China and Solomon Islands are negotiating a security agreement to establish a Chinese military presence on the island, according to a leaked draft report. In other news, Elvira Nabiillina, the highly regarded governor of Russia's central bank was reportedly going to step down from her post after Ukraine invasion was ordered.

Top 10 world news: China's latest move at Australia's backyard, India slams OIC and more

As coronavirus continues its rampage, the World Health Organization (WHO) has attributed the rise in Europe's cases to the hasty and 'brutal' lifting of Covid restrictions.

Top 10 world news: Covid rampage in China, S.Korea, Belarus to join Russia-Ukraine war, and more

Coronavirus is once again on a rampage, China especially is seeing a really high number of cases, due to which the country is undertaking preventive measures like lockdowns and mass testing.

Top 10 world news: China fires 70 officials for 'laxity', Russia targets Kremlin critic Navalny, and more

Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday that Russia had bombed a school sheltering 400 people in the besieged port of Mariupol, as Moscow claimed that it had again fired hypersonic missiles in Ukraine, the second time it had used the next-generation weapon on its neighbour.

Top 10 world news: Russia accused of bombing school sheltering hundreds in Ukraine and more

Dozens of soldiers were killed after Russian troops struck a Ukrainian military barracks in the southern city of Mykolaiv. Britain’s foreign secretary has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of using talks with Ukraine as a “smokescreen” while he ramps up violence against the country.

Top 10 world news: Dozens dead after military barracks hit in south Ukraine, and more

Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania have expelled a total of 10 Russian diplomats, the foreign ministries of the three Baltic countries said on Friday. Russia’s war on Ukraine is causing a strategic re-think in Finland, which shares a 1300-km border with Russia.

Top 10 world news: Baltic countries expel Russian diplomats, and more

Talks between Ukraine and Russia paused on Monday and will continue on Tuesday, one of Ukraine's negotiators said on Twitter. Also, a new report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has shown that Europe is emerging as 'hotspot' for arms imports.

Top 10 world news: Ukraine-Russia conflict talks to restart Tuesday, and more

A US journalist was shot dead and another wounded on Sunday in Irpin, a frontline northwest suburb of Kyiv. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Russia can plan chemical weapons operations under the fabrication of lies about biological weapons laboratories.

Top 10 world news: US journalist reportedly shot dead in Ukraine, and more

Ukrainian soldiers on guard in Irpin, north of Kyiv as Russian forces stepped up their attack on Ukraine's capital. Also, amid all the chaos, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos has warned that all these sanctions could crash the International Space Station.

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Covid surge in China, and more

Russia has launched 328 cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities, towns and villages since February 24, Ukraine's armed forces said even as Russia declared its airborne troops were on move in Kyiv region.

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, COVID-19 in China, and more

"The NATO alliance is stronger and Russia is weaker because of what Putin has done. That is very clear to us," US Vice President Kamala Harris said during her meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw.

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, Covid cases surge in UK, and more

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, Covid in UK, and more

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, COVID-19 in UK, and more

The IAEA said there is "no critical impact on safety" amid the power cut at Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Also, Russia on Wednesday demanded an explanation from USA for supporting what it called was a military biological programme in Ukraine.

Top 10 world news: Russia slams 'biological programme', and more

Ukrainians boarded buses to flee the besieged eastern city of Sumy on Tuesday, the first evacuation from a Ukrainian city through a humanitarian corridor agreed with Russia.

Top 10 world news: Ukrainians escape besieged Sumy through corridor, and more

A Ukrainian delegation on Monday arrived in Belarus for talks with representatives from Russia for a third round of talks on the conflict in Ukraine. Also, French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy and cynicism after Moscow said it would open humanitarian corridors to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities, but only to Russia or Belarus.

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French President Emmanuel Macron made a fresh phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (March 6) and both leaders spoke for 1 hour 45 minutes, said the Elysee.

Top 10 world news: Macron and Putin speak for over 1 hour, and more

Countries that impose no-fly zone over Ukraine would be parties to conflict, Russian President Putin said. Also, after Russian forces declared a temporary ceasefire in the port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian authorities said the evacuation has been postponed due to Russian shelling.

Top 10 world news: Putin's directive on 'no fly zone,' and more

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday said the alliance would not impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine after calls from Kyiv to help stop Russia's bombardments.

Top 10 world news: NATO rejects calls for no-fly zone over Ukraine, and more

Lavrov went ahead and compared the United States to Napoleon and Hitler, saying: "In their time, both Napoleon and Hitler set themselves the task of subjugating Europe.

Top 10 world news: Macron speaks to Putin, Trump says Taiwan will be next, and more

According to agencies, Russia has brought former Ukrainian President Yanukovych to Minsk. The news agency said President Putin is reportedly preparing to proclaim Yanukovych as the new President of Ukraine.

Top 10 world news: Putin planning to proclaim Yanukovych as Ukraine president, and more

Russian troops will carry out an attack on the infrastructure of Ukraine's security services in Kyiv and urged residents living nearby to leave, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

Top 10 world news: Russia warns Kyiv residents ahead of attacks on intel sites, and more

Russia announced Monday it was banning flights by airlines from 36 countries including Britain and Germany after many have barred Russian planes over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Top 10 world news: Russia-Ukraine war, nuclear deal talks, and more

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Sunday his military command to put Russia's deterrence forces - a reference to units which include nuclear arms - on high alert, citing aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow.

Top 10 world news: Ukraine agrees to hold talks with Russia at Belarus border, and more