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More than 600 Ukrainian troops killed in Russia’s retaliatory missile strike
Moscow: More than 600 of Kiev’s troops have been eliminated in a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian-held city of Kramatorsk in the Donbass, Russia’s Defence Ministry has claimed, the media reported.…
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US announces another USD 3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine
Washington: The United States has announced another military assistance package of over USD 3.75 billion for Ukraine to fight the battle against Russian aggression taking the total US military assistance for Ukraine to…
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India may have role in diplomacy to end Russia-Ukraine war: US State Dept spokesman
New York: India may be among countries that can have a role in diplomacy to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine even though New Delhi and Washington may not see eye-to-eye on policy issues,…
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Ukraine rejects Russia’s ‘trivial’ ceasefire offer
Kiev: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russia’s “trivial” Christmas ceasefire offer, saying it was a cover for Moscow to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region and bring in more…
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Russian companies barred from displaying tech products at CES 2023
Las Vegas: At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 being held here from January 5-8, Russian companies are not allowed to display their technology products because the country’s invasion of Ukraine, media…
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Ukraine’s budget deficit reaches $24.9 bn in 2022
Kiev: Ukraine’s annual budget deficit reached an estimated 911.1 billion hryvnias (about $24.9 billion) in 2022, the country’s Finance Ministry has said. The revenues of the general fund of Ukraine’s budget reached…
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India voices very deep’ concern over Ukraine conflict; urges return to dialogue, diplomacy
Vienna: Voicing “very deep” concern over the raging Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India is on the side of peace and since the beginning of the hostilities New…
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Russia attacks Ukraine with 16 Iran-made drones: Kiev officials
Kiev: Officials in Kiev have claimed that Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 Iran-made drones just a day after Moscow struck cities across the war-torn nation with the latest barrage of missile deemed…
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Ukraine comes under massive Russian missile attacks
Kiev: Cities across Ukraine were targeted by the latest wave of Russian missile strikes, deemed to be one of the largest bombardments since the war began on February 24, authorities said. Thursday’s…
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Former Afghan soldiers ready to join Russia’s war against Ukraine
Kabul: Lost status and a desperate existence in Iran are driving thousands of former Afghan troops — many of them elite commandos trained by the US — to consider fighting as mercenaries…
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Zelensky discusses Ukraine’s reconstruction with BlackRock CEO
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed his country’s post-conflict reconstruction with Larry Fink, Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, one of the world’s leading investment managers, the presidential press service reported. During a…
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Ukraine aims to hold peace summit this winter: FM
Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kiev is counting on holding a summit to discuss the peace plan for Ukraine by the end of February. “The UN could be the…
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Ukraine is alive and kicking, says President Zelensky
Washington: Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said here during his address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since the war between Ukraine…
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Not expecting immediate peace talks over Ukraine: Guterres
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he did not expect effective peace talks over the conflict in Ukraine “at the immediate future”. “I am not optimistic about the possibility of…
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Ukraine boosts defence of border with Belarus
Kiev: Amid fears that Russia may be preparing for a fresh attack, Ukraine is boosting the defences of its border with Belarus, a Minister in Kiev has confirmed. Speaking to the BBC…