NEW DELHI: The rumours about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health have intrigued the world for the last few months, especially since the February 2022 conflict in Ukraine.The rumours gathered momentum recently after a Telegram channel claimed that the Russian President suffered a massive heart attack and died. Kremlin has repeatedly denied these claims. Now, a … Read more
MOSCOW: The head of the Wagner group that in June attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership was on the passengers list of a plane that crashed Wednesday, Russian news agencies said. Since the rebellion — seen as the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority since he came to power — uncertainty has surrounded … Read more
NEW DELHI: In their first meeting in Delhi since the Ukraine war started, United States secretary of state Antony Blinken on Thursday asked his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to end the war and also sought reversal of what he described as an irresponsible decision by Moscow to pull out from New START nuclear arms treaty, … Read more
Commending PM Narendra Modi for his initiative under India’s G20 presidency to share concerns of the Global South, which has been particularly affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it’s important G20 under India send a strong message to Moscow and address in particular the global implications of Russia’s “war of aggression”.In … Read more
NEW DELHI: PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the “cascading effects” of the war in Ukraine, especially goods shortages in developing countries, in a meeting late Thursday and agreed to play a constructive role in addressing these challenges. While India expectedly didn’t join France, a key European and Indo-Pacific partner, in condemning Russia’s … Read more
PARIS: Russian clubs have been banned by UEFA from participating in the Champions League and all other European competitions next season, European football’s governing body announced on Monday. “Russia will have no affiliated clubs participating in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 season,” it said in a statement. Russia will not participate in this summer’s … Read more
German chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as special guest to a Group of Seven leaders’ summit next month as part of an effort to forge a broader international alliance against Russia. Germany, which currently holds the rotating G7 presidency, will also welcome the leaders of Indonesia, South Africa and Senegal … Read more
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, popping into a bakery and going to the railway station to meet some of the people displaced by the war with Russia. Jolie, 46, is a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, which says more than 12.7 million people have fled … Read more
NEW DELHI: For all the noise from the West over India’s oil imports from Russia, it has now emerged that not just European countries but even the US shipped more fossil fuels than India since Moscow attacked Ukraine. A report by think-tank Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed an uptick in … Read more
WASHINGTON: The relentless US effort to cajole New Delhi into its sphere of influence will continue with yet another meeting between President Joe Biden and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Quad summit in Tokyo in May. The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan May 20-24 … Read more