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Israel-Hamas conflict comes on top of Russia’s protracted war on Ukraine (File) New Delhi: A triumvirate of high oil prices, a surging dollar and geopolitical instability are set to weigh on India and Indonesia among Asia’s emerging markets, while energy exporter Malaysia may prove a rare beneficiary. Economists are fretting over the fallout on developing…
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Smoke rises above the area of Avdiivka town in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, as seen from Yasynuvata (Yasinovataya) in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Kyiv reported “heated” fighting around its eastern city of Avdiivka on Saturday, saying Russian forces had “not stopped assaulting” the symbolic industrial…
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Representational file image of rescue workers | Photo Credit: REUTERS A dozen people were wounded, including a 27-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday. “The Kherson region experienced another terrible night,” Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on the Telegram messaging app….
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Zelensky said government officials met to discuss the protection of energy facilities. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Friday that Russia will “again try to destroy” Ukraine’s power grid this winter and that Kyiv was making “preparations” to protect its heating facilities. Fears for Ukraine’s energy security have risen ahead of the winter months as…
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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Aslan Bzhania, leader of Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia pose for a photo prior to their talks in Sochi, Russia, on October 03, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Russia will set up a naval base on the Black…
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The Ukrainian prosecutor general said at least 49 people were killed. Kyiv: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that a Russian strike on a grocery store and cafe in the eastern region of Kharkiv had killed dozens of people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike had slammed into the Kupiansk district of the war-battered region bordering…
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Last month Britain accused Russia of targeting a civilian cargo ship at port in the Black Sea. London: Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea, including by laying them on the approach to Ukrainian ports, the British government said on Wednesday citing intelligence. Russia pulled out of a deal…
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Marina Ovsyannikova, a former Russian state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, was handed an 8 1/2-year prison term in absentia for protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AP A court in Moscow on Wednesday handed a former state TV journalist an 8…
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Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said October 4, even as uncertainty grew over Ukraine’s future access to weapons and ammunition from its Western allies. The drone attack appeared to be Kyiv’s largest single cross-border drone assault reported…
President Joe Biden called key allies on Tuesday to “coordinate” support for Ukraine. (File) Washington: President Joe Biden called key allies on Tuesday to “coordinate” support for Ukraine, the White House said, amid concerns in Western capitals after Republican hardliners derailed US funding for Kyiv. “President Biden convened a call this morning with allies and…
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