History repeats itself....
Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders a partial military call-up, the Fed is set for a big rate hike as waters get choppy for the world's central banks, and a judge asks Trump's lawyers if he declassified records.
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 | Today's biggest stories People gather at a tram stop in front of a board displaying a portrait of a Russian service member in Saint Petersburg, September 21, 2022. A slogan on the board reads: 'Glory to heroes of Russia!'. RUSSIA-UKRAINE WARPresident Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first mobilization since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail" Moscow would respond with the might of its vast arsenal.
"If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will use all available means to protect our people - this is not a bluff," Putin said in a televised address to the nation, adding Russia had "lots of weapons to reply".
One-way flights out of Russia were selling out fast after Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists, and Russia’s opposition called for protests.
Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv dismissed Putin's move as a mark of desperation and expressed confidence in their own armed forces to drive Russian troops from their country.
The European Union's executive body told Putin to stop his "reckless" nuclear gamble, while Britain said the threats must be taken seriously. Here's how the world has reacted.
Alexander Glushko says he spent the last fortnight of the Russian occupation of his hometown of Izium in northeast Ukraine jailed by Russian soldiers in the dank ruins of a police station where he was tortured with electric wires.
Pope Francis said that Ukrainians were being subjected to savageness, monstrosities and torture, calling them a "noble" people being martyred.
Here's what you need to know about the Russia-Ukraine conflict right now. |
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