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Fall of Mariupol to Russia appears at hand; fighters leave steel plant

Mariupol appeared on the verge of falling to the Russians on Tuesday as Ukraine moved to abandon the steel plant where hundreds of its fighters had held out for months

Australia imposes new sanctions on Russian journalists, officials

The list of people sanctioned includes Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency Director General Dmitry Kiselev, FSB First Deputy Director Sergey Korolyov

Russia says it hit US and European arms shipments in western Ukraine

It also confirmed an earlier report from Russian-backed separatists that more than 250 Ukrainian fighters holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant had laid down their arms and surrendered

Azovstal siege ends as hundreds of Ukrainian fighters surrender: Russia

Russian forces pummelled Mariupol, a major port on the Sea of Azov between Russia and Crimea, with artillery for weeks

US hopes India would 'reconsider' its decision to restrict wheat exports

The US hopes India will reconsider its decision to ban wheat exports, with Washington encouraging countries not to restrict exports.

European Union gives companies green light to keep Russian gas flowing

The European Commission sent its revised guidelines to member states on Friday, a spokesperson said on Monday

Ukraine forces push through to Russia border near Kharkiv: Report

On the battlefields near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, interior ministry adviser Vadym Denisenko said Ukrainian troops were mounting a counter-offensive

McDonald's to sell its Russian business after more than three decades

Without naming a prospective Russian buyer, McDonald's said on Monday that it would seek one to hire its workers and pay them until the sale closes.

Russia won't simply put up with NATO's Nordic expansion, says Ryabkov

Vladimir Putin has repeatedly cited the post-Soviet enlargement of the NATO alliance eastwards towards Russia's borders as a reason for the invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine counters Russian forces in east; NATO says Kyiv could win war

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia's offensive in Donbas had stalled and Ukraine could win the war, an outcome few military analysts predicted

India to host Regional Anti-Terror Structure talks under SCO today

All members of the SCO will be attending the meeting which will include a three-member delegation from Pakistan

EU drafts plan for buying fuel from Russia without breach of sanctions

European companies have been scrambling for weeks to figure out how they can meet Moscow's demand and keep the crucial gas flowing without violating sanctions on Russia's central bank

LIVE: Lavrov says all will suffer from West's 'total hybrid war' on Russia

In a speech on the 80th day since Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister pointed to the barrage of sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow

Ukraine official says Russia withdraws from Kharkiv, batters east

Russian troops are withdrawing from Ukraine's second-largest city after weeks of heavy bombardment, the Ukrainian military said as Kyiv and Moscow's forces engaged in a battle for the country's east

Afghanistan wants oil, gas from Russia, hopes to send dry fruits to Moscow

The Afghan charge d'affaires said Taliban govt is relying on Russia to restore the infrastructure, build buildings, roads and other necessary facilities because it had helped Afghanistan in past too

US, Russian defense chiefs speak for first time since Ukraine's invasion

The officials said the hour-long call didn't appear to signal any change in Moscow's war in Ukraine

Exports up 30.7% to $40.19 bn in April; trade deficit widens to $20.11 bn

India imported goods worth $60.3 billion, up nearly 30 per cent on year in April

Russia advises against travel to UK because of 'unfriendly' visa stance

Tensions between Moscow and London have ratcheted up in recent weeks, with Britain announcing fresh sanctions on Putin's financial network on Friday over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian inflation jumps to 17.83% in April, highest since early 2002

Inflation in Russia has accelerated sharply after Russia began what it calls "a special military operation" in Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Russian pipeline sanctions raise fear of interruption in gas supplies

Natural gas prices rose Friday after Russian state-owned exporter Gazprom said it would no longer send supplies to Europe, citing new sanctions that Moscow imposed on European energy companies.