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As Black Sea supplies fall, India sells record 1.4 mn tonnes wheat in April

India is the only major supplier of wheat at this time of year, and its exports of the grain have surged since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February

US senator Angus King questions intel for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

U.S. intelligence believed the U.S.-backed Kabul government would hold out for months against the Taliban and thought Russian forces would overrun Ukraine in a few weeks, both assessments were wrong

Italian PM Draghi meets Joe Biden; calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

Italian Premier Mario Draghi said leaders should work toward the possibility of bringing a ceasefire and starting, again, some credible negotiations

Russia-Ukraine crisis: UN chief meets refugees in Moldova, assures aid

The UN chief told Moldovan President Maia Sandu in a meeting Tuesday that the UN would bolster its support for her country to help it deal with the refugee crisis

Ukraine's economy to shrink by 30% in 2022 due to war, says EBRD

Russia's invasion has upended trade in energy, agricultural commodities and fertilisers and disrupted supply chains, resulting in slower growth across eastern Europe

'It's all in our military doctrine': Russia on possible nuclear strike

Ukraine pushes back troops in East; Biden signs Ukraine Bill, seeks $40 bn

Putin preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine, says US spy chief

'We assess Putin is preparing for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goals beyond the Donbas,' US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers

Ukraine crisis: Russia pounds vital port of Odesa, targeting supply lines

Russian troops pounded the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said Tuesday, an apparent effort to disrupt the supply lines and Western weapons shipments critical to Kyiv's defence.

India looking at tapping new markets for edible oil: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

According to her, the country was facing various hurdles on import of edible oils due to the conflict

Sensex sheds 106pts amid volatility; Tata Steel cracks 7%, HUL gains 3%

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with heavy losses of over 2 per cent each. Debutant Rainbow Children's Medicare ended a steep discount of 17 per cent to its issue price.

Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Many Western analysts had expected Putin to use the holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, but he did neither.

Russian army could target chemical industries: Ukrainian military

The Ukrainian military is warning that Russia could target the country's chemical industries.

India's crude imports rise 4.2% to 19.03 mn ton in March on demand recovery

India's fuel demand had scaled a three-year peak in March, with petrol sales hitting an all-time high, as demand rose and the market built up supplies ahead of expected price increases

UN chief Guterres visits non-NATO member Moldova amid Transnistria tension

Transnistria, a small strip of land with a population of about 470,000, has been under the control of separatist authorities since a 1992 war with Moldova

Russian forces committing war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine: US

Russian forces are committing war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine as they engage in a brutal war that is causing immense suffering and needless destruction, the White House has said.

Lithuania FM says only safe way for West, allies is regime change in Russia

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said Putin's annual Victory Day speech was underwhelming and that the gloomy faces of generals and others were signs of failing in the Ukraine war

Halting Russian gas imports would cause supply problems for Italy: Minister

Italy will face short-term energy supply problems if Russia opts to cut gas sales to the country, Italian Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani has said.

Joe Biden signs Ukraine bill, seeks $40 billion aid in Putin rejoinder

Biden signed a bipartisan measure to reboot the World War II-era lend-lease programme to bolster Kyiv and Eastern European allies

France, Germany advocate ceasefire in Moscow-Kyiv negotiations: Macron

France and Germany want to achieve an early ceasefire in Ukraine that will allow the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow to be brought to a conclusion in order to achieve peace, President Macron said

War response to unacceptable threat, fight inevitable: Vladimir Putin

At Victory Day speech, says troops fighting for motherland but makes no major announcement