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Ukraine conflict: Sumy evacuation of stranded Indian students-- how it unfolded
Sumy Ukraine: More than 650 Indian students were evacuated from the war-torn Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday. Sumy is a hub of educational institutions and is home to a large number of international students. Ever since the war broke out, it has become...
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New Zealand Tour of Pakistan Abandoned Due to Security Concerns!
New Delhi: The New Zealand Cricket Board on Friday announced that their tour of Pakistan has been abandoned due to the security concerns in the country. New Zealand was scheduled to play the first ODI of the tour on Friday itself but the players didn't...
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U.S. Provided More Than $1 Billion in Security Assistance to Ukraine Past Year
WASHINGTON: Contents of the most recent security assistance package approved for Ukraine — valued at $350 million dollars — is on its way now and is billed as "the largest presidential drawdown package in history," a senior defense official said during...
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Jaishankar discusses global, regional issues with US Secretary of State Blinken in Bali
BALI [Indonesia]: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here and discussed various global and regional issues. This year, the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting is being organised by Indonesia. Taking to...
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Frustrated Democrats express alarm over Biden’s powerlessness
WASHINGTON: President Biden is finding himself largely powerless to address a spate of setbacks in recent weeks that have sparked alarm among Democrats about the state of the country. Biden has been dealt blow after blow in recent weeks: The Supreme Court...
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Russian Armed Forces and LPR units meet in Novoaidar:On March 3, in Novoaidar settlement, advance
Russian Armed Forces and LPR units meet in Novoaidar:On March 3, in Novoaidar settlement, advance MOSCOW: Russian Armed Forces and LPR units meet in Novoaidar:On March 3, in Novoaidar settlement, advance units of the People's Militia of the LPR, advancing...
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Two more UK ministers resign, plunging Boris Johnson's govt into deeper trouble
LONDON: Two more ministers resigned from the UK government on Wednesday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson following the departure of his health and finance ministers. Will Quince, minister for children and families, said he had...
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Brazilian Mercenary model who volunteered for Ukrainian Army as sniper killed in Russian missile strike
BERLIN: A Brazilian model who volunteered to fight with Ukraine was killed in a Russian missile strike, local media has reported. Thalita do Valle, a 39-year-old former model, had just been in Ukraine for three weeks. She had joined the sniper squad....
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Trump says his Jan. 6 speech was 'extremely calming'!
WASHINGTON: Former President Trump said his speech on Jan. 6 which preceded the Capitol riot was “extremely calming.” In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Friday, Trump discussed the Jan. 6 congressional panel that is investigating the events...
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Japan activates revanchist aspirations for Kurils — top security official: Nikolay Patrushev noted the increase of the US and its allies military presence in the Arctic and Asia-Pacific regions
KHABAROVSK: Japan is ramping up its revanchist plans for the Kuril Islands, Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev said. "The border situation on the territory of the Far Eastern District is being shaped under the conditions of the...
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Russia Ukraine Attack: Russian army has defeated Hitler in Kyiv, Putin is not failing in Ukraine, understand the whole strategy
MOSCOW: Today is the sixth day of Russian offensive in Ukraine and Putin’s army has surrounded the capital Kyiv. The Russian army is now launching vigorous attacks to capture Kyiv. Alam is that Russia has destroyed the entire military base of Ukraine...
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John Oliver knocks Bush statement on Russia, Ukraine: 'You are not the guy for this one'
WASHINGTON: Comedian and television host John Oliver took a shot at George W. Bush for a statement the former president issued condemning Russian's invasion of Ukraine last week. "I join the international community in condemning Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked...
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France says Putin needs to understand NATO has nuclear weapons
Paris: France's foreign minister said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, when making threats about using nuclear weapons, needs to understand that NATO, too, is a nuclear alliance, but he ruled out NATO-led military intervention to defend Ukraine....
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Trump wins CPAC straw poll as DeSantis's support grows
WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump emerged as the clear winner in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) highly anticipated presidential straw poll, capturing a solid majority of support in a hypothetical primary match up and cementing...
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EU to freeze assets of Putin, Russian foreign minister: report
BERLIN: The European Union plans to hit Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over the Ukrainian invasion by freezing their assets in the region, people familiar with the situation told The Washington Post. The EU is expected to approve...
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I appeal to Ukrainian citizens: Briefing by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov
MOSCOW: “Groups of troops of the DPR and LPR are developing the success of the attack on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the fire support of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The units of the Lugansk People's Republic in the...
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Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence with photo of the pope, ex-wife in Italy
NEW YORK: Elon Musk has broken his silence streak on Twitter, the social media platform he is purchasing. Musk tweeted for the first time from his personal account on Friday, breaking a notable nine-day absence from Twitter, with a tribute to a popular...
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Fourth flight leaves from Bucharest to safely bring back 198 Indians stranded in Ukraine: External Affairs Ministe Jaishankar said
NEW DELHI: The fourth flight has left Bucharest (Romania) for Delhi to bring back 198 stranded Indians from Ukraine safely under operation Ganga, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said on Sunday. "Operation Ganga continues. The fourth flight has...
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Putin declares beginning of military operation in Ukraine: Also, Putin said that Russia could not let Kiev obtain nuclear weapons and recalled NATO’s illegitimate expansion to the east.
MOSCOW: Russia has begun a military operation in Ukraine following a request from the authorities of the Donetsk and Lugansk republics for assistance in repelling Kiev’s military aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in urgent address on Thursday....
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Putin: Countries that interfere with Russia will face 'consequences you have never seen'
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech announcing a military operation in Ukraine that countries that interfere with Russian actions will face “consequences you have never seen,” The Associated Press reported. Russia almost immediately...
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White House reluctant to define Russian 'invasion', hints at possible Biden-Putin summit
WASHINGTON: US response to Russian troops entering the Donbas region has been termed weak. The White House has not ruled out a summit between US president Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin even in the aftermath of Russian troops entering...
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Donald Trump's Truth Social Glitches Right After Launch, Internet Says 'I Told You So'
WASHINGTON: If Donald Trump's Truth Social wasn't enough of a meme in itself, Twitter users are now pitching in with their own on the former US President's social media platform. Truth Social launched yesterday and is currently only available to iPhone...
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If Ukraine joins NATO, Russia’s security threats will increase dramatically - Putin - Recalled that Russia is told that some NATO countries are against Ukraine becoming a member of the alliance
MOSCOW: Threats to Russia’s security will increase significantly in the event of Ukraine's admission to NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "If Russia faces such a threat as Ukraine’s admission to the North Atlantic Alliance, to NATO,...
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Putin signs decrees on recognizing Donetsk and Lugansk republics: Putin also signed with the leaders of the DPR and LPR the treaties on friendship, cooperation and mutual aid
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees at the ceremony in the Kremlin on recognizing the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Speaking in a televised address to the citizens earlier, Putin explained: "I believe it is necessary to take...
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Ukraine seeks NATO membership despite signals from some European countries to abandon pursuit
WASHINGTON: As tensions continue to simmer at the Russian-Ukraine border area, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Kiev is seeking to become a NATO member despite signals from some European countries urging it to abandon the idea. In an...