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Biden speaks with Macron, Scholz, condemns Russia's independence recogniti
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with France President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday about the ongoing escalation along the borders of Ukraine and condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence
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Two ITBP personnel injured in IED blast in poll-bound Manipur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 21 (ANI): Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel sustained splinter injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Manipur on Sunday, which escalated tension in the poll-bound state.
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As the Ukraine crisis escalates Middle East countries will be forced to pi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 21 (ANI): As the specter of all-out war in Ukraine looms large, a confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine will undoubtedly have ripple effects on the countries of the Middle East, which must take hard decisions and choose sides.
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After KCR's Mumbai visit, BJP MLA says it's a plan to escape from public o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 20 (ANI): Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Etela Rajender criticized the state Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for visiting Mumbai and termed it as a plan to escape from the public outrage at his government. Rajender said that an allian
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Minsk, Moscow to continue joint drills amid escalation in Eastern Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said Sunday that Moscow and Minsk had decided to continue the joint military exercise to test the Union State's response force.
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Switzerland calls on citizens to leave Donbas, urges sides to de-escalate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is urging Swiss nationals to leave the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's southeast (Donbas) amid escalations on the contact line.
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Macron discusses Ukraine crisis with Zelenskyy, says 'will take all risks
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron where they discussed the deteriorating situation in Donbas and the ways to immediately de-escalate the crisis and resolve it by p
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Powerful explosion hits Luhansk amid escalating tensions between Russia, U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], February 19 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a "powerful explosion" hit Luhansk, Sputnik reported.
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About 25,000 Luhansk residents crossed border with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): About 25,000 residents of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) have already crossed the border with Russia, fleeing the escalation of violence in Donbas, a spokesperson for the LPR Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday.
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US State Secy Blinken expresses concern over civilian casualties in Yemen
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) expressed deep concern with the uptick in civilian casualties in Yemen as well as the region and condemned attacks by all parties that lead to an escalation in Yemen and extend the conflict.
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Blinken, Estonian Foreign Minister call on Russia to de-escalate in Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Eva-Maria Liimets and called on Russia to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine.
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Japanese, UK leaders agree to continue diplomatic efforts on Ukraine: Toky
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his UK counterpart, Boris Johnson, have reaffirmed during a phone call on Wednesday their intention to continue diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions around Ukraine, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affa
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