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Forest fires in Russia burn over 100,000 hectares in 3 days
Moscow: Forest fires in Russia continued to spread and have consumed nearly 110,000 hectares of land in just three days up to Thursday. A report by the state-run TASS news agency said…
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Iran announces deal with Russia on gas purchase, swap
Tehran: The Iranian Oil Minister has said that the country has finalised talks with Russia on gas purchase and swap, according to the Oil Ministry’s news service Shana. The contract will soon…
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For first time, India votes against Russia in UNSC during procedural vote on Ukraine
Washington: India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a procedural vote at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member powerful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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Ukraine demands more weapons from Germany as thousands show support
Berlin: Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has called on Berlin to authorise the delivery of Gepard tanks from other countries, as thousands of people in Germany took to the streets in German…
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India breaks streak of UN abstentions on Ukraine, votes in opposition to Russia
United Nations: Breaking its streak of abstentions on votes related to Ukraine, India has voted for a procedural matter that Russia opposed at the UN Security Council. Going against Moscow’s stance, India…
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Egypt: Wheat deal with India on, not shipped yet, says minister
Cairo: Egypt’s supply minister Aly Moselhy on Monday said that the deal to buy wheat from India still stands, but there is no clarity on when the grain will be shipped. Egypt…
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Russia blames Ukraine for murder of Putin ally’s daughter
Kiev: Russia has blamed Ukraine for the murder of political scientist Darya Dugina, the daughter of a major ally of President Vladimir Putin, the domestic intelligence agency FSB says. “The crime was prepared…
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Russian show trial of Ukrainian prisoners will cross line: Zelensky
Kiev: Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will be cut off if Moscow holds a show trial of captured Ukrainian prisoners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Zelensky’s comments in his Sunday night address…
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ISIS suicide bomber plotting attack in India detained in Russia
Moscow: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack…
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Kiev: Russian attacks in the east and south repelled
Kiev/Moscow: The Ukrainian General Staff has said that it had repelled Russian advances in the eastern Donetsk region toward the cities of Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Avdiivka. A lawmaker from the mostly Russian-occupied…
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India’s abstinence from voting on Russian invasion due to various considerations: Singapore PM Lee
Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that India abstained from voting on the United Nations resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the country buys military equipment from…
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Russian philosopher’s daughter killed in car explosion outside Moscow
Moscow: Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, died in a car explosion outside Moscow when she was travelling home from an event. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the car exploded…
- Middle East
Turkey in talks with Russia over presence of Kurdish militia in Syria
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey and Russia have been in constant dialogue over the presence of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria. On his…
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Death toll rises to 21 after Russia’s attack on Kharkiv
Kiev: At least 21 people died after a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to Kiev officials. A further nine people were pulled from the rubble of…
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Attacks in Kharkiv likely aimed at diverting troops: UK
London: Russia’s consistent shelling of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, is probably aimed at keeping significant troop numbers there, “to prevent them from being employed as a counter-attack force elsewhere”, according…