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Did our best to mediate between Russia-Ukraine: Israel envoy Naor Gilon

Israel's Ambassador to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon on Saturday said that his country did its best to mediate between the two nations at war and also provided humanitarian assistance

Blinken, Ukraine FM Kuleba discuss return of US diplomats, aid package

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday discussed the return of American diplomats to Ukraine as well as an aid of $33 bn to the war-torn country with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.

Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian military advance crawls

Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country's east

President Zelensky discusses defensive support for Ukraine with Johnson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had discussed defensive support for Ukraine with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Ukraine says Russian strike knocks out Odesa airport

Russia has sporadically targetted Odesa, a Black Sea port, and a week ago, Ukraine said at least eight people were killed in a strike on the city

Russia to quit International Space Station over Ukraine invasion sanctions

Rogozin earlier this month threatened to end Russia's mission unless the U.S., European Union and Canada lifted sanctions against enterprises involved in the Russian space industry.

Ukraine says Russia stole 'several hundred thousand tonnes' of grain

Ukraine's foreign ministry accused Russia on Thursday of stealing grain in territory it has occupied, an act it said increased the threat to global food security

Russia says risks of nuclear war must be kept to minimum

Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry's head of nuclear non-proliferation, said all nuclear powers must stick to the logic laid out in official documents aimed at preventing nuclear war

Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets

The Russians were trying to capture the areas of Lyman in Donetsk and Sievierodonetsk and Popasna in Luhansk, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said in a daily update

Live news: Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets

Live news updates: Russian Foreign Minister says lifting Western sanctions on Russia was part of peace talks.

Moscow has evacuated over 1 million people from Ukraine: Rusian official

Lavrov said that negotiations continue between Russia and Ukraine almost every day and blamed the inflammatory actions of Western supporters of the Kyiv regime for disrupting the talks

Central bank of Russia lowers key interest rate by 300 basis points to 14%

"With price and financial stability risks no longer on the rise, conditions have allowed for the key rate reduction," Xinhua news agency quoted the bank as saying on Friday

Moscow bars entry of public figures from Norway, Greenland, Ireland

The countermeasures were taken in response to the decisions made by Iceland, Norway and the Danish autonomies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands to join the European Union's sanctions against Russia

Russia makes last-minute bond payment using dollar reserve to avoid default

At that time, tightened sanctions imposed for Russia's invasion of Ukraine prevented the payment from being accepted, so Moscow attempted to make the debt payment in rubles

Russia-Ukraine war: UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol

he mayor of Mariupol said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city's last stronghold is dire, and citizens are begging to get saved

Mass graves with 900 bodies found at places in Kyiv Oblast: Zelensky

The missiles hit undisclosed infrastructure sites near the city of Fastiv in Kyiv Oblast, according to Oleksandr Pavlyuk, head of the Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, said the media outlet

Ukraine forces retake village near Kharkiv after a month from Russia

Almost half the village has escaped on buses, in shrapnel-ridden cars or on foot after fierce battles saw Russian troops pushed back and Ukrainian forces take full control of the village: Official

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks to peg the ruble to gold

However, the governor of Russia's central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, told reporters the idea was "not being discussed in any way"

Exxon profits surge despite $3.4B hit after exit from Russia over war

The oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations due to the war, writing down USD 3.4 billion

Investors should maintain 10-15% allocation to gold, say analysts

While inflation and war will provide support, rising interest rates may act as dampener