Ukrainian and Russian POWs tortured and ill-treated: OHCHR
Nov 16, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: Prisoners of war on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine have told UN human rights investigators that they have been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while held captive.
Poland hit amid Russian strikes on Ukraine: Reports
Nov 16, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Warsaw: At least two people died as missiles landed in Poland, close to its border with Ukraine, reports say.
Russia bans 100 more Canadians from entry, including Jim Carrey
Nov 15, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Moscow/IBNS: The Russian Foreign Ministry barred an additional 100 Canadian citizens from entry in response to repeated anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Ottawa.
Russia completes withdrawal of troops from Kherson
Nov 11, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Moscow: Russia's Defence Ministry has said it has completed the withdrawal of troops from the key city of Kherson in Ukraine's south.
No signs of Russia's pullout from Kherson: Ukraine
Nov 10, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said that Kyiv sees no signs that Russia's troops are withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson.
Russia: Fire at Kostroma nightclub leaves 15 dead
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:35 pm
At least 15 people died and five others were hurt in an overnight fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, media reports said on Saturday.
US state secy Antony Blinken discusses Russia-Ukraine conflict, with global counterparts
Nov 05, 2022, at 01:29 am
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his French, German and UK counterparts in Germany on Friday, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
UN chief warmly welcomes Russia decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal
Nov 04, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday issued a statement warmly welcoming Russia’s decision to resume its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly ten million metric tonnes of vital foodstuffs to be shipped from Ukraine.
Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold Wednesday, following Russia suspension
Nov 02, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New York: UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative have said there will be no movement of vessels on Wednesday, in the light of Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the deal.
UK provides Ukraine with $7.3mln cyber aid package
Nov 02, 2022, at 01:20 am
London/UNI: The United Kingdom has mobilized 6.35 million pounds ($7.3 million) in an initial cyber assistance package to safeguard the Ukrainian government and its critical national infrastructure, the UK government said on Tuesday.
China's Huawei may permanently leave Russian market
Oct 31, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Beijing: Chinese IT giant Huawei may permanently leave the Russian market as the company has reportedly ceased the delivery of its equipment to the country, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on Monday, citing sources.
World facing most dangerous decade: Putin
Oct 28, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Moscow/UNI: The world faces "probably the most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
Ukrainian Prez calls Russian tactics on eastern front 'crazy'
Oct 27, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Russian commanders' tactics to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut as "craziness".
Swedish Navy inspects Nord Stream pipeline leak site
Oct 27, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Stockholm/UNI: The Swedish Navy said that it had deployed two vessels to conduct further investigations into the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea.
Ukraine war: Russia launches ballistic missile as part of nuclear drills
Oct 27, 2022, at 02:45 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday surveyed drills carried out by his nuclear-capable forces as Moscow raised "unverified" claims to India and China that Ukraine was developing a "dirty bomb."
Russia: 2 pilots killed in Su-30 jet crash
Oct 24, 2022, at 03:52 am
Moscow: Two pilots died and no casualties occurred among civilians as a result of the crash of a Su-30 jet in the Russian city of Irkutsk, the ministry of emergency situations (EMERCOM) said on Sunday.
Putin imposes martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
Oct 20, 2022, at 02:14 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law on Wednesday in the four regions Russia has annexed and given additional emergency powers to the heads of the Russian regions, AFP reported.
After Biden dubs Pak 'most dangerous nation', it leans on Russia for cheap fuel and wheat supplies
Oct 19, 2022, at 04:36 am
Amid a diplomatic row with the US, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the country wants to import fuel from Russia but at the same rate supplied to neigbouring India, media reports said.
Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations: US President Joe Biden
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:54 pm
Washington/UNI/IBNS: US President Joe Biden has called Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations in the world.
Ukraine: UN General Assembly demands Russia reverse course on ‘attempted illegal annexation’
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal annexation".
Russia adds Meta to list of terrorist organizations
Oct 12, 2022, at 12:07 am
Moscow: Russia has added the Tech company Meta to the list of terrorist and extremist organizations.
Ukraine: Russian large-scale strikes are ‘unacceptable escalation’, says Guterres
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:45 pm
The UN chief António Guterres said that large-scale strikes by the Russian military on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other locations on Monday, were deeply shocking and represented “another unacceptable escalation” of the war.
Russia fired 84 missiles, 10 dead, dozen injured: Ukraine
Oct 11, 2022, at 05:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mass retaliatory strikes by Russia across Ukraine Tuesday killed 10 people and injured dozens more, media reports said.
75 missiles fired in ongoing attack: Ukrainian military
Oct 10, 2022, at 08:08 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine cities came under Russian missile attack on Monday as the war entered 229th day, the country's military chief said 75 missiles have so far been fired in the sudden wave of attacks.
Vladimir Putin orders intensified measures to protect Crimea-related facilities
Oct 09, 2022, at 05:50 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to strengthen measures for protecting transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, the power grid connecting Crimea and the main gas pipeline to the peninsula.
Human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus clinch Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 07, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties, juries announced on Friday.
Myanmar courts Russia, but raises tensions with Bangladesh
Oct 04, 2022, at 05:46 am
Naypyidaw: Myanmar may be another nation wanting to de-dollarise its economy.
Ukraine breaks through Russian lines in its biggest advance along Dnipo River since war began
Oct 04, 2022, at 01:57 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began as it burst through the front and advanced rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday which threatened the supply lines for thousands of Russian troops, media reports said.
Ukraine war: Russia abandons territory, a day after its formal annexation
Oct 02, 2022, at 05:09 am
In a major setback for Moscow, Russia today abandoned Lyman, in the east of Ukraine, for fear of getting surrounded.
Russia vetoes Security Council resolution condemning attempted annexation of Ukraine regions
Oct 01, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New York: Russia on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution which described its attempts to unlawfully annex four regions of Ukraine earlier in the day with a formal ceremony in Moscow, as “a threat to international peace and security”, demanding that the decision be immediately and unconditionally reversed.