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Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP photo) Russia on Saturday dismissed reports claiming Moscow had offered a quid pro quo to Washington to halt intelligence sharing with Iran amid the ongoing escalation involving the US and Israel, in exchange for easing pressure in Ukraine.The reports, which also said the United States rejected the proposal, were termed…
The list of those killed – including citizens of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan – shows casualty figures far higher in some cases than those so far released or acknowledged by govts of the region. The data also names Southasians known to have been recruited into the Russian military from these countries,…
US President Donald Trump on Monday dialed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.According to a report by the Russia Today, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told journalists that the American president initiated the call to discuss the latest international developments.Meanwhile, Trump said that Putin wants to be helpful in…
A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has killed at least nine people, including two children, according to regional authorities.In the eastern Kharkiv region, rescue teams recovered five bodies from the rubble of a residential apartment block hit by a ballistic missile, the regional governor said, as cited by AFP. BIG! Iran…
PM Modi with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in New Delhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India and Finland both asserted on Thursday that ending the Russia-Ukraine war was “in everyone’s interest” and called for reform in the United Nations. Finland President Alexander Stubb said a seat in the UN Security Council for India was of…
File photo: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy The United States has asked Ukraine to help counter Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, adding that Kyiv would provide technical expertise and support while ensuring its own defences remain intact.“We received a request from the United States for specific support in…
The disruption of Middle East energy supplies due to the Iran war is pushing global oil and gas prices higher, a development that could strengthen Russia’s finances and indirectly support its war effort in Ukraine.Rising energy prices are increasing the revenue Russia earns from oil and gas exports – a key pillar of the Kremlin’s…
FILE – An Iranian Shahed exploding drone launched by Russia flies through the sky seconds before it struck buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) The distinctive buzz of Iranian Shahed drones, seen in Ukraine for years, is now a common sound over the Persian Gulf. Tehran has launched these…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China (Picture credit: AP) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for closer cooperation with China while pressing for fairer trade rules and urging Beijing to use its influence to help end the…
File photo: A person walks through a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv (Picture credit: AP) On 24 February 2022, Russian forces crossed into Ukraine on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. What was expected by many to be a swift military operation has become one of the…
