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West moving towards war in space: Russia space agency
Moscow: Western astronautics are “heading for war”, Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) said and claimed that the alleged collection of data for Ukraine by private Western companies proves this. In an interview with Russia…
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Ukraine secures release of civilians captured by Russians in Kiev
Kiev: Ukraine has secured the release of five civilians, of which four were captured by Russian forces in the Kiev region. In a statement on Saturday, the Chief Intelligence Directorate under the Defence…
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Russia will use nuke weapons to defend sovereignty: Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was not threatening the world with nuclear weapons, but warned that Moscow “will use such weapons to defend its sovereignty”. He made the remarks on…
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EU Commission backs candidate status for Ukraine
Kyiv: The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to…
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US is there for India: Biden administration
Washington: The United States is there for India, the Biden administration has said, noting that New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow developed over several decades when Washington was not ready for that. “We have…
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West yet to face the worst in confronting Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: The US is taking hostile actions against Russia that are worse than what it did during the Cold War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. However, it (the US) is…
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Turkey seeks to persuade Russia, Ukraine into grain deal to prevent food crisis
Ankara: Turkey is seeking to broker a grain corridor from Ukraine across the Black Sea as part of a United Nations-backed effort to avert a food crisis. Ukraine is a major grain…
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Xi Jinping expresses readiness to help settle Ukraine crisis
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday expressed his readiness to play a “constructive role” to help settle the Ukraine crisis, according to Chinese state-TV. In a telephonic conversation with his Russian…
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Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia to become India’s 2nd biggest oil supplier
New Delhi: Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India’s second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq as refiners snap up Russian crude available at a deep discount following the war in Ukraine,…
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Russian forces attack Ukrainian thermal power plant
Kiev: Ukrainian authorities have said that Russia forces conducted an artillery attack on the Vuhledar Thermal Power Plant in Donetsk, causing a fire on its premises. Citing the authorities, a local media…
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Ukraine crisis: Russia accused of war crimes in Kharkiv
Kiev: Amnesty International has accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks in the second largest city of Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, have killed hundreds of civilians. The rights group…
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Russia may lose over 40,000 troops by June end: Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may lose more than 40,000 soldiers by the end of June. In a video address on Sunday, the President said: “The Russian army is trying…
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Russia urges US to explain military biological activities
Moscow: Russia has asked the United States to explain its military biological activities in some post-Soviet countries. On Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the United States must fulfill its obligations…
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Ukrainian troops stockpile heavy weapons in schools across DPR
Kyiv: As the Russian invasion of Ukrainian soil continues, the troops have been amassing heavy weapons and setting up firing bases in schools across the Donetsk People’s Republic, including in Slovyansk, Pokrovsk,…
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Russia-Ukraine war could push 11-19mn into hunger worldwide: FAO
Rome: Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has a significant impact on the global food markets and could leave an additional 11 to 19 million people with chronic hunger, the UN’s Food and…
