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Latest live updates: Delhi reports 2,311 new Covid cases in past 24 hours

Live news updates: Delhi reported 1,837 Covid-19 recoveries. Positivity rate at 13.84 per cent. Active cases at 7,349

Hiroshima vows nuclear arms ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat

Hiroshima remembered the atomic bombing 77 years ago as officials warned against nuclear weapons buildup and as fears grow of another such attack amid Russia's war on Ukraine

Ukrainian military personnel digs in for Russian assault on eastern city

Ukrainian military personnel are fortifying their positions around the eastern city of Sloviansk in expectation of a fresh Russian attempt to seize the strategic point in Donetsk region

Ukrainian fortifications in Donbas region under pressure from Russia

Ukraine's General Staff said that Russian troops were fiercely attacking Bakhmut, a cornerstone of the defence system around the last Ukrainian-held urban area in the eastern Donbas region

Putin bans 'unfriendly' investors from making transactions in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning "unfriendly" investors from making transactions with their shares in strategic Russian enterprises and projects until the end of the year

Vladimir Putin, Tayyip Erdogan meet to further Russia-Turkey ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to strengthen bilateral relations during their talks in Russia's Sochi.

US, Russia, China take part in talks with SE Asian nations amid tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined the foreign ministers of Russia and China at a meeting with top diplomats from Southeast Asia, at a time of increased tensions between the three

Lavrov talked to everyone who did not hide at ASEAN dinner: Russia

During the ASEAN gala dinner in Cambodia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked to everyone who was not hiding, the Russian delegation told Sputnik.

Iraq discounts heavily to muscle out cheaper Russian oil in India

After a dip in market share, suppliers from the West Asian nation are discounting heavily to muscle out cheaper Russian oil

Finland wants to tighten visa rules for Russians: Foreign Minister Haavisto

Lawmakers across the political spectrum backed the move, according to Yle, in sentiments sparked by Russia's war neighbouring Ukraine, which began in February

Russia to replace International Space Station after 2024: Roscosmos

Russia is looking into potential projects to replace the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and is currently working on extending the operation of the ISS past 2024.

Unacceptable: Biden slams Russian court sentence in US basketball star case

US President Joe Biden reacted sharply to the sentencing of American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine and a half years in jail by a Moscow court Thursday

India expects $8-$9 bn bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months

RBI last month allowed importers and exporters to pay in the partially convertible rupee, a move widely seen as making trade with Russia and South Asian neighbours easier instead of relying on dollars

India among leaders in annual renewable energy investment: UN report

The report mentions WFP estimates of an increase of 47 million acutely hungry people in 2022 across 82 countries due to the lingering effects of Covid-19 and the continuing Russian-Ukraine war

Live news updates: ED attaches worth assets Rs 415 cr in Yes Bank-DHFL case

Live news updates: ED has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 251 crores of Sanjay Chhabria and assets worth Rs 164 crores of Avinash Bhosale, in Yes Bank- DHFL fraud case under PMLA, 2002

Putin's rumoured girlfriend, Russian elites hit with US sanctions

A new round of US sanctions targeting Russian elites includes a woman named in news reports as Vladimir Putin's longtime romantic partner.

New investment through China's BRI drying up in Pakistan and Russia

New investment in Russia through China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) fell to zero in the first half of 2022, while Chinese outlays in Pakistan dropped by 56 per cent during the same period

Russia is a danger to Europe, says Poland's President Andrzej Duda

Poland's President Andrzej Duda considers Russia a "danger to Europe"

Russia uses its nuclear weapons to 'intimidate and threaten': US Secretary

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of using its nuclear weapons to "intimidate and threaten".

There can be no winners in nuclear war, it must never be unleashed: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there could be no winners in a nuclear war and it should never be unleashed, noting that Russia Federation followed the letter and spirit of NPT.