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Russia has destroyed a third of Ukraine’s power stations in just a week of bombing raids
Kiev: Russian air strikes have destroyed about 30 percent of Ukraine’s power stations in just one week leaving the country’s energy situation ‘critical’, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed, the media reported. Bombing raids…
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China remains at bottom of internet freedom study for 8th straight year
Washington: Global internet freedom declined again in 2022 for the 12th year in a row, with China remaining as the most restricted country for the eighth consecutive year, a study has found,…
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Russia releases 108 captive Ukrainian women
Kiev: Russia has released 108 Ukrainian women as part of the latest prisoner exchange between the two warring countries, authorities in Kiev have confirmed. In a social media post on Monday, Andriy…
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3 killed in military plane crash in Russia
Moscow: Three people were killed and 19 others were injured after a Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the city of Yeysk in Russia’s Krasnodar region, local state media reported. The aircraft…
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Saudi: ‘Working to stabilize and balance oil markets,’ says King Salman
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday said that his country is working hard to support the stability and balance of global oil markets, in the latest response to US…
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CPI calls for global efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war
Vijayawada: The Communist Party of India on Monday called upon all countries to make sincere efforts to bring an end to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and warned that it…
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Saudi Arabia dismisses accusations of support to Russia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman expressed his surprise at accusing Saudi Arabia of siding with Russia in its war against Ukraine. Prince Khaled on Sunday…
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Russia attacked Kyiv with “kamikaze” drones: Ukraine official
Kyiv: Russia attacked Kyiv with “kamikaze” drones on Monday morning, according to a top Ukrainian official. “The Russians think it will help them, but these actions smack of desperation,” Andriy Yermak, the…
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Russia trying to kill Starlink internet services in Ukraine: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that his Starlink is the only internet service left in Ukraine, and Russia is actively trying to kill it too. The…
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US foreign policy puts national security on top of the agenda
Washington: The White House has released a US foreign policy objective putting national security on the top of the agenda by “Outcompeting China and Curbing Russian aggression”. The policy also said the…
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Russia warns Ukrainian membership of NATO will start World War 3
Moscow: Russia has threatened World War Three if its foe Ukraine is granted membership into NATO, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying on Thursday, the media reported. ‘Kyiv is…
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UNGA: India abstains again on resolution condemning Russia in Ukraine conflict
United Nations: Maintaining its record of neutrality, India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories, declaring that it is consistent with New Delhi’s “well thought…
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Russia ready to resume gas supplies to EU via Nord Stream 2: Putin
Moscow: In his address to the Russian Energy Week International Forum, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to resume gas supplies via one link of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that…
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G7 warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses nuclear weapons on Ukraine
Washington: A day after Russia’s large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, Group of Seven (G7) nations condemned the attacks and warned that the use of nuclear weapons on Ukraine will have severe…
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Musk denies talking to Putin recently about Ukraine war
San Francisco: Tech tycoon Elon Musk has refuted a claim made by political scientist and founder of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer that he recently discussed “the minimum the Russian President would require…