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The story so far: On June 11, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) acknowledged the tragic loss of two Indian nationals who were recruited by the Russian Army amidst the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The MEA in a press statement said that the Indian Embassy in Moscow has strongly raised this issue with…
A member of a drone unit of Ukraine’s 58th Motorized Brigade unpacks equipment near the front line in the Donetsk region. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed on June 2 to have captured a tiny village in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, where it has been on the offensive making territorial gains….
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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 92nd separate assault brigade guards an area, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, Ukraine on May 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock voiced concern on May 21 over the worsening battlefield conditions for Ukrainian forces on the eastern…
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Zelensky played down Russia’s gains in the offensive (File) Rome, Italy: Nearly 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region since a ground attack launched by Russian forces on May 10, its governor said Saturday. The assault may only be the first wave of a wider offensive, Ukrainian President…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on May 16 reaffirmed their “no-limits” partnership that has deepened as both countries face rising tensions with the West, and they criticized U.S. military alliances in Asia and the Pacific region. At their summit in Beijing, Mr. Putin thanked Mr. Xi for China’s proposals for ending…
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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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Police and paramilitary personnel stand guard at the polling station during the third phase of Lok Sabha Polls, in Etah on May 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Three Independent MLAs withdraw support to BJP government in Haryana Three Independent MLAs supporting the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government in Haryana on May 7 announced the…
China’s President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pressed Xi Jinping at a summit in Paris on May 6 to use Beijing’s influence to halt the Russian war against Ukraine, also telling the Chinese leader to accept fair…
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The Ukraine war has been going for over two years now. (File) Ukrainian drone pilot Andriy began drawing the horrors of the war with his graphic pencil, trying to stay sane even as he realised he had watched a close friend agonise. “You put these emotions down on paper in your spare time, and it…
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In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense, German soldiers assigned to Surface Air and Missile Defense Wing 1, fire the Patriot weapons system at the NATO Missile Firing Installation, in Chania, Greece, on Nov. 8, 2017. U.S. officials say the Pentagon is expected to announce that it will provide about $6 billion…
