China is secretly increasing sea-borne oil imports from Russia at bargain prices
May 21, 2022, at 04:44 am
China has increased the purchase of Russian oil at discounted rates, Reuters reported.
Ukraine war: Russia expels Bulgarian, Romanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
May 14, 2022, at 01:10 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday said it had ordered 10 Romanian and one Bulgarian diplomat to leave the country in response to the expulsion of its diplomats last month.
Ukraine: UN labour agency update shows 4.8 million jobs lost to war
May 14, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since Russia’s 24 February invasion, according to a brief published on Wednesday by the UN’s labour agency.
Ukraine can use our weapons against Russia: UK Defence Minister
Apr 27, 2022, at 12:56 am
London/UNI: UK's Defence Minister has said that it would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Turkey shuts airspace for Syria bound Russian planes: Report
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:34 am
Ankara: Turkey has shut its airspace for Syria-bound Russian civilian and military planes, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying Saturday by local media.
Ukraine war: Over 20 pc drop in Russian contributors on YouTube
Apr 24, 2022, at 03:45 am
Moscow: YouTube has witnessed a 21 percent drop in the number of Russian-language active contributors from February 24, the day when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine, to April 20, according to the data unveiled on Saturday by the Russian analytical group Brand Analytics.
S Korea's import price keeps rising on expensive crude oil
Apr 14, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Seoul: The price of imported goods in South Korea rose continuously in March due to the higher price of raw materials, especially crude oil, central bank data showed Thursday.
Canada to help Ukraine with $398 million loan
Apr 14, 2022, at 08:07 pm
Ottawa: The Ukrainian Finance Ministry said it had signed a $398 million loan agreement with the Canadian government amid the Russian military operation.
Ukraine war 'permanently polluted' Vladimir Putin's reputation: Boris Johnson during Kyiv visit
Apr 10, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who visited Ukraine's Kyiv on Saturday, said the destruction in the country's towns has "permanently polluted" Russian President Vladimir Putin's reputation.
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
Apr 09, 2022, at 04:31 pm
New York: Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.”
EU proposes sanction on Russian coal to exert more pressure on Putin
Apr 06, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Brussels: The European Union's executive branch has proposed to ban coal imports from Russia in a bid to hit the country's lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine.
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:05 am
Geneva/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday challenged the United Nations to "act immediately" or "dissolve yourself altogether" during his virtual address in which he showed a harrowing video of dead bodies that he claimed were victims of Russian atrocities.
There should be war crime trials: Joe Biden after mass grave found in Ukraine's Bucha
Apr 05, 2022, at 03:21 am
Washington/IBNS: United States President Joe Biden on Monday demanded war crime trials over the alleged atrocities against civilians in Ukraine's Bucha city, reports said.
Ukrainian forces wrest over 30 towns from Russians
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:56 am
Kyiv: Ukrainian troops have regained control over 30 towns and settlements causing Russian forces to retreat from the Kyiv region, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said on Saturday.
Dialogue between Moscow, NATO impossible: Russia
Apr 02, 2022, at 12:40 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Political dialogue between Russia and NATO is impossible in the current conditions, it makes no sense to even talk about the conditions for resuming contacts, Nikolay Kobrinets, the Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's European cooperation department, told Sputnik.
Vladimir Putin bans foreign software use in Russia starting 2025
Mar 31, 2022, at 05:40 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin has prohibited the use of foreign software at crucial information infrastructure facilities starting January 1, 2025, according to a presidential decree published on Wednesday.
Vladimir Putin a 'butcher', Ukraine war is Russia's 'failure': Joe Biden
Mar 27, 2022, at 04:50 pm
Warsaw/IBNS: As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues for a month now, United States President Joe Biden has called the Russian leader "a butcher" who "cannot remain in power", said reports.
US to provide $100 million in security assistance to Kiyv
Mar 27, 2022, at 02:02 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States is going to allocate an additional $100 million in security aid to Kyiv amid Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Ukraine war: US has no intention of using chemical weapons, says White House
Mar 26, 2022, at 01:30 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has no intention of using chemical weapons under any circumstances, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
Ukraine war fueling global economic downturn as growth projections slide
Mar 25, 2022, at 05:50 pm
New York: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been the “main contributing factor” to the potentially devastating one per cent drop in projected global economic growth this year, UN development economists UNCTAD said on Thursday, in the body’s latest global economic update.
Mar 25, 2022, at 02:02 am
Brussels/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged NATO to provide Kyiv with unrestricted military aid as the Russian attack continues for a month now.
Ukraine calls on China to condemn 'Russian barbarism'
Mar 20, 2022, at 04:03 pm
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine has urged China to join the West in condemning the "Russian barbarism" after the United States warned Beijing of consequences if it backed Moscow's attack on Kyiv, reports said.
Russian shelling hits Ukraine school, cultural centre, leaves 21 dead
Mar 18, 2022, at 02:38 am
Kyiv/IBNS: At least 21 people were killed and 25 others injured on Thursday when Russian forces shelled a town in eastern Ukraine, media reports said.
Russia bans Joe Biden, several top US officials from entering country in reciprocal move
Mar 16, 2022, at 05:16 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday announced a ban on United States President Joe Biden and a dozen other top officials' entry into the country in a response to US sanctions.
'Haven't asked China for military help': Russia on Ukraine war
Mar 15, 2022, at 03:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Russia has not asked China for military assistance, said Kremlin after a controversy broke out when some US officials said Moscow has asked Beijing for military and economic aid in its war against Ukraine.
Russia fires on evacuation convoy, 7 killed
Mar 13, 2022, at 08:30 am
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian intelligence service on Saturday said that seven civilians were killed after Russian troops fired at an evacuation convoy in the Kyiv region.
Zelenskyy says about 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers killed
Mar 13, 2022, at 08:30 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy estimated on Saturday that his country had lost some 1,300 troops during more than two weeks of fighting with Russia.
Joe Biden rules out direct NATO-Russia clash, says such conflict would trigger 'World War 3'
Mar 12, 2022, at 04:15 am
Washington/IBNS: President Joe Biden Friday ruled out any direct intervention by the United States in Russia's war against Ukraine stating that such NATO-Kremlin clash would lead to "World War 3".
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau discusses Ukrainian refugee crisis with Poland officials, pledges support
Mar 11, 2022, at 05:24 am
Warsaw/IBNS: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Poland on Thursday, where an estimated two million Ukrainians including hundresds of children have sought refugee in the face of Russian bombardment that has targeted civilians.
Ukraine: Justin Trudeau pledges support to Baltic leaders, to meet NATO chief in Latvia
Mar 09, 2022, at 03:28 am
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged his support to the leaders of three Baltic countries bordering Russia in their fight against not only the Kremlin's war on Ukraine but its cyberattacks on their countries.