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Moscow orders Latvian ambassador to leave Russia within 2 weeks
Moscow: The Latvian ambassador to Russia, Maris Riekstins, should leave Russia within two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Latvian Charge d’Affaires Dace Rutka was summoned to the Ministry in protest over…
- World
Sirens across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks
KYIV: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia has launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country. Air raid sirens wailed nationwide, but there were no immediate reports of…
- India
India invites Pak Chief Justice, Foreign Minister for SCO meetings: Report
Islamabad: India has invited Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to attend meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that also includes Russia and China,…
- World
Russia-Ukraine war: 86 pc of schools in Kyiv now have bomb shelters
Kyiv: The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in almost 86 per cent of schools having bomb shelters, CNN reported citing the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Oleksiy…
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Russia downgrades diplomatic ties with Estonia
Moscow: Russia has decided to downgrade diplomatic relations with Estonia to the level of charge d’affaires in retaliation of Estonia’s move to reduce Russian embassy staff. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday…
- Middle East
Iran’s Parliament Speaker urges stronger cooperation with Russia
Tehran: The Iranian Parliament Speaker has called for expanding cooperation with Russia, as both countries face “cruel” US sanctions. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks during a joint press conference in Tehran…
- World
Ukraine storing weapons at nuclear plants: Russia
Moscow: Ukrainian forces are storing Western-supplied missiles and artillery shells in nuclear power plants, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin said on Monday, reports said. He claimed that Kiev has been…
- World
US covertly sponsoring IS, says Russia
Moscow: The US has been reaching out to armed groups that oppose the Taliban and secretly giving money to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), as per Russia’s Presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir…
- Pakistan
Pakistan to pay for Russian oil in currencies of friendly countries
Islamabad: Pakistan will pay for energy purchases from Russia, when they start in late March, in currencies of friendly countries, a top energy official said on Friday. The development came at the…
- India
Russia becomes third largest oil supplier to India; OPEC share shrinks
Ever since the beginning of the Ukraine war, India is stepping up its buying of Russian crude oil thereby resulting in the reduction of OPEC share in its crude import. At present…
- India
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tells army to be future-ready
Bengaluru: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the army to be future-ready at a time when lessons should be learnt from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Speaking at the 75th Indian Army Day…
- World
Battle for salt mine town: Russia claims victory in Soledar
Moscow: the Russian military has claimed that it has captured the Ukrainian salt mine town of Soledar after a long battle. “The capture of Soledar was made possible by the constant bombardment…
- World
Turkey, Russia, Syria dialogue to facilitate refugees’ return: Erdogan
Ankara: The number of Syrian refugees returning to their homeland will increase as a result of new dialogues among Turkey, Russia and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. As the security…
- World
Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
Washington: Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a news video about it on…
- World
Ukraine’s 2022 defence expenditure accounted for 32.5% of GDP
Kiev: Ukraine’s defence spending in 2022 accounted for 32.5 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product amid the ongoing war with Russia, a top official said here. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of…
