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Russian oil purchases an issue: EU’s Kaja Kallas says partnership with India ‘not only about trade’; what she said

The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday that India’s participation in military exercises with Moscow and its continued purchases of Russian oil are obstacles to deepening ties with the bloc’s, underscoring a key challenge in EU-India relations.“Ultimately, our partnership is not only about trade, but also about defending the rules-based international order,” […]

Powerful earthquake at Russian coast: Far East hit with tremors of magnitude 7.4; ‘hazardous’ waves possible

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Russian Far East’s Kamchatka on Saturday, USGS reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that “hazardous” waves were possible along coasts within 300 kilometres of the epicentre.In July, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Kamchatka peninsula, unleashing tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific. The […]

Drone Barrage Over Poland Was a Test for NATO, and the U.S.

The flock of Russian drones that entered Poland from Belarus on Tuesday night and Wednesday was a sharp reminder of how easily the war in Ukraine could set Europe ablaze. Europe is a continent already on edge. Russia is militarizing, spending nearly 7 percent of its gross domestic product on the military and training schoolchildren […]

‘Putin is testing the world’: Zelenskyy calls for Russia sanctions after massive attack on Ukraine; European leaders to meet in US this week

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions on Russia after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault since the start of the war, striking government buildings and residential areas across the country. In a series of posts on X, Zelenskyy said international condemnation must be matched by concrete steps. “It is important that today we […]

‘Nobody was tougher than me’: Trump isn’t happy with Russia & Ukraine as bloodshed mounts; calls it ‘horrible waste’

US PresidentDonald Trump on Sunday voiced deep frustration over the war in Ukraine, calling it a “horrible waste of humanity,” and insisting he is “not happy” with the escalating conflict.Trump’s remarks came after Russia unleashed an aerial assault on Kyiv, leaving four people dead and setting government buildings ablaze. ‘Nobody was tougher than me’ Talking […]

Trump ready for ‘phase two’ of Russia sanctions

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia, the closest he has come to suggesting he is on the verge of ramping up sanctions against Moscow or its oil buyers over the war in Ukraine. Trump has repeatedly threatened Moscow with further sanctions […]

Is Donald Trump being ironic? Russia rejects ‘conspiracy against US’ charge; claims Putin, Xi and Kim ‘not plotting’

Russia on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s allegation that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were “conspiring” against the United States alongside China’s Xi Jinping during a massive military parade in Beijing. The Kremlin clarified that Putin was not engaged in any conspiracy and suggested that Trump may have […]

Who is Robert Mueller? Ex-FBI boss diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease; led Russia investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign

File photo of Robert Mueller (Pic credit: PTI) Former FBI director Robert Mueller, best known for leading the Russia investigation into Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, his family confirmed to The New York Times.Mueller, 81, received the diagnosis in 2021 and formally retired from public life the following year […]

‘Blatant interference by Russia’: EU chief’s plane hit by GPS jamming; lands safely in Bulgaria

The European Union on Monday said that a plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming while preparing to land in Bulgaria on Sunday.The Bulgarian authorities suspected that the disruption “was due to blatant interference” from Moscow but it was unclear if the chartered flight was deliberately targeted.Speaking […]

Overnight drone defence: Russia says 21 Ukrainian drones destroyed; Kyiv hits Russian oil infrastructure

Russia’s defence ministry said its air defence systems shot down 21 Ukrainian drones during an overnight attack on southern and southwestern regions.According to the ministry, 11 drones were intercepted over the Volgograd region in southern Russia, while the rest were destroyed across the Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions. The update was posted on the Telegram […]