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Zelenskyy thanks Erdogan for banning passage of Russian warships to Black Sea
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for banning the passage of Russian warships to the Black Sea and for extending military support to Kyiv as…
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Ukraine Prez speaks to Modi seeking political support at UNSC
New Delhi: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that he has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Russia’s aggression and sought “political support” at the United Nations Security Council. He…
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Baby’s birth in Kiev bomb shelter hailed as miracle and ray of hope amid war
New Delhi: As Putin’s bombs rained down on Kiev, a tiny miracle was brought into the world amid the chaos, Daily Mail reported. While invading Russian forces bombarded terrified families, one woman,…
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Hungary offers capital as venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Budapest: Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto offered Budapest as a venue for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine late on Friday night on his Facebook account “Due to…
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Weapons, equipment from our partners are on the way to Ukraine: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday morning that he spoke to his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron, adding that weapons and equipment “from our partners” are on the way to Ukraine.…
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Russian tennis player writes ‘No War Please’ on camera
Russian Olympic gold medalist, Andrey Rublev has pleaded to his government to stop the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Soon after advancing to the finals of the Dubai Championships on Friday, Andrey wrote:…
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China lifted restrictions on Russian wheat weeks before eruption of conflict: Report
Beijing: Just before the unprecedented rise in tensions between Russia and Ukraine, China signed a deal with Russia lifting import restrictions on Wheat and Barley, media reports said. The lifting of restrictions,…
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Indian students run for cover in war-torn Ukraine
New Delhi: Amid firing and explosions in war-ravaged Ukraine’s border city Kharkiv, around 15,000 Indian students are saving their life by cowering in bunkers where shortage of food and money is adding…
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High-rise apartment in Kiev hit by devastating missile
New Delhi: A high-rise apartment block in Kiev was hit by a devastating missile on Saturday morning as fighting continues to rage in the capital between Russian attackers and Ukrainian forces, Daily…
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Russia launches cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities
Moscow: The Russian military says it has launched a barrage of cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities. Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that the military struck a…
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Ukraine crisis: Air India evacuation flight expected to land in Mumbai at 8 pm
Mumbai: An Air India Boeing aircraft, which departed from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here for Romanian capital Bucharest early morning on Saturday to bring back Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine…
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Russia-Ukraine war: FIDE moves Chess Olympiad out of Russia
Chennai: Owing to the deteriorating geopolitical situation, the International Chess Federation or FIDE has decided to move the 44th Chess Olympiad and all other official competitions planned from Russia. The other events…
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500 tonne ISS may fall on India, China: Russia warns on US sanctions
Moscow: Russia’s space agency chief has warned the US that the slew of sanctions imposed on Moscow can “destroy our cooperation” on the International Space Station (ISS) and asked Washington if it…
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Disappointed, says Indian-American Congressman over India abstaining UNSC resolution on Russia
Washington: Prominent Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has expressed disappointment over India’s decision to abstain from the UN Security Council resolution on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, saying it is the US and not…
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Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
Kyiv: Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country’s president refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting…
