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Russia starts battle for Donbas, Ukraine will defend itself: Zelensky

"No matter how many Russian troops are driven there, we will fight," he added

Russia hits Lviv, prepares for assault in eastern Ukraine: Report

The Russian missile strikes on Lviv hit three military infrastructure facilities and an auto mechanic shop, according to the region's governor, Maksym Kozytskyy. He said the wounded included a child

Wall Street up, US Treasury surges as investors eye earnings, global growth

Stocks were up in early trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22%, the S&P 500 climbing 0.25% and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.23%

Russian strikes kill at least 6 in Lviv, says Ukrainian governor

With missiles and rockets battering various parts of the country, Zelenskyy accused Russian soldiers of torture and kidnappings in areas they control

Zelenskyy urges world to respond to torture as Russia continues atrocities

Torture chambers are built there, Zelenskyy said in an evening address to the nation. They abduct representatives of local governments and anyone deemed visible to local communities

Indian tea companies smell opportunity as Sri Lanka crisis brews

Island nation largest orthodox tea supplier, exporting over 95% of its production, according to ICRA report

Students evacuated from Ukraine, parents hold protest at Jantar Mantar

Around 300 parents and students from across the nation under the Parents Association of Ukraine MBBS Students demanded the government ensure the evacuees enrollment in the Indian institutes

Ukraine defiant as key port city Mariupol teeters on brink

After the humiliating loss of the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, Russia's military command on Friday vowed to step up missile strikes on the capital

Russia demands Mariupol surrender, Pope Francis laments 'Easter of War'

Russia orders fighters in Mariupol steelworks to lay down arms while Ukraine president says killing soldiers would end peace efforts; Pope decries 'cruel and senseless' conflict

Russian forces bear down on Mariupol, strike other Ukraine cities

With the last Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol refusing to surrender, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was 'deliberately trying to destroy everyone who is there'

Russia renews strikes on Ukraine's big cities, bears down on Mariupol

Russian forces renewed missile strikes on Kyiv and intensified shelling of Kharkiv in an apparent strategy to hobble Ukraine's defences

Ukraine prez Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks to break Russian blockade

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke on Saturday with the leaders of Britain and Sweden about how best to help

Mounting attack may end scope for negotiation: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The continuing siege of the port city of Mariupol could scuttle attempts to negotiate an end to the war, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov vows to rebuild besieged Mariupol

According to Forbes magazine, Akhmetov's net worth in 2013 reached $15.4 billion. It currently stands at $3.9 billion

Russia attacks Kyiv, Lviv after Black Sea Fleet flagship sunk

Ukraine's military said Russian warplanes that took off from Belarus had also fired missiles at the Lviv region near the Polish border, where 4 cruise missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defences

Fighting for Mariupol continues, says Ukrainian Defence Ministry

Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesman Olexandr Motuzyanyk has said that their forces continued to fight the Russian military for the Azov Sea key port city of Mariupol, Ukrinform news agency reported.

Zelenskyy: Russian oil ban key step to peace, seeks support from countries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that existing sanctions on Russia are painful but not yet enough to stop the Russian military.

Egypt approves India as wheat supplier; to import about one million tonnes

240,000 tonnes to be shipped in April itself; export approved after rigorous process of field visits and checks in quarantine facilities

Tier-2 IT firms face sharper downgrades with clients likely to pare spends

Margin pressure and valuation premium point to downside for stocks

Ukraine says fighting rages around Mariupol steel plant, port

Ukraine says street fighting ongoing in Mariupol; Moscow says it captures steel plant in Mariupol