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Biden urges China to prod Russia as Xi cautions against conflict

Russia will prevail in Ukraine: Putin

Global equities rise, gold prices fall after Russia avoids default

The Russian finance ministry announced on Thursday that it had sent funds to cover $117 million in coupon payments on two dollar-denominated sovereign bonds that came due this week

Multiple dimensions: Three ways to see the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Is Putin the bad guy in the Ukraine conflict, or has the West ignored the need for a legitimate buffer zone, or is it all about ideological underpinnings of civilisational ideas, wonders T N Ninan

Xi tells Biden Ukraine war should end, lays no blame on Russia

Xi told Biden that conflicts and confrontations were in no-one's interests, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement

Embassy continues to function 24X7 with help line for Indians in Ukraine

The Indian Embassy said that it has been functioning round the clock for Indian nationals in Ukraine who are trying to seek assistance and they can contact it through email and help line numbers.

6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to war: UN

The estimates from the IOM suggests Ukraine is fast on a course in just three weeks toward the levels of displacement from Syria's devastating war which has driven about 13 mn people from their homes

Ukraine crisis: Russia says it made progress in negotiations

Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian negotiators in several rounds of talks with Ukraine, said that the sides have narrowed their differences on the issue of Ukraine dropping its bid to join NATO

Zelensky says war against Ukraine will set Russia back by decades

Earlier, Ukraine's armed forces said Russian troops have used almost their entire stockpile of missiles and some types of ammunition

Pope Francis asserts Ukraine right to defence in blasting Russia war

It came just days after Francis told the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, that the concept of a just war was obsolete since wars are never justifiable

Russian oil sale to India complicates President Biden's efforts

President Biden's campaign to unite the globe against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being challenged not only by adversaries such as China but also by the world's most populous democracy, India.

US and China should 'shoulder responsibility for world peace': Xi to Biden

Conflict and confrontation are not in anyone's interest, and peace and security are what the international community should treasure the most, Xi was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry

Gold set for worst week since November as safe-haven demand eases

'If there is a ceasefire or some sort of a deal, gold could drop fairly quickly,' said Edward Meir, analyst with ED&F Man Capital Markets

Putin tells mass rally that Russia will prevail in Ukraine

'We know what we need to do, how to do it and at what cost. And we will absolutely accomplish all of our plans,' Putin told a rally at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium

Oil prices headed for weekly loss, but stay well above $100/barrel

Russia said an agreement had yet to be reached after a fourth day of talks with Ukraine during which some signs of progress had emerged earlier in the week

World stocks cling to week's gains, Biden talks Russia with Beijing

US stocks were also set for a pause, with trading on Wall Street likely to be bumpy due to 'triple witching' as investors unwind positions in futures and options contracts before expiry

As war rages on, Ukraine, Russia agree on nine humanitarian corridors

Moreover, Ukraine plans to deliver humanitarian aid to Balakleya and Izyum in the Kharkiv Oblast, reported The Kyiv Independent

Arnold Schwarzenegger tells President Putin in video: Stop this war

Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger told Russians in a video posted on social media Thursday they're being lied to about the war in Ukraine

Putin tells Scholz that Kyiv is stalling peace talks with Moscow

Moscow has previously said it was close to agreeing a formula that would keep Ukraine neutral, one of its key demands

Investor wealth rises Rs 19 trn as Sensex soars 5,000 pts in 8 sessions

Some moderation in internal commodity prices -- including crude oil -- had pushed investors to make a comeback in the markets

Qatar prepares for FIFA World Cup 2022 in shadow of Ukraine war

FIFA barred Russia from World Cup Qatar 2022 in Qatar and other international sports competitions