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Ukrainian fighters vow to keep fighting at Azovstal steel plant
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mariupol [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): Ukrainian fighters vowed to continue their fighting against the Russian armed forces at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
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US First Lady Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI): US first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to Uzhhorod in western Ukraine on Sunday and met the nation's first lady, Olena Zelenska.
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Russian climber dies on Mt. Qomolangma
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A Russian climber died Saturday evening at Camp I on the world's highest Mt. Qomolangma during a regular acclimatization process, an official from Nepal's Department of Tourism said on Sunday.
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Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol upsets Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to retain WBA light hea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Las Vegas [US], May 8 (ANI): Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol on Saturday defeated Saul "Canelo" Alvarez with a unanimous points decision as the Russian retained his WBA light heavyweight world title here in Las Vegas.
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Amid Ukraine-Russia war, IAF's Rs 35,000 cr plan to upgrade Su-30 fighter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Indian Air Force's plans to upgrade the fleet of its Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft has been put on the backburner for now.
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Russia may completely redirect gas exports from Europe to Asia: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian gas deliveries to Europe can be entirely redirected to the Asia-Pacific region where gas demand is rising, but it would require prompt infrastructure modernization, an energy expert at the Russian company Vygon Consulting, Ivan Timonin, told Sput
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Time for Sweden, Finland to join NATO now: Former NATO Secretary-General
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that the time for Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance is now, while Russian President Vladimir Putin is "preoccupied" with Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy expects 'united position' from EU on sanctions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
yiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for more unity among EU countries in terms of sanctions against Russia.
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Russia-Ukraine war turns spotlight on China's Taiwan calculus
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): The seemingly interminable Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed attention to another long-brewing geopolitical crisis as Xi Jinping has stated in no uncertain terms China's determination to 'reunify' with Taiwan, calling it a renegade regime.
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Finnish, Swedish NATO membership to turn region into 'Theater of War': Rus
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland's and Sweden's possible accession into NATO would be detrimental to their security and that of Europe, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
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UK to allocate additional USD 1.6 billion in aid to Ukraine: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has confirmed an additional funding package for Kyiv in the amount of 1.3 billion pounds (USD 1.6 billion), The Sunday Times reports.
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Russian Defense Ministry says operation to evacuate civilians from Azovsta
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol concluded on Saturday due to unprecedented measures by Russia with 51 people, including 11 children, having been rescued, the head of the Russian National Defense C
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