Ukraine Crisis

MOSCOW: Three Ukrainian droneswere downed over Moscow early Sunday, Russia's defence ministry said, in an attack that briefly shut an international airport.While one of the drones was shot down on the city's outskirts, two others were…

NEW DELHI: The steep discounts on Russia crude oil that India gorged on since the Ukraine war, have plunged but the shipping rates charged by Russia-arranged entities continues to remain 'opaque' and higher than normal, sources said.Russia…

NEW DELHI: Indian refiners have begun paying for some oil importsfrom Russia in Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Western sanctions force Moscow and its customers to find alternatives to the dollar for…

Wrestlers Bajrang punia and Sakshi Malik during a ‘mahapanchayat’ in Sonipat, on June 10, 2023 | Photo Credit: PTI Will participate in Asian Games only if issues are resolved: Sakshi MalikOlympic medallist Sakshi Malik on Saturday said…

BEIJING: China's total trade with Russia in May soared to levels not seen since the beginning of Moscow's war in Ukraine, official data showed Wednesday, as Beijing steps up support for its sanctions-hit ally.Trade between the two countries…

Last Updated: June 02, 2023, 00:27 ISTOn May 4, Jaishankar and Lavrov met on the sidelines of a conclave of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO and carried out a comprehensive review of India-Russia ties. (Image: EAM Jaishankar…

MOSCOW: Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday though all of them were destroyed by air defence systems, Russia's defence ministry said.The attack came just weeks after the Kremlin was hit in a drone strike that Russia…

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KYIV: Russia launched a new attack on Ukraine on Tuesday as Russia celebrated the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, with Ukraine's air defences destroying 23 of 25 missiles fired, chiefly at the capital Kyiv, officials…

WASHINGTON: Russia is very unlikely to use its nuclear weapons, the top U.S. intelligenceofficial said on Thursday, despite past saber-rattling from the Kremlin and the heavy casualties that eMoscow is enduring in its invasion of…