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Russia-Ukraine crisis boosts gold, crude oil prices
New Delhi: Heightened tensions between Russia-Ukraine accelerated gold and crude oil prices on Monday. As global equity indices slid, commodities, including crude oil, surged as geopolitical risks over Ukraine rippled through global…
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US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
Washington: The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the State Department…
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Putin planning to invade Ukraine on Feb 16
New Delhi: Russia is planning to invade Ukraine on February 16, a credible intelligence report has claimed, as US President Joe Biden urgently arranged a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin…
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
The Hague: In a grim backdrop to intense diplomacy aimed at preventing war between Russia and Ukraine, thousands of troops sent by Moscow to Belarus engaged in military drills. Convoys of Russian…
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Russian, Iranian FMs discuss JCPOA revival as negotiations resume in Vienna
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian agreed in a telephone conversation on the urgent need to fully restore the Iran nuclear deal. They discussed the…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 390.5 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 390.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.72 million and vaccinations to over 10.02 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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French, German leaders to visit Russia, Ukraine amid tension
Paris: The French president and the German chancellor will head to Moscow and Kyiv in the coming weeks, adding to diplomatic efforts to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching…
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Is Turkey punching beyond its weight by trying to mediate between Ukraine and Russia?
New Delhi: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from February 3. His mission? To assure Ukraine of Turkish support at a time when Russia has amassed…
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Putin offers more talks with West to defuse Ukraine tensions
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the US and its allies have ignored Russia’s top security demands but added that Moscow remains open to more talks with the West on…
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war
Paris: A series of high level talks are in the works on Tuesday to avert the threat of war as Russian troops mass by the tens of thousands on the borders of…
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Russia says it won’t start a war as Ukraine tensions mount
Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that Moscow will not start a war in Ukraine but warned that it wouldn’t allow the West to trample on its security interests, amid fears it…
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Emmanuel Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia
Paris: There’s still room for diplomacy in the Ukrainian crisis. At least that’s the conviction of French President Emmanuel Macron, who continues to push for dialogue with Russia despite signs pointing to…
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Ukraine crisis updates: What to know as tensions rise
Warsaw: The United States and NATO have made no concessions to the main Russian demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine, including giving Moscow a guarantee that Ukraine can never join the…
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Global Covid-19 caseload reaches 361.8 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 361.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.62 million and vaccinations to over 9.87 billion, according…
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Biden’s big test: Proving he can rally allies against Putin
Washington: President Joe Biden’s effort to rally support, both at home and abroad, ahead of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest big test of his ability to bridge…
