IBT Staff Reporter

Turkey backs Ukraine's territorial integrity and is "sincerely saddened" by Russia's invasion, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, as Kyiv's envoy to Ankara urged Turkey to close the Bosphorus straits to Russian warships.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how the world reacts could have wide-ranging repercussions for the European economy, from rising energy and food prices to economic sanctions that hit trade and investment.

A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a U.S. national of Pakistani origin to death for raping and beheading the daughter of a former diplomat, crimes that sparked outrage across the South Asian nation.

Royal Bank of Canada kicked off Canadian lenders' first-quarter results with a stronger than expected 6% rise in adjusted earnings, driven by wealth management and loan growth.

Royal Bank of Canada kicked off Canadian lenders' first-quarter results with a stronger-than-expected 6% rise in adjusted earnings, driven by wealth management and loan growth.

Florida's House of Representatives was expected to take a final vote on Thursday on a Republican-backed bill that prohibits classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, a measure Democrats denounced as being anti-LGBTQ.

Florida's House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, a measure Democrats denounced as being anti-LGBTQ.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials agree inflation is too high and that interest rates should be increased at the upcoming meeting in March.

President Joe Biden's climate-related agenda, already under threat due to congressional failure to pass key legislation, now faces the prospect of a hostile reception at the U.S.

President Joe Biden's climate-related agenda, already under threat due to congressional failure to pass key legislation, now faces the prospect of a hostile reception at the U.S.

Commodity prices jumped to multi-year highs on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, raising the prospect of tighter supplies due to the possibility of additional sanctions on Russian exports, transport disruptions and Moscow withholding supplies.

Despite sanctions, UK accused of swimming in 'dirty Russian money'

China rejected calling Russia's moves on Ukraine an "invasion" and urged all sides to exercise restraint on Thursday, even as it advised its citizens there to stay home.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday said any country that backed Russia's onslaught in Ukraine would be "stained by association," after China rejected calling Moscow's move an invasion and instead urged all sides to exercise restraint.

Ukrainians fleeing a Russian invasion have started trickling into Poland, with dozens arriving at the normally quiet Medyka crossing on Thursday, some carrying luggage and accompanied by children.

Shares in Russian exposed companies bore the brunt of selling pressure across European and U.S.

Shares of Russia-exposed companies took a beating across U.S.

Ukrainians in 'Moscow on the Med' look on in horror

Central European countries braced on Thursday for the arrival of refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Poland setting up reception points on its border and Hungary and Slovakia planning to send troops to manage the likely influx.

Hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia started arriving in neighbouring central European countries on Thursday and the region braced for many more, setting up reception points and sending troops towards the borders to provide assistance.

Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia started arriving in neighbouring central European countries on Thursday and the region braced for many more, setting up reception points and sending troops towards the borders to provide assistance.

The White House on Thursday announced 10 new steps as part of its year-long drive to strengthen U.S.

The Nasdaq 100 index looked set to confirm a bear market on Thursday as investors dumped riskier assets after Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. stock index futures sank over 2% on Thursday and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 looked set to confirm bear market territory after Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. stock index futures dived on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index set to confirm bear market and the Dow on course to affirm a correction as selloff picks up pace after Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine.

Wall Street's main indexes fell in volatile trading on Thursday as a Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a selloff across most sectors, although gains in some megacap stocks helped limit losses on the Nasdaq.

Vladimir Putin's long obsession with Ukraine

Wintershall Dea, one of the co-funders of Gazprom's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, on Thursday said cancelling the project on political grounds would enable its operator to lodge compensation claims.

Investors piled into U.S. sovereign debt on Thursday, pushing Treasury yields sharply lower after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine.