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Russia says seized Ukrainian lands are under its nuclear protection

Nearly eight months into his invasion of Ukraine, some analysts believe the likelihood of Putin resorting to nuclear weapons has increased since his army suffered a series of major defeats

Down 66% YoY, total deal value in Q3FY23 second lowest since 2017: Report

According to Grant Thornton Bharat's Dealtracker September 2022 report, a total of 450 deals worth $10.2 billion were recorded in Q3FY23, 25 per cent below the 600 deals recorded in Q3FY22

As winter approaches Ukrainians dig in for brutal season amid war

Nine-year-old Artem Panchenko helps his grandmother stoke a smoky fire in a makeshift outdoor kitchen beside their nearly abandoned apartment block. The light is falling fast and they need to eat before the setting sun plunges their home into cold and darkness. Winter is coming. They can feel it in their bones as temperatures drop below freezing. And like tens of thousands of other Ukrainians, they are facing a season that promises to be brutal. Artem and his grandmother have been living without gas, water or electricity for around three weeks, ever since Russian missile strikes cut off the utilities in their town in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region. For them and the few other residents that remain in the complex in Kivsharivka, bundling up at night and cooking outdoors is the only way to survive. It's cold and there are bombings, Artem said Sunday as he helped his grandmother with the cooking. It's really cold. I'm sleeping in my clothes in our apartment. More Russian strikes on .

Fully support PM Modi's 'not an era of war' remark to Putin: UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he fully supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark to Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is "not an era of war", emphasising that all efforts towards creating conditions for a solution to the Ukraine conflict under the UN Charter and international law will be "very much welcomed." Speaking to PTI here ahead of his visit to India, Guterres also said he is "very concerned with escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, especially when escalation causes a large number of civilian victims, obviously it only worsens what is already a very difficult situation." Russian President Putin ordered a "special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24. The raging conflict has further heightened economic stresses, especially on food and energy. "I think that what" Prime Minister Modi "said to Russian President Putin that this is not the time for war is absolutely true. No time is the time for war. But this time in particular is

Musk withdraws Pentagon funding request for Starlink Internet in Ukraine

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the company will continue to fund the Starlink Internet service in war-torn Ukraine and that he has withdrawn the request for funding to the Pentagon

India unlikely to join G7 push to cap Russian oil prices to counter Putin

The move to cap prices of Russian oil comes amid efforts to reduce Russia's revenue to counter its advances in Ukraine war, with minimum impact on global energy crisis

Attack of the Kamikaze drones: Russia's Iranian wildcard in Ukraine war

The drones loiter and then hit a target precisely, reducing the risk to ground troops

Russia releases 108 captive Ukrainian women in latest prison exchange

Russia has released 108 Ukrainian women as part of the latest prisoner exchange between the two warring countries, authorities in Kyiv confirmed

Putin's war escalation in Ukraine is hastening demographic crash for Russia

Plans by Putin's government had set the goal of starting to reverse the decline in the population in 2022 before growth should resume in 2030

Extensive proof Russia using Iranian drones in Ukraine: US State Department

A US State Department spokesman has claimed there's enough proof that Russia is using Iranian drones against both military and civilian targets in Ukraine

US to continue sanctions on Russian, Iranian arms trade: White House

The United States will continue to vigorously enforce sanctions on Russian and Iranian arms trade, the White House said, asserting that it will stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes. This will make it harder for Iran to sell these weapons to Russia, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Monday. There is extensive proof of Russia using Iranian drones to target military and civilian targets in Ukraine, she added. "We'll continue to vigorously enforce US sanctions on both the Russian and Iranian arms trade -- that's what we'll do from here, make it harder for Iran to sell these weapons to Russia. And we'll stand with our partners throughout the region against that Iranian threat," Jean-Pierre said. Responding to questions, she said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had warned in July that Iran was planning to sell UAVs to Russia for use against Ukraine. "We also exposed publicly that Russia has received

Growth in renewables saved $11 bn for EU in gas imports since Ukraine war

Clean power covered 24% of the EU's energy needs between March and September this year, the highest ever for this six-month period, according to a study by think tanks E3G and Ember

Ukraine War: What are Kamikaze drones deployed by the Russian military?

As Russia has unleashed a wave of Kamikaze drones on Ukraine for the second time, let's understand what is this weapon and how does it work

Multiple explosions rock Kyiv as Ukraine reports 'Kamikaze' drone attacks

Ukraine's capital city Kyiv was rocked by multiple explosions early on Monday in an attack by "Kamikaze" drones, an Ukrainian official said.Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential office of Ukraine, said kamikaze drones were attacking the city."The Russians think it will help them, but these actions look like desperation," Yermak said in a statement, blaming Russia for the attack, CNN reported.Several residential buildings were damaged in the attack.In a Telegram message, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the "drone attack" caused a "fire in a non-residential building."Kyiv says Moscow has used Iranian-supplied drones in the strikes against Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities across Ukraine in recent weeks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge, CNN reported.At least three explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital at around 6:45 a.m. local time on Monday as a result of apparent Russian strikes, according ..

Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Elon Musk's satellite network

A Ukrainian diplomat expressed optimism Sunday about securing the money needed for the continued operation of a satellite network funded by billionaire Elon Musk that has provided key battlefield and humanitarian contacts in the war with Russia. It's there, it's working, said the envoy, Oksana Markarova. It will need to be working for a longer time. She did not indicate whether Musk had agreed to continue funding his rocket company SpaceX's Starlink internet service in Ukraine but said the country's collaboration with the company has been excellent. "We got the Starlinks in Ukraine very quickly, in some areas for humanitarian support, it's the only connection that we have," Markarova told CBS' Face the Nation. And it's very important to continue having it and I'm positive that we will find a solution there. On Friday, senior US officials confirmed that Musk had asked the Defense Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine. Starlink, which provides .

SpaceX might keep funding satellite service in Ukraine, says Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk has suggested in a tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. But Musk's tone and wording also raised the possibility that the irascible Tesla CEO was just being sarcastic. Musk frequently tweets jokes and insults and sometimes goes on unusual tangents, such as a recent series of tweets suggesting that one of his companies has begun selling its own line of fragrances. It is not clear if SpaceX has actually established future plans for service in Ukraine. On Friday, senior US officials confirmed that Musk had officially asked the Defence Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine. Starlink, which provides broadband internet service using more than 2,200 low-orbiting satellites, has provided crucial battlefield communications for Ukrainian military forces since early in the nation's defence against Russia's February invasion. "The hell with it even though .

Russia military range shooting leaves 11 dead, 15 wounded near Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said that two volunteer soldiers fired at other troops at a Russian military firing range near Ukraine, killing 11 and wounding 15 others, before getting killed. The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region in southwestern Russia that borders Ukraine. It said that the two volunteers from an unnamed ex-Soviet nation fired on other soldiers during target practice and were killed by return fire. The ministry called the incident a terrorist attack.

Buckle up, and keep going, says IMF chief as outlook for world economy dims

Here is a rundown of the key takeaways from the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund hosted IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

Russia trying to kill Starlink internet services in Ukraine: Musk

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that his Starlink is the only internet service left in Ukraine, and Russia is actively trying to kill it too

US sending $725 mn more in aid to Ukraine for defence against Russia

The Biden administration will send Ukraine a new USD 725 million package of weapons and other military assistance, the White House said, as the US added to a flurry of aid announcements from European allies this week. The announcement made on Friday comes on the heels of meetings at NATO, where defence leaders from Europe and around the world pledged weapons and air defence systems to Ukraine as Russia heightened its bombardment of Kyiv and other regions. Officials said there are no major new weapons in the US package. Instead, the US aid is largely aimed at restocking thousands of rounds of ammunition for the weapons systems Ukraine has been successfully using in its counteroffensive against Russia, as the war stretches into its eighth month. The new package includes rounds for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, a critical weapon that has improved Ukraine's ability to strike ammunition depots, bridges and other key targets that erode Russia's ability to ..