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3rd round of Russia-Ukraine talks end with no significant results: Report

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators on Monday failed to achieve significant results during their third round of peace talks held in Belarus

Ukraine foreign minister to meet Russian counterpart amid soaring tensions

Amid the escalating Ukraine-Russia conflict, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed his plans to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on March 10

World Bank approves $723 mn loans, grants for Ukraine amid Russia invasion

The World Bank said its executive board on Monday approved a $723 million package of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing government budget support as the country battles a Russian invasion

Russia insists on linking sanctions to nuclear talks, Iran stands firm

Moscow wants a written US guarantee that its trade, investment & military-technical cooperation with Iran would not be hindered by Western sanctions

LIVE: No agreement was reached that improves situation, says Ukraine

A Ukrainian negotiator at talks with Russia on Monday said some small progress had been made on agreeing logistics for evacuation but no agreement was reached that significantly improves the situation

Russia approves list of 'unfriendly' countries and territories, US, UK inc

Russian government approved a list of countries and territories that are 'unfriendly' with Russia and has imposed sanctions

Google pours $700 mn in Poland as it pulls out from Russia

Google on Monday announced to invest nearly $700 million in the purchase and development of The Warsaw HUB, a modern office complex right in the heart of Poland's capital city.

Apple to lose $3 mn in iPhone sales daily after Russia pull out

Apple might lose at least $3 million in iPhone sales revenue daily or $1.14 billion annually as it announced to pull out from the Russian market in the wake of Ukraine invasion.

42 of 43 Meghalaya students returned from Ukraine, one stayed back: CM

Forty-two of the 43 students from Meghalaya have returned to India from war-torn Ukraine, while one chose to stay back in neighbouring Poland with his relatives, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma

China calls Russia its chief ''strategic partner'' despite Ukraine crisis

China's Foreign Minister on Monday called Russia Beijing's most important strategic partner, amid its continued refusal to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.

Pakistan under western pressure to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The NATO, US, UK and the European Union (EU) are taking to global platforms like the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to gather global support in condemning Russia over its aggression in Ukraine

Iran seeks creative ways to restore nuclear deal after Russian demand

A top Iranian official said on Monday that his country is seeking creative ways to restore its nuclear deal with world powers after Russia's foreign minister linked sanctions on Moscow over its war on Ukraine to the ongoing negotiations. The tweet by Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's powerful Supreme National Security Council, offers the first high-level acknowledgment of the demands of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Vienna participants act & react based on interests and it's understandable, Shamkhani wrote. Our interactions ... are also solely driven by our people's interests. Thus, we're assessing new elements that bear on the negotiations and will accordingly seek creative ways to expedite a solution. In recent days, negotiators on all sides in Vienna had signalled that a potential deal was close as the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agreed to a timetable with Iran for it disclose answers to long-standing questions it had about Tehran's program. But

New Zealand imposes sanctions on about 100 Russians, including Putin

New Zealand has introduced sanctions against the Russian leadership, including President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, with the total list amounting to some 100 Russians

Evacuation stalls amid heavy Russian shelling in cities: Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter from Russian shelling that pummeled cities in Ukraine's center, north and south, leaving corpses in the streets

Russia announces ceasefire, humanitarian corridors for evacuations

Russia announced a ceasefire starting Monday morning and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas

Israel will continue to mediate between Moscow, Kiev: Naftali Bennett

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that his country will continue to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if the prospects for success are slim amid the ongoing war

PM Modi to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on phone: Reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday afternoon, official sources said

Saudi Arabia raises April crude selling prices to Asia to all-time highs

Saudi Arabia's Aramco raised April OSPs for crude it sells to Asia by over USD $2 a barrel, with some grades hitting all-time highs, as global market struggle with Russian oil disruption

The power of tech giants: How they are sanctioning Russia over Ukraine war

The world's five leading tech companies - Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft - have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia

Ukraine prez Zelenskyy launches daily calls to action with Global Citizen

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has an unusual new partner in his campaign to defend his country Global Citizen, the international nonprofit fighting extreme poverty