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US, Russia draft Ukraine plan, blindsiding European allies
Kyiv: The US and Russia have drawn up a plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine that calls for major concessions from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a person familiar with…
- World
Jaishankar slams terrorism, says no justification, no whitewashing
Moscow: India on Tuesday said that the world must display “zero tolerance” towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and “no…
- World
UNSC to vote on US-led Gaza force plan amid looming Russian veto
United Nations: The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a US plan for Gaza that would provide international backing for a stabilisation force and envisions a possible future pathway…
- India
India, Russia hold high-level interagency consultations in Delhi
New Delhi: India and Russia held high-level interagency consultations in New Delhi on Monday to review the full spectrum of maritime cooperation, according to an official statement. The consultation was led by…
- World
Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working on prisoner exchange with Russia
Kyiv: Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, a day after his national security chief announced progress in…
- World
Ukraine says it has hit major Russian oil refinery with long-range drones
Kyiv: Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time in almost three months, Ukraine’s general staff said Thursday. Russian officials did not confirm the attack,…
- World
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
Aboard Air Force One: President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed…
- Business
Reliance Industries says will comply with US sanctions on Russian oil
New Delhi: Reliance Industries on Friday said it will comply with the latest US and other Western sanctions relating to Russian oil and will tweak refinery operations to meet them. The oil-to-retail…
- World
Putin deplores US sanctions as ‘unfriendly’
Brussels: The European Union heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to US President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. Russian President Vladimir Putin called…
- World
3 Indian firms among 45 entities sanctioned by EU for links with Russia
New Delhi: Three India-based companies were among 45 entities sanctioned by the European Union on Thursday for their alleged links with the Russian military. The EU slapped the punitive actions against the…
- World
EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia
Brussels: The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning its imports of liquefied natural gas, the Danish EU…
- World
Trump reiterates India to ‘almost stop’ buying Russian oil by year-end
Washington: US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that India has agreed to “stop” buying oil from Russia and would bring them down to “almost nothing” by the end of the…
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Trump cancels meeting with Putin
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that he has cancelled his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing a lack of progress in diplomatic efforts. “We cancelled the meeting with…
- India
Indian MBBS student suffers brain stroke in Russia, airlifted to Jaipur
Jaipur: A 22-year-old MBBS student from Rajasthan, who was battling for life in Kazakhstan after suffering a brain stroke, was airlifted to Jaipur on Monday evening. Rahul Ghosalya, a resident of Jaipur’s…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man forced to join Russian army after being duped with job offer
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad man identified as Mohammed Ahmed alleged he was forcibly recruited into the Russian army after being promised a construction job by a Mumbai-based consultancy. A resident of Khairatabad, Ahmed…
