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Blinken visits Ukraine to tout U.S. support for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s advances

May 14, 2024 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14 | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on May 14 in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks. The visit comes…

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Thousands evacuated as Russia pounds Ukraine border town

May 12, 2024 admin

Police carry an elderly man to a bus to evacuate him from the village of Bugayivka close to Vovchansk, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of people been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, as Russia…

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7 Killed As Bus Crashes Into River In Russia’s St Petersburg: Cops

May 10, 2024 admin

The police said that there were about 20 people on the bus. (Representational) Moscow: Seven people were killed when a bus with an estimated 20 people on board crashed into a river in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg on Friday, officials said. “The number of deaths as a result of a bus falling…

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Russia accuses U.S. of meddling in India’s internal affairs, ‘complicating’ Lok Sabha elections

May 9, 2024 admin

File picture of Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who accused the White House of complicating the 2024 Lok Sabha polls | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. has not yet provided any reliable evidence of the involvement of Indian citizens in the murder plot of a Khalistani terrorist in that country, Russia has said, as…

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

May 8, 2024 admin

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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US Soldier Detained In Russia For ‘Criminal Misconduct’

May 6, 2024 admin

According to NBC News, the soldier traveled to Russia on his own and was not on official business. Washington: An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of “criminal misconduct,” the US Army said on Monday. The soldier — who was not identified by name — adds to the number of Americans…

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Russia to practice tactical nuclear weapon scenario to deter West

May 6, 2024 admin

Russia to practice tactical nuclear weapon scenario – defence ministry. File Picture | Photo Credit: AP Russia on May 6 said it would hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defence ministry said were provocative threats from Western officials. The defence ministry said the…

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Finland’s schools turn away from Russian language, culture as Ukraine war drags on

May 2, 2024 admin

Two Finnish towns near the Russian border plan to close schools offering Russian language and culture classes, upsetting parents and students who say cross-cultural understanding is needed more than ever. Also Read: Russia-Ukraine Crisis Finland’s relations with its powerful eastern neighbour have soured since Russia’s 2022 invasion. The war prompted Helsinki to reverse its decades-long policy…

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Russia says it hit headquarters of southern grouping of Ukrainian army

May 1, 2024 admin

Representational file image | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on May 1 that it had struck the command headquarters of the Ukrainian Army’s southern grouping, which is based in the port of Odesa where Kyiv reported a missile attack had killed three people. “The headquarters of the operational command of the Southern grouping of the…

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Russia says it destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine

April 28, 2024 admin

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 10th Edelweiss Separate Mountain Assault Brigade carries a Leleka reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) before flying it at a front line, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine on April 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine over its…

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