US imposes over 500 new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war, Alexei Navalny's death

The United States on Friday imposed over 500 new sanctions against Russia as its invasion of Ukraine completed two years.

Sanctions on Russia already hitting remittance-dependent countries in Central Asia: IOM

New York: As the UN marks the International Day of Family Remittances on Thursday, there is concern that economic contraction and job losses in Russia - likely to now rise further as a result of sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine - are already having an impact on remittance-dependent communities in Central Asia, according to experts with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Russia-Ukraine: Canada PM Trudeau meets with British PM Boris Johnson in UK

London/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday met with his British counterpart Boris Johnson at the Royal Air Force Base in Northolt in the UK where they strongly condemned the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.