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Implications of short-term gain of cheap Russia oil must be weighed

So, India should carefully weigh the short term gains of buying cheap oil from Russia against implications of annoying the western alliances

Blasts heard in Russian city, Ukraine's key port bombed: Report

The blasts come days after Russia's defence ministry said two Ukrainian helicopters struck a fuel depot in the city, some 35 km from the border with Ukraine, after entering Russia at low altitude.

Russia threatens to suspend ISS cooperation if sanctions not lifted

Roscosmos will soon determine a date on when to halt Russia's involvement with the ISS.

The war in Ukraine ruins Russia's academic ties with the West

Since the end of the Cold War in 1991, Western and Russian higher education institutions have formed hundreds of partnerships and cooperated on different initiatives.

Ukraine sees openings as Russian forces fixed on besieged Mariupol

Ukraine has gained invaluable time, time that is allowing us to foil the enemy's tactics and weaken its capabilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Saturday.

Ukraine spends $10 billion a month on conflict with Russia

The military conflict between Ukraine and Russia started on February 24.

Ukraine war: Breakaway area denies claims of Russian troops massing

The area called Transnistria is a Russia-backed region of Moldova that broke away after a short civil war in the early 1990s, and is unrecognised by most countries

Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of Russian traps

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were creating a catastrophic" situation for civilians

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Pope Francis blasts Russia's 'infantile' war, EU-Libya deal in Malta

Blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a savage war, Pope Francis on Saturday said he was studying a possible visit to Kyiv. Speaking after his arrival in Malta, the pope delivered his most pointed and personalised denunciation yet of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Francis did not cite Putin by name, but the reference was clear when he said that some potentate had unleashed the threat of nuclear war on the world in an infantile and destructive aggression under the guise of anachronist claims of nationalistic interests. We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past, Francis told Maltese officials and diplomats on the Mediterranean island nation at the start of his weekend visit. Francis has to date avoided referring to Russia or Putin by name. However, Saturday's personalisation of the powerful figure responsible marked a new level of outrage for the pope. Once again, some potentate,

In a first, Russia registers nasal version of Sputnik V Covid vaccine

Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19."Russian Health Ministry registers the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against COVID-19," Sputnik V tweeted on late Friday.In January, the Russian news agency TASS reported that the nasal vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection will be in civil circulation and available for Russians within three to four months, quoting the director of the Gamaleya Centre, Alexander Gintsburg."The nasal vaccine for the civil circulation will be available in three to four months," the Director had said.It will be efficient against the new Omicron coronavirus strain, Gintsburg said."Laboratory tests show the Sputnik V protects against the Omicron in its ordinary injection form, and it will certainly be efficient in the nasal form," he added, according to TASS.In October last year, the Russian Ministry of Health issued the authorization to the Gamaleya

Retreating Russian troops leave many mines behind: Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people that retreating Russian forces were creating a complete disaster outside the capital as they leave mines across the whole territory

War in Ukraine due to aggression of Russian leadership, Putin: White House

The ongoing war in Ukraine that has displaced millions of people is a result of the aggression of the Russian leadership and its president Vladimir Putin, the White House has said.

US Commerce Dept adds 120 entities in Russia, Belarus to trade blacklist

The United States is adding 120 Russian and Belarusian entities to its trade blacklist for their support of the countries' armed forces amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, the US Commerce Department said

Moscow-Kyiv talks resume as Ukraine denies hitting depot on Russian soil

Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed Friday, as another desperate attempt to rescue civilians from the shattered and encircled city of Mariupol failed

China weighs giving US total access to audits of most firms

Chinese authorities are preparing to give US regulators full access to auditing reports of the majority of the 200-plus companies listed in New York as soon as mid-this year

Scientists flag rice shortage concerns as world frets about food

Current yield trends will not allow the two countries to be self-sufficient in rice, according to a study published in Nature Food journal in March

Russia-Ukraine conflicts: UK agrees to join US in oil reserves release

Member countries of the International Energy Agency committed to another coordinated oil release in an extraordinary meeting on Friday, according to Japan's industry ministry.

Putting energy security first, buying discounted Russian oil: FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman said that she was entering financial year 2022-23 (FY23) with "cautious optimism" at a time of global commodity price escalation due to the Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine 'strikes back': Russian fuel depot on fire, says Moscow

Ukraine said it would neither confirm nor deny responsibility for the huge fire at the fuel depot in Belgorod, a Russian city near the border which has served as a logistics hub for Russian troops