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Boats linked to Russian oligarchs not known for their discretion have gone "dark" and sailed to friendlier shores like Dubai or Turkey, keen to escape the fate of over $30 billion sanctioned assets
Analysts had warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive
It implies that India needs to enhance military spending
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Ukrainian military personnel are fortifying their positions around the eastern city of Sloviansk in expectation of a fresh Russian attempt to seize the strategic point in Donetsk region
Ukraine's General Staff said that Russian troops were fiercely attacking Bakhmut, a cornerstone of the defence system around the last Ukrainian-held urban area in the eastern Donbas region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for sanctions to be imposed on Russia's nuclear industry following the shelling of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant
For the second time in a day, Ukrainian troops struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, shells hit the industrial site of the station, the Energodar city administration said
The index fell to the lowest since January, before Russia's blockade of ports in Ukraine
The July 22 deal marked a rare diplomatic breakthrough as war rages in eastern Ukraine, with Kyiv trying to rebuild its shattered economy after more than five months of conflict
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that her country has authorised the deployment of up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel to train new Ukrainian recruits
Oil prices extended losses, after hitting their lowest since before Russia's February invasion of Ukraine in the previous session, as the market fretted over the impact of inflation
The Indian rupee is expected to strengthen against the U.S. dollar at open on Friday as oil prices extended their recent slide to slip to their lowest since February
The Asian countries, among the world's biggest importers of liquefied natural gas and seaborne coal, all share a peak heating demand season during the winter with Europe
Lawmakers across the political spectrum backed the move, according to Yle, in sentiments sparked by Russia's war neighbouring Ukraine, which began in February
Ukraine's southern army command stated in a earlier replace on Wednesday that it believed Russia was making a army "strike group in the Kryvyi Rih region"
Brent hit a low of $93.50, the lowest since Feb. 21 while US crude touched its lowest since Feb. 3 at $87.97
The turbine for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which was serviced in Canada, is ready for use and could be delivered to Russia "at any time", said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential cost-of-living crisis for hundreds of millions of people, warned the UN Secretary-General.
Dispute over decision by Kosovo govt to enforce use of Kosovo-issued licence plates for Serbs in northern municipalities rather than allowing them to use plates issued by Serbian govt has flared up.