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Talking peace in the Russia-Ukraine war

Russian President Putin sees a chance for a peace agreement with Ukraine. Kyiv anticipates a new dynamic in peace efforts and diplomatic engagement

India awaits US tariff advantage for trade deal finalization. The agreement was announced on February 3, 2026, reducing US tariffs on Indian goods

Donald Trump's economic strategy against Iran faces significant global challenges. Treasury Secretary Bessent's "with us or against us" stance echoes past policies

European Union members urged new sanctions against Russia after a drone attack. Germany blamed Moscow for the incident, calling it hybrid warfare

Months of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have forced Moscow to begin importing petrol from India, according to Reuters, indicating how Kyiv s long-range attacks are increasingly disrupting Russia s domestic fuel supplies. The attacks on Russ

India s oil imports from Russia in August declined 26% from their historic highs in the previous month amid tighter Russian export availability as well as stronger competition from Chinese refiners, according to provisional tanker data. Maintenance shutdowns a

Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SCO Summit

Ukraine s top sanctions official Vladyslav Vlasiuk will visit Washington to lobby House lawmakers to back a sweeping Russia sanctions bill passed by the Senate. The legislation could authorise tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, including

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin that efforts must be made to move away from endless war towards an end to the war while noting that Indians are eagerly awaiting the Russian leader's visit for the BRICS s

India's inflation target is unlikely to be raised, with Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra suggesting a potential long-term reduction. He highlighted the success of the current inflation-targeting framework in lowering average inflation

Pakistan has created a Petroleum Prices Stabilisation Fund to help cushion consumers from sharp fuel price fluctuations, as global oil markets remain volatile following the recent conflict in West Asia. The fund is designed to absorb some of the financial impa

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar assesses a world shaped by competition, conflict and strategic chokepoints

KYIV, Ukraine: At least two people were killed overnight in Ukraine by Russian drone and missile strikes, authorities said, a day after an attack on a shopping center killed 16 people.Oleksandr Pertsovsky, the head of Ukraine's national rail operator Ukrzalizn

Conor Kennedy is back in the spotlight after Russia placed him on its international wanted list over his reported role in Ukraine. Conor is the son of Robert F Kennedy Jr and Mary Kennedy, who died by suicide in 2012

Kyiv: Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 16 people, officials said Thursday.Moscow's forces have in recent months intens

India is widening its crude oil sourcing to Latin America as disruptions linked to the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz push refiners to diversify supplies, according to ship-tracking data and industry analysis cited by PTI.Indian crude imports from Vene

Russia is importing nearly 270,000 tons of refined fuels from Asia this August. These shipments are occurring via ship-to-ship transfers to obscure their origins and routes

The Centre has directed the Punjab government to immediately assist the families of the men from the state who were allegedly lured to Russia by travel agents on the promise of jobs, later forced into the Russian armed forces, and died during the ongoing confl

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia, with Moscow saying it destroyed 822 drones. At least six people were killed in Russia, while separate Russian strikes on Ukraine killed three people and injured several others

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Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian oil refinery and a naval base. Russia retaliated with missile and drone attacks across Ukraine

A total solar eclipse swept across parts of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, briefly plunging the skies into darkness, offering millions a rare celestial spectacle ( by AP) The event marked the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe since

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will step down and leave the administration by the end of this month, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday. Our wonderful White House Press Secretary, and one of my

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia will respond in kind if European countries start to seize Russian merchant vessels and the commander of Russia's Pacific Fleet said his forces were ready to inspect and detain foreign vessels from

President Putin threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels. He described these actions as piracy and a breach of international maritime law

US President Donald Trump reiterated that he doesn t trust Iran and claimed that Washington has total control over the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Tehran. Are you saying I trust Iran?!

Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro says PM Modi and US President Donald Trump will work it out amid tensions over potential tariffs on India. The remarks come as the Lindsey Graham-backed bill raises concerns over additional tariffs targeting countries buying R

Russia's northern NATO neighbours are tightening security around dams, power plants and natural gas infrastructure in a sign of mounting concern that Moscow will stage a false flag attack on them using Ukrainian drones.Lithuania said last week that Moscow is c

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Washginton: First used in the 1991 Gulf War, the U.S. Patriot air defense system has seen demand spike sharply this year, with supplies of interceptor missiles depleted by Ukraine's war against the Russian invasion and the widening war in the Middle East.Ukrai

Russia to India by train: Russia is exploring the possibility of developing a railway route to the Indian Ocean, with potential connectivity to India. In an interview with Russian news agency TASS, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said a rail lin

Russia is exploring new overland trade routes to strengthen its connectivity with India and reduce dependence on strategically sensitive maritime chokepoints.Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has suggested examining the feasibility of a direct rai

A US Senate vote advances tougher sanctions on Russia, potentially disrupting crude oil supplies. However, immediate impacts on India and China's oil flows are unlikely

Calling it a classic case of abject surrender by the district administration, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to transfer the Deputy Commissioner (DC), Superintendent of Police (SP) and Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Kullu

US Senators on Tuesday, July 14, unveiled an updated version of the Russia sanctions bill, easing the original proposal's tariff threat on China, India and other importers of Russian oil and gas. The bill, backed by both Republican and Democratic senators, was

Kyiv: Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it intercepted five ballistic missiles launched by Russia in a raft of overnight attacks, although other missiles and drones got through and hit warehouses and a school in the capital of Kyiv.It was the first time in almo

Moving to a new country often means getting used to customs that no guidebook can really prepare you for. For Russian content creator Anastasia Sharova, living in India has meant adopting a series of everyday habits that once seemed unusual but now feel comple

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer has sparked controversy after speculating about a potential murder plot against Lindsey Graham's death just hours after his death was announced. Graham, 71, passed away on the evening of Saturday, July 11, following a brief illness

Braden Eric Peters or Clavicular has revealed a new dating strategy - Geomaxing. In a X post, Clavicular described the dating market in the US as too brutal to compete in and added im going to geomax to countries with poor economies to mog people. Clavicular's

Lindsey Graham reportedly spoke to Donald Trump in his final hours before he died, according to BNO News. The two spoke by phone Saturday night, July 11, and Graham briefed the president on his recent trip to Ukraine, and the Russia sanctions bill that he want

United States Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday evening following a brief and sudden illness, the communications director for his office shared over a post on X early Sunday. On the evening of Saturday, July 11, US Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from

If you are a female and told that you look like a popular male sportsperson, what would your reaction be? The 24-year-old viral Russian model, Anastasia Kostromitina was reportedly a little bit hurt

Senator Lindsey Graham believes China holds significant power to influence Russia toward peace talks. He met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine's defense needs and sanctions

US President Donald Trump met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky at NATO's summit. Trump announced Washington would grant Kyiv a license to produce Patriot missiles

A father s plea to travel abroad for his disabled son s treatment cannot be rejected in a casual manner , the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled, holding that such travel is protected by the fundamental right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of t

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By mid-July, the Council of the EU will finalise its 21st sanctions package against Russia, including export-control measures against around fifty third-country companies, among them some Indian firms. It would be the EU's fourth package in 11 months reaching

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Elina Valtonen discusses the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, energy security, the clean energy transition, Russian oil imports, and the future of India-Finland cooperation. She says Finland will work towards the e

Suspected Pakistani sighted along LoC in J-K's Rajouri Breaking News Live Updates: Security forces launched a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after a suspected Pakistani drone briefly crossed the Line of Control before returning. The o