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Soccer clubs get share of $1mn fund for Ukraine refugees work, says ECA

Soccer clubs helping refugees from the war in Ukraine have been given 680,000 euros ($686,000) toward their humanitarian projects, the European Club Association said. Athletic Bilbao, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, Legia Warsaw and Maccabi Haifa are among 15 clubs awarded grants of between 25,000 euros and 50,000 euros. Their work is to assist displaced children and families during the ongoing Ukrainian humanitarian crisis, the ECA said. The ECA, which has about 250 member clubs, set aside 1 million euros ($1 million) in March in a fund for Ukrainian relief working alongside the UEFA Foundation for Children charity.

Bomb threats put landlocked Moldova on edge amid Russia-Ukraine war

For tiny Moldova, an impoverished, landlocked nation that borders war-torn Ukraine but isn't in the European Union or NATO, it's been another week plagued by bomb threats. On an overcast day outside the international airport serving Moldova's capital of Chisinau, hundreds of people lined up this week as bomb-sniffing dogs examined the vicinity. That's now a common scene in Europe's poorest nation as it battles what observers believe are attempts to destabilise the former Soviet republic amid Russia's war in Ukraine. Since the beginning of July, Moldova has received nearly 60 bomb threats with more than 15 reported so far this week at locations ranging from the capital's city hall, to the airport, the supreme court, shopping malls and hospitals. While no one has yet been charged for the bomb threats, most of which have arrived via email and all of which have turned out to be false, officials say they have traced computer addresses to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. It is part of the

India, Pakistan left in a lurch as gas deliveries get redirected to Europe

With gas prices more than 150% higher since the Russian invasion in February, and wealthier nations able to pay more to ensure adequate supplies, emerging nations can't compete

Lure of big profits draws more older tankers into Russian oil trade

At least four tankers 15 years or older have joined the pool of vessels delivering Russian oil from Kozmino since May

Russia says it could shut nuclear plant; Kyiv says that risks disaster

Moscow also rejected international calls for a demilitarised zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which it seized early in the war

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"Not flipping a light switch": US defends ties between India, Russia

The United States appeared to be defending India's policy choices, saying that it will take a long time for countries who have historic ties with Moscow to reorient their foreign policy

Zelensky calls for Russian withdrawal from Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again called on Moscow to immediately return the embattled Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to full Ukrainian control, ahead of talks with UN

NSA Ajit Doval, Russian counterpart discuss security cooperation in Moscow

NSA Ajit Doval met his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow and held discussions on a wide range of bilateral and international issues

Indian, Chinese troops to travel to Russia for joint military exercises

China's participation in the joint exercises was "unrelated to the current international and regional situation", the ministry said in a statement

Coca-Cola and McDonald's left Russia, but their brands stayed behind

Companies pulled back from Russia this spring after Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine, in response to investor and public pressure

Never been defensive about stand on buying Russian oil: Jaishankar

The US and other nations in the world may not appreciate India buying Russian oil, but they have accepted it as New Delhi has not been defensive about its stand, EAM said

Ukrainian President Zelensky to meet Recep Erdogan, UN chief this week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week, a spokesman for the world body confirmed.

Amid sanctions from the West, INSTC raises Russian trade volume with India

INSTC is a 7,200 km transportation network ratified by 13 countries, viz, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Armenia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Ukraine

Indian ship used to reroute Russian-linked fuel to New York: US tells India

US sanctions on Russia for its February invasion of Ukraine prohibit imports to the United States of Russian-origin energy products including crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal and gas

Kim Jong-un receives congratulatory letter from head of Ukraine's Donetsk

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a message stressing bilateral relations from the head of the Russian-backed Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Pyongyang's state media said on Wednesday.

Donetsk leader calls for 'beneficial' ties with N Korea in occupied Ukraine

North Korea last month became one of the few nations in the world to recognise the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, another Russian-backed separatist region in eastern Ukraine

Leaders of Ukraine, Turkey and UN to meet tomorrow in Lviv on grain deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskyy is meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to review the deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be shipped

Blasts at Russian base in Crimea suggest Ukrainian fightback

Ammunition store explodes in latest Crimea blasts; Ukraine hints at role, suggesting greater strike capacity; Russia reports more shelling near nuclear plant; food aid leaves Ukrainian port for Africa

Blasts rock Russian base in Crimea, second attack in a month: Report

Kyiv tauntingly hinted at involvement which, if true, could show new capability to strike deeper into Russian territory, potentially changing the dynamic of the six-month conflict