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Biden applauds UN vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has applauded the General Assembly of the United Nations' vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council (HRC) in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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US sanctions Putin's daughters
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): The White House has announced a wide new slate of sanctions on Russia that includes first-time individual sanctions on the two adult daughters of President Vladimir Putin in response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian withdrawal from Kyiv region gesture of goodwill: Kremlin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kyiv region is a gesture of goodwill to create favourable conditions for Russia-Ukraine talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told France's LCI broadcaster on Wednesday.
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19 Employees of Russia's Permanent Mission in EU expelled
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU has declared 19 employees of Russia's Permanent Mission to the European Union personae non gratae for alleged involvement in activities inconsistent their diplomatic status, the union's foreign policy service said in a statement.
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Over 7.1 million people internally displaced in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): More than 7.1 million people have been internally displaced by the ongoing war in Ukraine with over half of them women, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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After EU meet, China terms normal trade with Russia as contribution to glo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 3 (ANI): A day after the EU warned Beijing against allowing Moscow to work around measures imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs European Affairs Director-General Wang Lutong on Saturday said that Beijing is contributing to the glo
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Biden blames Putin for spike in gas, food prices
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for rising gas and food price due to his invasion of Ukraine.
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US encourages India to participate in country's strategic petroleum reserv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): The United States has been in touch with several countries including India on the release of strategic reserves as President Joe Biden announced to release 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve for the next six month
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Lavrov arrives in India as Russian leaders, businesses battle western sanc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 31 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in New Delhi on Thursday. It is the first high-level visit from Russia since the Ukraine crisis that triggered sanctions by western countries.
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UK announces new sanctions on Russian state media
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], March 31 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced 14 new sanctions on Thursday on Russian propagandists and state media who spread lies and deceit about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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WFP delivers food aid to over 1 million people in Ukraine, seeks USD 590 m
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], March 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that it has delivered food aid to 1 million people in Ukraine and requested an additional USD 590 million in funding to expand the assistance.
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Russia intends to continue energy supplies to Europe: Deputy Foreign Minis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia intends to further supply Europe with energy but Moscow's interests should be considered, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday.
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