Willing to join “any peace process” to solve Ukraine war: PM Modi

Willing to join “any peace process” to solve Ukraine war: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arriving for the Ceremonial Reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy India is willing to join “any peace process” to solve the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mr. Modi urged for reform of […]

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UN chief Guterres condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN chief Guterres condemns Russian ‘affront’ in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “an affront to our collective conscience” that violates the UN Charter and challenges “the cornerstone principles and values of our multilateral system.” The war that started a year ago is fanning regional instability and fuelling global tensions and divisions, he said as the General Assembly […]

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Sundance 2023: ’20 Days in Mariupol’ wins Sundance audience award

Sundance 2023: ’20 Days in Mariupol’ wins Sundance audience award

This image released by the Sundance Institute shows Evgeniy Maloletka in a scene from ‘20 Days in Mariupol,’ an official selection of the World Documentary Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” a first-person account of the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, won the audience […]

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Russia says it has completed Kherson withdrawal

Russia says it has completed Kherson withdrawal

Russia ordered the withdrawal on Wednesday after it said it attempts to maintain its position and supply troops were “futile” Russia ordered the withdrawal on Wednesday after it said it attempts to maintain its position and supply troops were “futile” Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday it had completed the withdrawal of troops from the […]

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Ukraine war’s environmental toll to take years to clean up

Ukraine war’s environmental toll to take years to clean up

Environmental damage caused by Ukraine’s war is mounting, and experts warn of long-term health consequences for the population Environmental damage caused by Ukraine’s war is mounting, and experts warn of long-term health consequences for the population Olga Lehan’s home near the Irpin River was flooded when Ukraine destroyed a dam to prevent Russian forces from […]

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Germany’s Scholz warns against fossil fuel ‘renaissance’

Germany’s Scholz warns against fossil fuel ‘renaissance’

Germany has been squeezed hard as Russian energy imports have dwindled and prices have risen following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine Germany has been squeezed hard as Russian energy imports have dwindled and prices have risen following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday urged COP27 participants […]

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Putin says power grid strikes were in response to Crimea drone attack

Putin says power grid strikes were in response to Crimea drone attack

Russian forces shelled infrastructure in at least six Ukrainian regions on Monday Russian forces shelled infrastructure in at least six Ukrainian regions on Monday President Vladimir Putin said Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and a decision to freeze participation in a Black Sea grain export programme were responses to a drone attack on Moscow’s fleet […]

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U.S. says no indication Russia has decided to use nukes in Ukraine

U.S. says no indication Russia has decided to use nukes in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has had a series of recent phone calls with counterparts from several NATO countries in which he said Kyiv was planning to use a dirty bomb. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has had a series of recent phone calls with counterparts from several NATO countries in which he said Kyiv […]

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U.N. meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes

U.N. meets on Ukraine hours after Russian strikes

The U.N. General Assembly is debating whether to demand that Russia reverse course on annexing four regions of Ukraine The U.N. General Assembly is debating whether to demand that Russia reverse course on annexing four regions of Ukraine The U.N. General Assembly started debating on October 10 whether to demand that Russia reverse course on […]

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Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since 1962 Cuban missile crisis

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ risk highest since 1962 Cuban missile crisis

U.S. officials for months have warned of the prospect that Russia could use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine as it has faced a series of strategic setbacks on the battlefield U.S. officials for months have warned of the prospect that Russia could use weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine as it has faced a […]

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