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India always exploring all possibilities in global energy markets: MEA

Asked about India's position on the Russian aggression against Ukraine, Bagchi said India has been in touch with all sides, including at the highest level

US working with Ukraine to produce biological weapons: Russia

The department said that during the work, Ukrainian scientists identified six families of viruses, including coronaviruses, and three types of pathogenic bacteria

Oil prices climbs over 9% amid warnings of Russian supply shortages

The oil market largely shrugged off a decision by the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday to raise interest rates by one-quarter of a percentage point, as anticipated.

JPM cuts Indian shares to 'underweight', trims target for MSCI EM index

The brokerage expects earnings to be lower this year, with commodity prices surging and Russia being excluded from MSCI EM index

Gold bounces on dollar retreat as focus turns to Ukraine crisis

The dollar and Treasury yields eased a day after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point, with investors having priced in an even stronger rate hike

Joe Biden to call China's Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues

The call follows an intense seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi

President Biden's China 'pivot' complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine

China's government has vacillated between full embrace and more measured responses as Russian President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his war, making the decisions for Biden far more layered.

Oil prices surge 7% amid warnings of Russian supply shortages

Benchmark Brent crude futures gained $7.47, or 7.6%, to $105.49 a barrel by 1427 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up $6.85, or 7.2%, to $101.89 a barrel.

Accenture posts strong Q2, warns of potential impact from Ukraine conflict

Accenture forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, but it excluded the impact of the war

After IOC, HPCL buys 2 mn bbl Russian crude, MRPL seeks 1 mn bbl

Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has prompted many companies and countries to shun its oil. This has led to Russian crude being available in the market at deep discounts

Russia bogged down, blasting Ukrainian cities as war enters fourth week

Theatre blown up in besieged Mariupol, 53 civilians killed in Chernihiv, says governor; Putin lashes out at 'traitors and scum' at home

Russia's offensives in Ukraine have largely stalled on all fronts: UK

Russia's offensives in Ukraine have "largely stalled on all fronts", the UK's Defence Ministry said in its latest assessment of the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war.

Ukraine war: WHO delays assessment of Russia's Sputnik Covid vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) has delayed the assessment process for granting emergency use authorisation to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against Covid, in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Australia threatens China with sanctions for backing Russia

Australian PM Morrison said China would face consequences if it backs Russias war on Ukraine, arguing such a move would be an "abomination" while hinting at new international sanctions for Beijing

Russian attacks batter Ukraine as Vladimir Putin warns of 'traitors'

A Russian airstrike ripped apart a theater where hundreds of people have been living in the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said

Ukraine war: Russia, Belarus banned from multi-sport Euro Championships

Athletes from Russia and Belarus were formally banned from the multi-sport European Championships in August. Organizers of the Aug. 11-21 championships in Munich, Germany, said they supported decisions by officials from the nine individual sports not to invite Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials. They have followed guidance from the International Olympic Committee. We are united in our condemnation of Russia's war on Ukraine, organizing committee chairman Libor Varhank said. The sports are canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis, track and field, triathlon and volleyball. Though swimming is an exception among Olympic sports in trying to let Russians continue competing, it is not part of the collective European Championships format launched in 2018.

Russian onslaught on amid optimism over talks, Mariupol theatre destroyed

Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian authorities said.

Ukrainian, Russian Presidents may hold talks in coming days: Report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the coming days, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency has reported, citing Ukrainian

Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Russia to immediately comply with ICJ order

Calling the recent ICJ order relating to the ongoing war as a "complete victory" for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday asked Russia to 'immediately' comply with the order

Ukraine war: US works to 'seize and freeze' wealth of Russian oligarchs

Announcing tough sanctions against Russian oligarchs over the war in Ukraine was step one. Now the US and its allies are creating new teams to act on their vow to "seize and freeze" the giant boats, estates and other pricey assets of Russian elites. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday for the first time convened a multilateral task force known as REPO, one of several new efforts dedicated to enforcing sanctions. REPO short for Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs will work with other countries to investigate and prosecute oligarchs and individuals allied with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The group is now looking into 50 individuals, with 28 names publicly announced. The effort faces several challenges, including varying laws across countries that could make legal discovery difficult and the risk of penalizing innocent people whose property may be tied up in an oligarch's seized assets. And time presents a problem: Investigatio