External affairs minister S Jaishankar asserted that India's strategic approach to oil purchases amid the Russia-Ukraine war has played a significant role in softening global oil and gas markets, consequently helping manage global inflation.
Jaishankar concluded his five-day visit to the UK on Wednesday, which he described as “timely” after a series of cross-party engagements. He interacted with British PM Rishi Sunak, opposition leader Keir Starmer and his newly-appointed counterpart David Cameron.
Under the amendments that Russian President Putin approved, only journalists contractually employed by registered media outlets will be allowed to cover election commission meetings, potentially barring freelancers and independent journalists.
Cameron, whose name was announced at around 4 pm (IST), held a meeting with Jaishankar where the duo discussed the deteriorating situation in West Asia, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the issues related to the Indo-Pacific.
The 2+2 Dialogue, which has strategic importance for both the US and India, kickstarted on Friday at a time when the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East (Israel-Hamas war) and Europe (Russia-Ukraine war) were at their zenith.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill revoking Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty-- a move that he said was needed to establish parity with the United States.
A colleague presented six new grenades as a gift to Chastiakov, who was a top aide and close friend to commander-in-chief Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, for his 39th birthday. Chastiakov was showing off the grenades to his family at home when his son took one and began twisting the ring.
Notably, this will be the virtual summit where world leaders will join the meeting via video call. The meeting is considered crucial as it will be held at a time when the world has been witnessing dual conflicts-- the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war.
According to the preliminary information by the Ukrainian Donetsk Region Prosecutor’s Office, the family members were asked to vacate the house by Russian gunmen, who killed them after they refused. Two Russian soldiers have been detained in this regard.
Jammu and Kashmir former chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that it's good India is sending aid to Palestine but called out the world for differentiating between Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars.
Biden equated the recent brutal attack by Hamas militants on Israel with the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year. He said that both incidents represent threats to democracy and asserted that American leadership "holds the world together".
After the meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the conversation held at Beijing's Great Hall of the People was a very productive and substantial part of the conversation. However, he did not elaborate further citing "confidential".
During the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Putin discussed trade and the anniversary of the trademark Belt and Road Initiative that has built highways, ports and power plants across Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere.
The Kharkiv region was bombarded by over 100 Russian shellings followed by an attack with two guided bombs. The attack comes more than a week after a Russian attack at a village in Kharkiv claimed at least 51 lives.
After his visit to Russia last month where he met Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in the production of nuclear weapons. North Korea has been expanding its nuclear arsenal in the wake of growing deployment of US assets to its arch-nemesis South Korea.
Ukrainian woman performs 'pind daan' for fellow countrymen who died during war with Russia. Yulina performed the ritual with the help of Loknath Gaur, an ISKCON preacher.
Friday's attack that claimed the lives of the boy and his grandmother comes after a deadly missile strike in Kharkiv that killed 51 people. The strike led to international condemnation, although Russia denied responsibility for the attack.
The attack came as Zelenskyy arrived in Granada in southern Spain to attend a summit of the European Political Community, which was formed in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Out of the five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems which were to be delivered, three have been supplied to the IAF, while the remaining two units are likely to be delivered soon.
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