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

The World Bank has stopped all its programs in Russia and Belarus with "immediate effect" in response to Moscow's military operations in Ukraine.

China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until end of Olympics: Report

The report indicates that senior Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about "Russia's war plans or intentions before the invasion started last week".

Using citizens as human shields common in Russian disinformation: US DoS

After Russia's claim of Indian students being used as human shields in Ukraine, the US Department of State said they have not seen any verified report of such incidents

Top headlines: India abstains on UN resolution, rupee-ruble trade likely

The government may get a lever to cut excise duties on petrol and diesel to ease the burden of rising global crude prices on the common man. More on that in our top headlines.

Will India benefit from Russia's removal from global indices?

Global index providers MSCI and FTSE say sanctions have made Russia's stock market "un-investable" and, proposed removal of Russian listings from their indices. Will India see FPI inflows after this?

Ukraine's 2nd city Kharkiv heavily bombed as UN assembly denounces Russia

Ukraine's second biggest city, Kharkiv, suffered heavy bombardment on Wednesday as Russia's week-long invasion was denounced by the United Nations in a historic vote

UN General Assembly in historic vote denounces Russia over Ukraine invasion

The last time the Security Council convened an emergency session of the General Assembly was in 1982, according to the UN website

Sanctions will not impact supply of S-400 missile systems to India: Russia

At a media briefing, Russian Ambassador-designate Denis Alipov also referred to a bilateral mechanism to do business in national currencies

UN General Assembly condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Report

The adoption of the General Assembly resolution is symbolic of the opinion of the larger UN membership on Russia's actions against Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: Economic dangers from Russia's invasion ripple across globe

Even before Putin's troops invaded Ukraine, the global economy was straining under a range of burdens: Surging inflation, tangled supply chains, tumbling stock prices

Ukraine crisis: US hits Russia and its ally Belarus with new sanctions

The US Commerce Department also announced additional export controls on oil and gas extraction equipment that would hurt Russia's refining capacity over the long term

India abstains on UN resolution 'deploring Russia's aggression' in Ukraine

The UNGA resolution was similar to the one circulated in the 15-nation Security Council last Friday, on which also India had abstained

Working on providing safe passage to Indians from conflict zones: Russia

India has taken an 'unbiased' position based on assessment of the situation in Ukraine and not because it is dependent on Russian arms, Russian Ambassador-designate Denis Alipov said

UK seeks 'broadest possible coalition' against Putin, including India

Boris Johnson's spokesperson at 10 Downing Street told PTI that a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be expected in the coming days

Ukraine crisis: Boeing, Apple and Exxon make a retreat from Russia

US tech giant Apple said it had stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia

Russia issues fresh threat: World War 3 will be nuclear, destructive

More than half a million Ukrainians have fled the fighting since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion

LIVE: PM Modi speaks to President Putin, discusses safe passage for Indians

Indian embassy in Ukraine asked all Indian nationals to leave Kharkiv immediately on the basis of information from the Russian side

Russia, Ukraine war impacting export cargoes to CIS nations, say exporters

CIS countries include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine

Crypto exchanges won't bar Russians, raising fears of sanctions backdoor

Some of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges are staying put in Russia, breaking ranks with mainstream finance in a decision

'Russian forces are moving in': Mayor of Ukraine's Kyiv warns residents

The mayor of Kyiv has warned the residents that Russian forces are moving in on Ukraine's capital and has urged people to stay indoors and prepare to defend the city, BBC reported.