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Over 90 migrants killed in Mediterranean boat accident: UN

Geneva [Switzerland], April 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Nearly 100 migrants died in the Mediterranean waters after the boat carrying them from Libya got shipwrecked, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said.

2022-04-04T03:06:24.128952+00:00 IST

Are attacks by Israeli Arabs an ISIS operation?

Nicosia [Cyprus], April 4 (ANI): Three separate deadly attacks by Israeli Arabs in just a week in Be'er Sheva, Hadera and Bnei Brak caused fears of an unprecedented "terrorist onslaught" by ISIS sleepers or a repetition of the 2015-2016 "Intifada of Knives". These three attacks, in which 11 Israelis were killed, were the worst in six years.

2022-04-04T02:14:00.525883+00:00 IST

Hungarian PM Orban's coalition wins in parliamentary election

Budapest [Hungry], April 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition has won Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to the preliminary results from the National Election Office.

2022-04-03T22:35:55.148437+00:00 IST

UN chief calls for probe in Ukrainian Bucha

New York [US], April 4 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged on Sunday to conduct an independent probe of the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv.

2022-04-03T21:37:31.809557+00:00 IST

Russia requests UN meet on Kyiv's 'provocation in Bucha'

New York [US], April 4 (ANI): Russian First Deputy Envoy to UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Sunday that Moscow has requested a UN Security Council meeting for Monday, claiming the "provocation of Ukrainian radicals" in Bucha.

2022-04-03T20:11:15.011269+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy reacts on alleged Bucha footage

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 3 (ANI): While reacting to the photos and video footage allegedly showing civilians' bodies strewn across the streets in the town of Bucha close to Kyiv in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "this is genocide."

2022-04-03T17:27:13.878390+00:00 IST

Germany refuses to supply Ukraine with 100 Marder IFV: Reportss

Berlin [Germany], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Berlin declined Kyiv's request to supply 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine, German media Welt reported on Sunday, citing defence sources.

2022-04-03T17:25:16.719847+00:00 IST

US increases oil import from Russia by 43%: Official

Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States over the past week has increased imports of Russian oil by 43%, reaching 100,000 barrels per day, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said on Sunday.

2022-04-03T17:12:01.162758+00:00 IST

Ukraine unable to defuse its mines in Black Sea

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine is unable to defuse its own mines drifting in the Black Sea and has passed this task on to NATO, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said on Sunday.

2022-04-03T16:56:24.559136+00:00 IST

Russia denies Kyiv's allegations of civilian killings in Bucha

Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Photos and video footage published by Ukraine allegedly evidencing the Russian forces' crimes in the town of Bucha close to Kyiv are yet another provocation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

2022-04-03T16:46:21.748983+00:00 IST

Ukrainian Economy Ministry says exports halved in March

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian Ministry of Economy estimates that exports halved in March and imports shrank more than three times amid the Russian military operation.

2022-04-03T14:51:12.342236+00:00 IST

'Ready to pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles'

Bratislava [Slovakia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Slovakia cannot give up Russian gas and will pay for supplies in rubles if needed, Slovak Economy Minister Richard Sulik said on Sunday.

2022-04-03T13:47:51.164568+00:00 IST

Russia to sell more goods abroad for rubles: Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia will demand that other exported commodities are paid for in its national currency after President Vladimir Putin said the West must buy its natural gas with rubles, his spokesman said on Sunday.

2022-04-03T11:51:58.574958+00:00 IST

Western sanctions erode trust in dollar, euro: Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Western sanctions policy is accelerating the process of erosion of the world reserve currency, with an increasing number of countries considering options for mutual settlements in national currencies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.

2022-04-03T11:32:19.267793+00:00 IST

Russian forces destroy oil refinery in Ukraine's Odessa

Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian jets and warships struck an oil refinery and fuel storage in the Ukrainian port of Odessa on Sunday morning, a Defense Ministry spokesperson said.

2022-04-03T11:18:16.691273+00:00 IST

Russian strike hits 'critical infrastructure' in Ukraine's Odesa

Odesa [Ukraine], March 6 (ANI): Russian missile strike hit "critical infrastructure" in Ukraine's southern port city, Odesa on Sunday morning, Serhii Bratchuk, spokesman of the Operational Staff of Odesa regional military administration said.

2022-04-03T08:48:41.301220+00:00 IST

Over 60 foreign ships remain blocked in Ukrainian ports

Moscow [Russia], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 60 foreign ships are unable to leave Ukrainian ports because of the threat of shelling and mines, the head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizintsev, said.

2022-04-03T04:49:14.687686+00:00 IST

German chief of defence says Berlin mulls buying missile systems

Berlin [Germany], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is considering buying missile systems from either Israel or the United States to shield itself from what German Chief of Defense Eberhard Zorn called an existing threat.

2022-04-02T17:20:51.612308+00:00 IST

Russia shifting military campaign: Zelenskyy's adviser

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 2 (ANI): After the rapid retreat of the Russians from Kyiv and Chernihiv, Ukraine presidential Volodymyr Zelenskyy's adviser Mykhailo Podolyak on Saturday called on the US and its allies to deliver heavier weaponry to Ukraine saying that Russia is shifting its military campaign to focus on the east and south of Ukraine.

2022-04-02T16:29:35.292374+00:00 IST

London court to issue warrant on Assange's extradition to US

London [UK], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Westminster Magistrate's Court of the United Kingdom will issue a warrant on April 20 to proceed with extradition to the United States of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

2022-04-02T15:33:38.672393+00:00 IST

German economy minister says Russian gas supply 'still guaranteed

Berlin [Germany, April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is still receiving Russian gas, but is preparing for all scenarios, Vice-Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Saturday.

2022-04-02T15:22:34.923608+00:00 IST