation as part of a military exercise simulating the defence against the intrusion of the Chinese military, amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing. Photo: Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

CONTROVERSY

Taiwan TV managers resign for running news of Chinese invasion

The Nomad Today 4/22/22

CTS erroneously ran false news ticker items such as "On the brink of war" and "New Taipei City hit by People's Liberation Army ground force missiles"

FILED - 16 February 2019, Munich: Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks on the second day of the 55th Munich Security Conference. US President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum to provide up to $600 million in "immediate military assistance" to Ukraine. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

US shutting airspace to Russian aircraft over Ukraine invasion

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

The move follows similar measures imposed by the European Union and Canada

25/02/2022 Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has attended in Brussels the extraordinary European Council meeting held to address the military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. In the image, Pedro Sánchez talks with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain evacuates Kiev embassy, asks Russia to immediately end invasion

The Nomad Today 2/25/22

Spain announced on Friday the evacuation of its Embassy in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, in whose surroundings Russian troops have already arrived

24 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: People queue outside a grocery store in capital Kiev in the wake of of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia attacks Ukraine on multiple fronts in 'dark day' for Europe

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

The "special military operation" was announced by Putin in an overnight address to the nation. He said he wanted the "demilitarization and de-Nazification" of Ukraine

24 February 2022, Japan, Tokyo: A man walks past an electronic stock exchange board displaying Japan's Nikkei stock index in downtown Tokyo. Japan's Nikkei index fell below 26,000 points on Thursday for the first time since November 2020 after Russian troops attacked Ukraine in the morning. Photo: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Economy & Business

WAR IN UKRAINE

World markets dive, oil soars as Russia invades Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

The rouble currency meanwhile fell to a record low against the US dollar, losing 6% of its value

20 February 2022, Ukraine, Verkhnotoretske: Ukrainian soldiers get off a military vehicle in the Verkhnotoretske village which is located on the very front-line in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia attacks Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is seeking the "demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine"

FILED - 17 February 2022, US, Lorain: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the infrastructure law at the Lorain Shipyards. Photo: Andrew Dolph/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Biden 'convinced' Russia has decided to invade Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/19/22

"We believe that they will target Ukraine's capital Kiev, a city of 2.8 million innocent people," Biden said at the White House

US President Joe Biden speaks with the media before departing to joint Base Andrews in route to Atlanta, at south Lawn/White House. Photo: Lenin Nolly/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Biden: Attack on Ukraine could be 'largest invasion' since WWII

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/26/22

The US president stressed that "there's not going to be any American forces moving to Ukraine"

FILED - 09 December 2021, Belgium, Brussels: High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hold a joint press conference after their meeting. Any provocation or aggression against Ukraine would have serious consequences, Borrell said in a message to Moscow ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian officials on Wednesday. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

Borrell warns Russia of consequences for Ukraine provocations

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/5/22

Borrell's efforts are part of an international push to calm a brewing crisis at the Ukrainian border

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with the Chairman of KAZ Minerals Oleg Novachuk, at the Kremlin, December 2, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. (Credit Image: © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire Photo: Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

The Kremlin accuses the West of demonizing Russia over Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/21

The G7 group of the world's leading industrialized economies issued an urgent warning to Russia at the weekend against attacking Ukraine, threatening severe consequences should it do so