NEW DELHI: The issue of Russia’s absence loomed large at the peace summit in Switzerland, as India joined over a dozen other countries in not signing a joint communique that declared any peace agreement must be based on Ukraine’s territorial integrity. India backed out saying abiding peace isn’t possible in the absence of options acceptable…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to Apulia, Italy, on the invitation of the Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, marking his first visit abroad since commencing his third term, said foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Wednesday.PM Modi is also expected to hold bilateral talks with the Italian counterpart, as announced by Kwatra in…
In a disturbing incident that has sent shockwaves across Europe, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was targeted in an assassination attempt that left him seriously injured. The event unfolded on a seemingly ordinary day in Handlova, Slovakia, when Fico was approached by a gunman as he was engaging with supporters. The assailant fired five times…
The Biden administration is working to send an additional Patriot air-defense battery to Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said, as the US and its allies scramble to meet the country’s demand for more air defenses to repel an intensified Russian assault.The US is seeking to send a single battery along with radars, according to…
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to push through Kyiv‘s defensive lines, Russian forces launched a massive assault in Ukraine‘s northeastern Kharkiv, even as the Ukrainian defence ministry agreed that “battles of varying intensity continue”.The Moscow troops used artillery, bombs and armoured vehicles to break into Kharkiv, while Kyiv claimed it managed to repel attacks.Russian army…
NEW DELHI: Alexei Navalny‘s team on Saturday said Russian authorities informed his mother that “sudden death syndrome” was the reason behind the jailed leader‘s death.Sudden death syndrome in humans is broadly when a person unexpectedly dies without any apparent cause or warning signs.Navalny, a nemesis of Russian President Vladimir Putin and fierce Kremlin critic, fell…
