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Claims of chemical weapon use in Ukraine ‘insufficiently substantiated’: watchdog

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Claims of chemical weapon use in Ukraine ‘insufficiently substantiated’: watchdog

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. File | Photo Credit: AP The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on May 7 that information it had received until now on alleged chemical weapons use in Ukraine was “insufficiently substantiated.” Also read:Explained | Chemical and biological weapons: what international regulations bind Russia? The OPCW also said…

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4 Arrested For Trafficking Indians To Ukraine War Zone

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4 Arrested For Trafficking Indians To Ukraine War Zone

Among those arrested was also a contractual translator in the Russian Defence Ministry (Representational) New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday said it has arrested four people, including a contractual translator in the Russian Defence Ministry, for trafficking Indian nationals to the Russia-Ukraine war zone. The central agency said that Arun and…

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Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to talk Ukraine, trade

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Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to talk Ukraine, trade

French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and his wife Peng Liyuan watch folklore dancers at the Tourmalet pass, in the Pyrenees moutains, as part of his two-day state visit to France, on May 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday hosting Chinese leader…

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelensky

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said May 7. Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the…

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Ukrainian drones kill six, injures 35 in Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor says

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Ukrainian drones kill six, injures 35 in Russia’s Belgorod region, Governor says

File image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian drone attacks on two buses taking people to work killed six people and injured another 35 in the Belgorod region of Russia, the Governor said on Monday. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the attack took place near the village of Berezovka. He published a…

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Russia Says Downed 4 Long Range Missiles Supplied To Ukraine By US

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Russia Says Downed 4 Long Range Missiles Supplied To Ukraine By US

Russia insists these missiles will not fundamentally change outcome of the conflict. (Representational) Moscow: Russia on Saturday said it had downed four US-made ATACMS long-range missiles recently supplied by Washington to Kviv over the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula. The defence ministry said it had “foiled” the night attack but did not specify if the falling debris…

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U.S. accuses Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukraine

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U.S. accuses Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen of the National Guard take part in radiation, chemical and biological hazard drills, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department accused Russia on May 1 of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions…

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Russia denies U.S. accusation of using chemical agent chloropicrin in Ukraine

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Russia denies U.S. accusation of using chemical agent chloropicrin in Ukraine

File picture of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov | Photo Credit: AP Russia on Thursday denied a U.S. accusation that its forces in Ukraine had violated an international ban on chemical weapons by using substances including a prohibited choking agent. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow remained bound by its obligations under the treaty…

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