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FTAs with UK, EU to open new opportunities for domestic exporters: FIEO

The proposed free trade agreements (FTAs), including with the UK, European Union and GCC would open new opportunities to boost India's exports in these markets, FIEO President A Sakthivel said

Russia defaults on foreign-currency sovereign debt for 1st time since 1918

Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors

News LIVE: Rebel MLAs name group after Balasaheb, say they are in Sena

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Pakistan risks losing GSP+ status as EU looks to prepare draft report

As the EU looks to prepare a draft report on GSP+ status, Pakistan needs to work in several areas to avoid losing the special incentive arrangements of the EU that it has enjoyed for the last 7 years

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov compares EU and NATO to Hitler

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the European Union (EU) and NATO were building a coalition to engage in a war with Moscow and compared them to "Hitler during World War II"

Zelensky expects parliament to adopt European integration bills as priority

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects the Verkhovna Rada, or parliament, to adopt European integration bills as a priority

EU makes Ukraine membership candidate, binding country close to West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted his gratitude and declared: Ukraine's future is within the EU.

Xi Jinping lashes out at US, EU sanctions against Russia for 3rd day

Addressing a high-level dialogue on global development in virtual format, Xi also lashed out at the US protectionist policies

India should seek deeper integration into EU supply chains: NITI's Bery

"Assuming a successful conclusion to the trade negotiations, India should seek deeper integration into European supply chains, presenting itself as an alternative to China," he said.

LIVE: Rebel leader Eknath Shinde gets enough MLAs to split Sena Sena

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Historic moment: Zelenskyy on EU decision to grant Ukraine candidate status

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed the EU decision to grant his country candidate status for accession to the 27-member bloc, saying it was "historic moment" in bilateral ties

Ukraine granted candidate status for European Union membership amid war

The European Union agreed on Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU membership, acting with uncharacteristic speed and unity to pull the embattled country further away from Russia's influence

Ukraine set to be approved as EU candidate after Commission's nod

During a summit in Brussels on Thursday, Ukraine is set to be approved as an European Union (EU) candidate after the European Commission gave the go-ahead

Thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel lose fight against EU veto of joint venture

The companies had sought to tackle over-capacity and other challenges in the steel industry via the joint venture but the European Commission said the deal could result in price hikes.

Next package of EU sanctions against Russia needed urgently: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia must be approved as soon as possible

EU states using strategies to confront price hike at gasoline pump: Report

As the crisis in Ukraine sends global fuel prices spiraling higher, governments in EU member states are scrambling for ways to reduce the economic impact their citizens are feeling

Moscow fumes after European Union cuts off some shipments: Reuters

On the ground in eastern Ukraine, Russia's separatist proxies said they were advancing towards Kyiv's main battlefield bastion

India's Russian imports up 3.5 times on oil buys despite Western pressure

It's now the 4th largest petroleum supplier for India with exports worth $1.3 bn in April

Zelenskyy defiant as Russia intensifies attacks in east, seizes territory

Ukraine acknowledged difficulties in fighting in the east of the country as Russian forces captured territory and intensified pressure on two key cities ahead of an EU summit this week

Blame Russia, not sanctions, for global food crisis, says EU's top diplomat

The European Union's top diplomat said on Monday he has written to all African foreign ministers to explain that the bloc's sanctions on Russia are not responsible for the looming global food crisis