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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea. In a document sent to NATO and seen by Reuters, Moscow accused the alliance of…
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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his Chinese counterpart in Washington on September 23-25, marking the second meeting between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies this year. The…
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Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s Central Election Commission (centre), applauds after reporting the official results of Russia’s parliamentary elections at the commission’s meeting in Moscow, Russia, on September 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Russian authorities on Friday (September 25, 2026) released the full results from the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which further cemented…
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Voting is currently under way in Russia to determine all 450 seats in the lower house, the State Duma. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s electoral chief said Sunday (September 20, 2026) that there had been over 1,000 waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting Russian election infrastructure in recent days. Ella Pamfilova, chair of Russia’s…
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File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AP Russia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its nuclear program. The UN Security Council sanctions are still in effect, which freeze…
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (September 16, 2026) the U.S. acknowledgement that Washington had deployed orbital weapons ignored the possible consequences of a conflict and threatened long-term stability in space-based activity. “In pursuit of its narrow self-interests, Washington is ready to completely ignore…
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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. | Photo Credit: AP World Athletics President Sebastian Coe insisted on Sunday (September 13, 2026) that his stance on sanctions imposed on Russia by track and field’s governing body were unchanged. Russia’s athletics federation has lodged a new claim at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to challenge the…
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Swastika Ghosh, Indian table tennis player, in action during the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi on Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Swastika Ghosh produced one of the biggest upsets of her international career before bowing out in the Round of…
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Three people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, including two in a strike on an “industrial enterprise” in the city of Kryvyi Rig, regional officials said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing four people, while Ukrainian strikes on Russia…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korea said it had sent up fighter jets as a precaution after more than 10 Chinese and Russian military aircraft entered its air defence zone on Saturday (June 27, 2026). The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said the Chinese and Russian aircraft had entered and…
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