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‘Putin set for cancer surgery, to hand over temporary power to ex-KGB chief’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin may be forced to give up control of the war in Ukraine for days as he is set for cancer surgery, and will reportedly nominate hardline former FSB…
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Putin set to declare ‘all-out war’ on Ukraine ‘within days’
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to declare an “all-out war” on Ukraine “within days” to enable Moscow to launch a general mobilisation of the population, according to Russian sources and…
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Another mass grave with 900 bodies found in Kiev region: Ukrainian President Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that another mass grave has been discovered in the Kiev region with 900 bodies. In an interview to Polish media on Friday, the President said the…
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Ukraine seeks to seize Russia’s assets for post-war recovery: PM
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Kiev’s post-war recovery. “The funds of the Russian government and oligarchs will be one of…
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Why India, Russia, China gave ‘future of Internet’ declaration a miss
New Delhi: The absence of India, Russia and China from the ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’ agreement, signed by 60 countries including the US, the European Union and the UK, has…
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Radiation levels at Chernobyl within safe range: IAEA
Vienna: Radiation levels at the exclusion zone of Ukraine’s now-defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which Russian forces had controlled for weeks before withdrawing in late March, have remained within the safe range,…
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US keeps India, 26 countries on intellectual property ‘watch list’
Washington: The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) revealed that India and 26 other countries are on Washington’s list of countries that must be monitored for intellectual property protection issues. In…
- World
Russian tank design flaw makes them ‘mobile coffins’
London: A fatal design flaw in Russian tanks dating back to the Gulf War has made them ‘sitting ducks’ for Ukrainian attacks, experts have revealed, Daily Mail reported. Unlike in Western tanks,…
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Russia deploys military dolphins at Black Sea naval base
London: Russia has deployed trained military dolphins at its naval base in the Black Sea – possibly to protect its fleet from an underwater attack – according to a new analysis of…
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NATO ready to support Ukraine for years to come in war against Russia
London: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the military alliance is ready to support Ukraine for years to come in the war against Russia, the media reported. Speaking at a youth…
- Middle East
Erdogan, Guterres discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the latter’s visit to Russia over the phone. Guterres on Wednesday briefed Erdogan about his talks with Russian…
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Russia will be unable to fight another war for years: Experts
London: Russia will be unable to fight another war for years because of catastrophic kit losses in Ukraine, defence experts said, Daily Mail reported. “It will take years for Russia to rebuild…
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Russia warns of nuclear war danger
Moscow: Russias starting position is that atomic war should be unacceptable and Moscow successfully persuaded the US and other nuclear powers to agree on that back in January, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
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Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking WWIII
Kyiv: Russia’s top diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict should not be underestimated as his country unleashed attacks against rail and fuel…
- Middle East
Iran doesn’t recognise ‘unilateral sanctions’ against Russia: Ministry
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh has said Iran does not recognise “unilateral sanctions” against Russia, official news agency IRNA reported. As a country targeted with unilateral sanctions for many years,…
