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Russia says its buses ready to evacuate Indians, foreigners from Ukraine

130 buses are ready to evacuate stranded Indian students and other foreigners from war-torn Ukraine's Kharkov and Sumy cities to Russia's Belgorod Region, a top Russian military general said

Russian war on Ukraine enters second week as apparent failure

Ukraine president says defence lines holding; eastern city of Kharkiv suffers further heavy bombardment while Moscow says it has seized Kherson, mayor says troops in streets

Russian forces trying to encircle Ukraine's Kyiv amid intense fighting

Russian forces were trying to encircle Kiev amid intense fighting currently underway within 20-40 km of the Ukrainian capital, a non-profit think tank said

ICC prosecutor launches war crimes investigation during Ukraine invasion

The International Criminal Court prosecutor has launched an investigation that could target senior officials believed responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide in Ukraine

World Bank stops all projects in Russia, Belarus with 'immediate effect'

'The banking organisation, with 189 member countries across the globe, has not approved any new loans or investments in Russia since 2014, when the country annexed the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine'

Russian ships, rocket boats approaching Odessa: Ukraine Defence Ministry

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry on Thursday announced that Russian ships and rocket boats were approaching the country's third largest city of Odessa located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.

Netflix pauses future projects, acquisitions in Russia amid Ukraine crisis

The streaming service had four Russian originals in the pipeline, including a crime thriller series directed by Dasha Zhuk, which was shooting and has been postponed

SBI stops transactions related to Russian entities under sanctions

'No transactions involving entities, banks, ports or vessels appearing on the US, European Union or UN sanctions list would be processed irrespective of the currency of the transaction'

Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Paralympics in stunning about-face

In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries' roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee

Australia helps allies seeking to replace Russian coal amid Ukraine crisis

The Australian government is helping coal importing nations find alternatives to Russia for supplies by connecting them with local producers, a government spokesperson said on Thursday

Foolish to harm ties because of India's Ukraine vote at UNGA: US Senator

Hours after India had abstained on a UN General Assembly vote on Ukraine, an influential Republican Senator has cautioned that it would be "foolish" to harm bilateral ties because of it

Russia presents 4-point formula to end Ukraine war, keep out NATO: Report

Russia has coined a four-point formula that would keep out NATO, the western military alliance, out of most of the territories that were once a part of the former Soviet Union

Russia refuses to launch OneWeb satellites, issues conditional demands

OneWeb's 36 satellites were scheduled, to take off on top of a Russian Soyuz rocket on March 5

Evolution in some of India's public positions on Russia: US Official

There has been an evolution in some of India's public positions on Russia, a senior Biden official has told US lawmakers, hoping that New Delhi would further distance itself from Moscow after Ukraine

Premier League: Captains to show support by wearing Ukraine armbands

Premier League and its clubs have rejected Russia's ongoing military operations in Ukraine and hence, everyone involved will be showing support for the people of Ukraine at all matches this weekend

US accuses Kremlin of 'full assault on media freedom and truth' in Russia

US Department of State has accused Kremlin of engaging in full assault on media freedom and the truth in Russia after the restriction of access to Echo of Moscow radio broadcaster, Dozhd TV-channel

Euro pinned down as Russia-Ukraine war stokes stagflation fears

The euro was last at $1.1097 in the Asia session, only a little above its overnight trough of $1.1058, its lowest since May 2020.

Fitch, Moody's slash Russia's sovereign rating to junk as sanctions mount

The Ukraine invasion has triggered a flurry of credit rating moves

Russia-Ukraine conflict could increase Covid transmission: WHO

The WHO is delivering essential medical supplies to Ukraine from the hub in Dubai.

Ukraine president Zelensky urges citizens to keep up fight against Russia

In his latest video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the citizens of his country to keep up the fight against Russia as Moscow's invasion of Kiev has entered its seventh day.