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PM Modi Arrives In Ukraine By Train, 8-Hour Journey With S Jaishankar

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PM Modi Arrives In Ukraine By Train, 8-Hour Journey With S Jaishankar

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in war-hit Ukraine and is expected to share perspectives on peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict when he meets President Volodymyr Zelensky later today. The visit comes nearly six weeks after his high-profile trip to Moscow which triggered criticism from the US and some of its Western…

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Russia Bans Clooney Foundation, Enlists It As Undesirable Organization

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Russia Bans Clooney Foundation, Enlists It As Undesirable Organization

In July, the Clooney Foundation accused Russia of violating the human rights of Ukrainians (file). Moscow: Russia’s prosecutor general on Monday said it had banned a foundation started by US film star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal. “The activities of The Clooney Foundation for Justice are declared undesirable on the territory…

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Germany To Cut Down Military Aid For Ukraine In 2025: Report

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Germany To Cut Down Military Aid For Ukraine In 2025: Report

This year, aid from Berlin amounted to 8 billion euros. (File) Berlin: Germany, the second largest contributor of aid to Ukraine, plans to halve its military aid to Kyiv in 2025, a parliamentary source told AFP Saturday. Instead, the government of Olaf Scholz will bank on money generated from frozen Russian assets to continue supporting…

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Ukraine Says “Strengthening” Positions In Russia Amid Raging War

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Ukraine Says “Strengthening” Positions In Russia Amid Raging War

Kyiv claims to have taken control of more than 80 settlements in the lightning incursion. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces were “strengthening” their positions in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv has been mounting a major ground offensive for more than 11 days. His comments came a day after Moscow accused…

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Zelensky Acknowledges Army Operation In Russia’s Kursk Region For 1st Time

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Zelensky Acknowledges Army Operation In Russia’s Kursk Region For 1st Time

Volodymyr Zelensky had previously stayed silent about the operation. (File) President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and said the operation was part of Kyiv’s drive to restore justice after Russia’s 2022 invasion. Russia said Ukrainian forces pushed into Kursk region last Tuesday…

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Russian strike on Ukraine supermarket kills 10, wounds 35

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Russian strike on Ukraine supermarket kills 10, wounds 35

President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed retribution for the attack, which happened in the middle of the day. File | Photo Credit: AP “A Russian strike on a supermarket in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka on Friday (August 9, 2024) killed at least 10 people and injured 35,” Ukraine’s interior minister said. The town is about…

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Record Heat Temperatures In Ukraine After Russian Attacks On Power Plants

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Record Heat Temperatures In Ukraine After Russian Attacks On Power Plants

Last month, Ukraine urged officials to turn off air conditioners in government buildings. (File) Kyiv: Several cities across Ukraine were recording historic scorching temperatures, officials said Wednesday, at a time when major urban hubs are suffering long periods without electricity after Russian attacks on power plants. In the capital Kyiv, Ukrainians have been seeking respite…

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Russia Should Attend Second Ukraine Summit, Says Zelensky Amid Raging War

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Russia Should Attend Second Ukraine Summit, Says Zelensky Amid Raging War

“Russian representatives should be at the second summit,” Zelensky told a press conference (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia should be represented at a second summit aiming to secure lasting peace with the Kremlin, after more than two years of war. Dozens of world leaders voiced support for a just peace…

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The rise of the far-right in Europe and its ramifications | Data

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The rise of the far-right in Europe and its ramifications | Data

People gather at Republique plaza in a protest against the far-right on July 3, 2024 in Paris | Photo Credit: AP French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the run-off of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no…

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