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Mobile users in US get spam texts from own numbers amid Russian threat

In some users' case, the spam link forwarded them to Channel One Russia, a Russian state media network: Report

Russian pledge to scale down attack in Ukrainian cities draws skepticism

Russia's pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine drew skepticism even as the two nations planned to return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the war

Daleep Singh, Biden's point person on Russian sanctions, to visit India

The Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh, an Indian American, will be in New Delhi on March 30 and 31, the White House said Tuesday.

Talks show Russia may be ready to 'make steps forward': Ukraine envoy to UN

Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya said the new round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul are showing that Moscow may be ready to move forward.

IAEA chief Grossi visits Ukraine to discuss nuclear safety support

IAEA chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior Ukrainian officials on delivering urgent technical assistance to ensure the security of the country's nuclear facilities

'Not a real withdrawal': Pentagon says Russian forces repositioning in Kyiv

Highlighting that Russian forces have moved away from Ukraine's Kyiv "in the last day or so," Pentagon's John Kirby said that he believes this is a "repositioning", not a "real withdrawal"

Ukraine isn't naive, says Zelenskyy as Russia pledges to scale down attack

Ukraine reacted with skepticism to Russia's promise in negotiations to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city

Asian stock markets join global rally after Ukraine-Russia talks

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1%, and touched its highest level since March 4, with most Asian stock markets in positive territory.

Dollar eases, euro rises on hopes of progress in Ukraine peace talk

The dollar fell against a basket of peer currencies on Tuesday as reports of progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine lifted the euro

Putin-Zelensky meeting possible only after agreement ready: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are likely to meet only after an agreement is ready for signing, the head of Russia's negotiation team, said

Russia launches Eurobond rouble buyback offer on looming $2 bn bond payment

Russia has offered to buy back dollar bonds maturing next week in roubles in a move seen by analysts as helping local holders of the $2 billion sovereign issue receive payment

Top headlines: War disrupts supply chain; Hero MotoCorp faces I-T probe

Finance Minister says Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted supply chains around the world, including India. More on that in our morning wrap

UN food chief: Ukraine war's food crisis is worst since World War II

David Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Program, told the UN Security Council that already high food prices are skyrocketing.

Ukraine puts indirect losses from conflict with Russia at over $1 trillion

The cost of direct damage to Ukraine's public buildings, bridges, roads, civilian and military infrastructure caused by the attacks is estimated at about 270 billion dollars

War in Ukraine has implications for Asia Pacific: Singapore PM Lee

The ongoing war in Ukraine has implications for the Asia Pacific, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore said cautioning the international community

Ukraine invasion led to fastest-growing humanitarian crises: US at UNSC

US Deputy Secretary of State said the impacts of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war are being felt far beyond Ukraine's borders

Putin, Macron discuss situation in Ukraine over phone conversation

Putin and Macron paid particular attention to humanitarian issues in Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a Kremlin statement.

Biden is skeptical on Russia scaling back operations in Ukraine's Kyiv

Biden said he wasn't yet convinced that Russia's announcement that it would scale back military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will lead to a fundamental shift in the war

Ukrainian President Zelensky says signals from peace talks 'positive'

"The signals we hear from the negotiating platform can be called positive," Zelensky said in a video address published on his official Telegram channel.

Ukraine in talks with international partners over fuel supplies: PM Shmyhal

Ukraine has undertaken a series of measures to ensure stable supplies of fuel to the army and to the farmers who conduct the sowing campaign, he added.