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Air India to operate three flights from India to Ukraine next week

The flights will be operated on February 22, 24 and 26

Safe-haven currencies fall on hopes for easing in Ukraine crisis

Safe-haven Japanese yen fell back on Friday and the Australian dollar advanced as investors took comfort from news of talks between the United States and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.

Oil heads for weekly fall on Iranian oil hopes

Oil prices head for a weekly fall after losses on Friday as the prospect of increased Iranian oil exports eclipsed fears of potential supply disruption resulting from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Jakarta: Russia, China tone down G20 text on geopolitical tensions

Russia and China watered down a communique being drafted by heads of the G20 on Friday, to remove a reference to "current" geopolitical tensions clouding the global economic outlook, said sources.

Putin to oversee nuclear drills on Saturday during standoff over Ukraine

The Defence Ministry said Russian President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee Saturday's exercise, which will involve multiple practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise

Share futures jump, gold falls on hopes for diplomacy in Ukraine

US and European stock futures bounced back on Friday and selling pressure on Asian shares eased after the US Secretary of State agreed to a meeting with Russia's foreign minister, over Ukraine crisis.

Russia welcomes India's position on Ukraine crisis

Russia on Friday welcomed India's position on the Ukraine crisis, amid spike in tensions between the NATO countries and Moscow over the situation in the eastern European nation.

Rebels accuse Ukraine of shelling as Russian media reports tank withdrawals

Kyiv and the pro-Russian separatists have been facing off for eight years, and a ceasefire between them is routinely violated, but the intensity of fighting increased notably this week

Ukraine crisis takes centre stage at Munich Security Conference

No Russian delegation will attend the conference, the Kremlin said last week - the first no-show in years, underscoring how much East-West relations have deteriorated

Ready for talks with Russia to achieve peace: Ukraine President Zelensky

Since November 2021, Kiev and some Western countries have accused Russia of assembling heavy troops near the Ukrainian border with a possible intention of invasion

G20 finance leaders to warn of rising inflation, geopolitical risks

Fears that Russia might invade Ukraine overshadowed a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, which was expected to focus heavily on economic recovery

India reiterates call for diplomacy as Ukraine tensions heighten

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that Russia was preparing to launch an attack in the coming days and even sketched out in detail what he claimed was Moscow's battle plan

Stocks steady as Blinken agrees to meet Russia's foreign minister

Investors fear a wider war as one of the deepest crises in post-Cold War relations plays out, with Russia wanting security guarantees, including Ukraine's never joining NATO

Gold slips from $1,900 as potential Russia-US talks dull appeal

U.S. gold futures dropped 0.5% to $1,892.70.

Asian stock markets slip as Russia-Ukraine tensions send US stocks lower

Stocks fell Friday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as escalating worries over the possibility Russia may invade Ukraine rattled global financial markets. Benchmarks were moderately lower in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul and Sydney. On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 2.1 per cent, its biggest drop in two weeks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.8 per cent and the Nasdaq composite slid 2.9 per cent. The losses wiped out the major indexes' weekly gains. The wave of selling came as President Joe Biden warned that Russia, which is believed to have built up some 150,000 military forces near Ukraine's borders, could invade within days. Dignitaries raced for solutions but suspicions between East and West only seemed to grow, as NATO allies rejected Russian assertions it was pulling back troops from exercises that had fueled fears of an attack. The Ukraine crisis has hung over markets for weeks, adding to volatility in markets. Russia is a major energy producer and if it ...

President Biden says Russian threat to invade Ukraine still 'very high'

World dignitaries raced for solutions, but suspicions between East and West only seemed to grow

Troops to diplomacy: What you should know about Ukraine-Russia crisis

A day after Moscow said it was returning troops to bases, the NATO allies said Russia is actually building up forces near Ukraine

US Senate approves resolution for Ukraine crisis, warning Russia

Action in the Senate came after President Joe Biden said the US has "every indication" of a potential Russian attack on Ukraine in a matter of days

Blinken to meet Lavrov next week if Russia does not invade Ukraine

Tensions over Ukraine have increased in recent months, with Russia and NATO accusing each other of amassing troops on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

US Congress sends Biden stop-gap funding bill to avoid govt shutdown

The Senate acted as a midnight Friday deadline loomed, when existing funds were set to expire for operating most of the federal government