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118,000 evacuated from Ukraine since Aug 2022
Kiev: Some 118,000 people have been evacuated from conflict-affected regions in Ukraine since August 2022, the government press service has said in a statement. In particular, about 70,000 people have moved from…
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US denies any role in Kremlin drone attack
Washington: The US has denied Russia’s claims that the Washington had a role in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin. A day after accusing Ukraine of carrying out the alleged attack…
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Jaishankar hosts reception for foreign ministers attending SCO meet
Benaulim: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday evening hosted a gala reception for the foreign ministers of Russia, China, Pakistan and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), marking…
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We did not attack Putin, says Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied that his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an attempt on President Vladimir Putin’s life. Zelensky, who…
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Russia accuses US and its allies of opposing multipolar world in Asia-Pacific region
New Delhi: The US and its allies have severely eroded the global security architecture in a bid to maintain global dominance, Russian Defence Minister Gen Sergei Shoigu said on Friday amid Moscow’s…
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India, Russia resolve to strengthen defence cooperation
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart, General Sergei Shoigu, vowed on Friday to strengthen the India-Russia military partnership while expressing satisfaction over the continued trust and mutual respect…
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SCO Defence Minister’s Meeting
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with China’s Defence Minister General Li Shangfu, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming and Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu before the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)…
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Pakistan to go ahead with buying oil from Russia, no objection from US
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Masood Khan has confirmed that Islamabad is buying crude oil at discounted rates from Russia, highlighting that the Biden administration in Washington had no issues with…
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Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin with explosive-laden drone
London: Ukrainian secret service agents tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin with a kamikaze drone laden with explosives, but their top-secret mission failed after the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed a few miles…
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Chinese President Xi speaks to Ukrainian counterpart
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday offered to mediate to bring about a ceasefire and political settlement to end the…
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India invited to join regional group on Afghanistan: Lavrov
United Nations: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that India has been invited to join the core group of four countries neighbouring Afghanistan that say they seek to bring stability there.…
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Ukraine in talks with Russia over ‘all-for-all’ prisoner exchange
Kiev: Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, has said that Ukraine is in talks with Russia over an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange, local media reported. Speaking…