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US sees no threat of Russia using nuclear weapons despite rhetoric: Report

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the West should not underestimate the elevated risks of nuclear conflict over Ukraine

Wipro to stand by principle of democracy, justice: CEO amid Ukraine war

IT company Wipro said its employees are engaged in providing relief effort to people displaced due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict

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Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Zelenskyy to be at G20 meet, says Indonesia

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says that both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to attend the G20 summit to be held in Bali in November.

Russia makes last-gasp dollar bond payments in bid to avoid default

Russia's finance ministry said it had managed to pay $564.8 million on a 2022 Eurobond and $84.4 million on a 2042 bond in dollars

Russian central bank lowers key rate to 14%, warns of more cuts

The central bank met after it unexpectedly cut the key rate to 17% earlier in April

Oil extends gains as supply fears outweigh China Covid lockdowns

Oil prices rose for a fourth day on Friday as fears over Russian supply disruption trumped Covid-19 lockdowns in China

Russia says it struck production buildings at defence factory in Kyiv

Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Russia used high-precision, long-range weaponry to hit the Artem factory in the Ukrainian capital

Ahead of Quad summit, US says will continue engaging with India on Ukraine

The US is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue at the Quad summit when Joe Biden meets PM Modi in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has indicated.

Ukraine slams Russia's attack on Kyiv amid new Mariupol rescue effort

Ukraine's leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by UN chief, an attack that shattered the capital's tentative return to normality

Kyiv seeks to seize Russia's assets for post-war recovery: Ukrainian PM

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Kyiv's post-war recovery.

Sensex gyrates 1,073 pts, ends 460 pts down; Axis Bk dips 6.5%, Maruti 2.5%

CLOSING BELL: Coal India, Adani Ports, Power Grid, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, ONGC, Wipro, and Britannia Industries were the other laggards, down between 2.5 per cent and 4 per cent

UK to deploy team of war crimes experts to Ukraine for Russia probe

Russia has brought barbarity to Ukraine and committed vile atrocities. British expertise will help uncover truth and hold Putin's regime to account for its actions, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said

New gas pipeline boosts European Union's bid to ease Russian supply

The Greek-Bulgaria border is where the European Union is redrawing the region's energy map to ease its heavy reliance on Russian natural gas

US to call for joint response against Russia at upcoming Quad meeting

This comes as Japan announced a summit of leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) nations in Tokyo on May 24

Russia's focus remains Donbas region in Ukraine: British defence ministry

The British military said in a tweet: Due to strong Ukrainian resistance, Russian territorial gains have been limited and achieved at significant cost to Russian forces

US President Biden requests $33bn from Congress in aid to Ukraine

Of the $33-billion sum, according to a fact sheet by the White House, $20.4 billion will be military and security assistance to Kiev

US to continue engaging with India over Ukraine crisis: White House

The United States is engaging with India over the issue of Ukraine and this will continue in the upcoming Quad summit in Japan next month, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters here. "We have had a number of engagements, as you know, with leaders in India about our approach to supporting the Ukrainians in this war, whether that is sanctions and the enormous sanctions package we've put in place or, of course, the assistance we've provided. We will convey the same sentiments in this meeting," Psaki said. She was responding to a question on the Quad summit in Japan in May and how the issue of Ukraine would be raised or discussed. The Quad comprises Japan, India, Australia and the United States and the US Administration has said President Joe Biden will be meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi there. "This meeting is several weeks away, so a lot can certainly happen. And as you know, other members of Quad have also been vital partners and supporters of the Ukrainia

UN to vote on replacing Russia from Human Rights Council on May 11

Since its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost its spot on multiple U.N. bodies, including the executive boards of UN Women and the U.N. children's agency UNICEF

Explosions rock Kyiv again as Russians rain fire on Ukraine amid UN visit

The attack happened barely an hour after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a news conference with U.N. Secretary-General Antnio Guterres