Australia has committed A$70 million ($50 million) to fund lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine, including missiles and ammunition, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Australia will fund lethal weapons for Ukraine, says PM Morrison

Indian shares tumbled over 2% on Monday, with investors dumping risky assets as oil prices soared after the United States and European allies were said to be mulling a Russian oil import ban.

Indian shares plummet over 2% as oil prices soar on Ukraine crisis

New Zealand's government said on Monday it will introduce legislation to allow it to impose sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. When passed, it will be the first time New Zealand would have levied sanctions individually on a country.

New Zealand expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

Chinese exports in January and February rose a combined 16.3 percent on surging global demand and a spike in trade with Russia in the run-up to the war in Ukraine, according to customs data released on Monday.

China exports up 16.3% as trade with Russia surged

Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to join the business freeze-out of Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Ukraine Crisis: Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia

Israel will continue trying to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if success seems unlikely, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday after returning from surprise talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Bennett says Israel will try to mediate on Ukraine even if prospect slim

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an attack on not only this country, but also on the security of Europe, US President Joe Biden has said. In an interaction with reporters during a bilateral meeting with President Niinist of Finland on Friday, Biden said the two nations have been in regular touch for some time now.

Russian attack on Ukraine an attack on security of Europe, global peace: Biden

The devastation that Ukraine is facing has sparked a new debate among Americans, with many claiming that if the embattled Ukrainians were privy to guns they could've defended their country better. Let's take a look at what's being said.

USA debates: Could Ukrainians have defended their country better if they owned more guns?

A British television crew was ambushed outside Kyiv earlier this week, leaving one journalist wounded, their employer Sky News said. Stuart Ramsay, chief correspondent at Sky News, was hit by a bullet in the lower back on Monday as they drove towards the Ukrainian capital.

Russia-Ukraine crisis: British journalist shot and wounded in Ukraine

Singapore announced sanctions against Russia on Saturday that include four banks and an export ban on electronics, computers and military items, in a rare move by the Asian financial hub in response to what it said was Moscow's "dangerous precedent" in Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Singapore sanctions Russia over 'unprovoked attack' on Ukraine

Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut down its services early on Saturday in Russia, citing "the current circumstances," joining many financial and tech companies in suspending operations there after the invasion of Ukraine.

PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression

Russian lawmakers moved Friday to impose harsh jail terms for publishing "fake news" about the army, which a senior lawmaker said will apply to foreigners too, as Moscow moves to muffle dissent over its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Ukraine Crisis: Russia backs jail time for 'fake' army news, restricts media

Venezuela's tourism minister on Thursday said the country will increase state airline flights to its ally Moscow, as many countries around the world, led by the United States and Europe, block Russian planes from their airspace.

Venezuela announces increase in flights to Moscow

Hungary has supported European Union sanctions against Russia but its own economy will be also inevitably impacted by them, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday.

Russia-Ukraine Crisis:Hungary PM Orban calls sanctions 'double-edged weapon'

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of tough sanctions on Moscow has put landlocked Mongolia in a tight spot economically and diplomatically, and experts warn that its delicate balancing act between East and West could be upset.

Mongolia's East-West balancing act buffeted by Russian invasion of Ukraine

As the world hopes for peace in the Eastern Europe-Russia region, the Russian film fraternity has responded to the international criticism and pressure they have started facing ever since the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolded.

Russian film industry responds to boycott over Ukraine crisis: They are silencing the Russian protest voice

Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody's slashed Russia's sovereign debt on Thursday to "junk" status, or the category of countries at risk of not being able to repay their debt, a week after Moscow began its assault on Ukraine.

Fitch, Moody's slash Russia's sovereign debt to junk

Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Twitter to label tweets linking to Russian state media

Russian Valery Gergiev will not conduct at Milan's La Scala this week after he failed to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and he is also set to be sidelined from roles in Munich and Rotterdam.

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev shunned by La Scala, other venues

The Red Cross appealed on Tuesday for more than $270 million to help people caught up in the Ukraine conflict, fearing that millions are rapidly being plunged into extreme suffering.

Red Cross wants $270 million for Ukraine operations

While Google barred Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT, YouTube was 'pausing' some Russian channels on its platform. A lot is happening in the tech world after the invasion of Ukraine. #ukraine #russia #putin

Here's how tech giants are combating Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Western sanctions will never make Russia change its position on Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Responding to a barrage of Western sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said: "They are counting on forcing us to change our position.

Kremlin: Russia won't budge under sanctions pressure over Ukraine

After Walt Disney Co said it’s pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia citing the "unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis”, another studio, Sony, has decided to take the same action.

After Disney, Sony pulls 'Morbius' from Russia release over Ukraine crisis

Russia and Ukraine were preparing Monday for their first talks since Moscow's invasion, as fighting raged and Western-led sanctions started to bite with the ruble collapsing.

Russia, Ukraine set for talks as fighting rages