Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with former US President Donald Trump in New York on Friday amid growing tensions surrounding US support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia. Zelenskyy stressed the importance of halting the war and said, “I think we have a common view that the war in Ukraine has to be stopped and Putin…
Keir Starmer recently met Donald Trump for a two-hour dinner in New York, aiming to establish a positive rapport with the Republican presidential candidate.The Prime Minister attended the meeting alongside Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who previously described Trump as a neo-Nazi sympathiser in 2018 but has since indicated willingness to cooperate with him in office.During…
Explosion of drone seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike (Reuters photo) KYIV: In the early hours of September 26, the familiar sound of air raid alerts filled the skies over Kyiv, starting at 4.30 am and lasting until 7.30 am. Residents once again took refuge in bomb shelters as…
White House announcement of the military aid came ahead of Zelenskyy’s meeting with Biden WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced an $8 billion “surge” in “security assistance” to Ukraine, including supply of a glide bomb that will enhance Kyiv’s strike capability against Russia. Moscow has warned that use of missiles that can strike…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued nuclear warnings to the West over conventional strikes on its territory from Ukraine. He tabled an updated version of the nuclear doctrine which specifies that any attack on Russia by a non-nuclear power, if supported or backed by a nuclear power, will be regarded as a “joint attack…
WASHINGTON: Far from being a ruse, Moscow‘s interference in US elections, mocked by MAGA supremo Donald Trump as the “Russia Russia Russia hoax,” is real and current, US intelligence agencies said on Monday. The agencies, trashed by Trumpists as a war-mongering “Deep State,” said while Russia is attempting to boost Trump’s candidacy by denigrating his…
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his final appearance at the UNGA, possibly delivering one of his last speeches on the world stage.President Biden’s speech covered several key themes that have defined his foreign policy throughout his administration, including rallying global support for Ukraine, navigating international competition, and the importance of upholding…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday refuted reports claiming diversion of Indian defence exports to Ukraine, calling them “speculative and misleading”.India has an impeccable track record of compliance with international obligations on the export of military and dual-use items, the MEA said in a statement.“We have seen the Reuters report.It is speculative…
NEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin on Monday, in a move that would make the Russian army the second largest in the world after China, ordered to increase the regular size of the army by 180,000 troops.The Russian leader issued a decree on the Kremlin’s website ordering the overall size of the armed forces to be…
