NEW DELHI, Feb 18 – India has complained to Singapore about a remark its prime minister made on the number of Indian parliamentarians facing criminal charges, an Indian official said on Friday, in a rare instance of friction between the Asian allies. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made […]
Summary Companies U.S. says Russian forces near Ukraine beginning to ‘uncoil’ Separatists in East Ukraine call for military mobilisation Kremlin says Putin starts nuclear drills, no plan to invade DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW, Feb 19 – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and […]
Later, at the start of a meeting with Ukraine’s leader, Harris called it “a decisive moment in history” and told Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “Any threat to your country we take seriously.” He responded: “We clearly understand what is going on. This is our land. We want peace.” He also […]
If knowledge is power, knowing the intimate secrets of one’s DNA could be a powerful weapon. That might explain why the world leaders who hastened to Moscow in recent days for diplomatic talks seemed to balk at Russian-administered coronavirus tests. But this may be a case where imagination […]
MOSCOW — The Russian military on Friday announced massive drills of its strategic nuclear forces, a stark reminder of the country’s nuclear might amid Western fears that Moscow might be preparing to invade Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee Saturday’s exercise, which will involve multiple practice launches […]
BEIJING, Feb 17 – China on Thursday expressed serious concerns regarding India’s ban of Chinese apps over security reasons, adding that it hopes India would treat all foreign investors, including Chinese firms, in a transparent, fair and non-discriminatory manner. “We hope India can take concrete measures to maintain […]
NEW DELHI, Feb 17 – India on Thursday urged the world’s biggest 20 economies (G20) to make joint efforts to ensure increased multi-lateral funding by global institutions including the International Monetary Fund to prepare for future pandemics. Low middle-income and middle income countries do not have enough resources […]
Summary UK sees ‘blatant attempt’ to ‘fabricate pretexts for invasion’ Zelenskiy calls shelling ‘big provocation’ Kremlin says it is seriously concerned West disputes Russian announcement of pullback MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 17 – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday there was now “every indication” that Russia was planning to […]
MOSCOW — Ivan Malyuta, a resident of Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists, applied for Russian citizenship this month and said he, his wife and three children will soon be getting Russian passports. “I want to be a citizen of the Russian Federation. We are moving […]
The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society. Millions of individual Americans’ immune systems now recognize the virus and are […]
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