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US crude, diesel stocks up last week amid signs of demand destruction in o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US crude oil inventories rose last week for the first time in three weeks while stockpiles of distillates, which provide the diesel for trucks, buses and trains and fuel for jets, climbed a second week in a row, data from the Energy Information Adminis
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US to allow energy transactions with sanctioned Russian banks from June 24
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is issuing a license to allow energy-related transactions with sanctioned Russian banks through June 24, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
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Russian withdrawal from Kyiv region gesture of goodwill: Kremlin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Peskov not ruling out option of severing diplomatic relations with West
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not rule out the possibility of severing diplomatic relations with Western countries if the practice of expelling Russian diplomats continues.
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US imposes 'full blocking sanctions' against Russia's Sberbank, Alpha Bank
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed "full blocking sanctions" on Sberbank and Alpha Bank in its latest round of restrictive measures to escalate the financial shock for Russia, a senior Biden administration official said on Wednesday.
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Russian Foreign Ministry says Ukraine preparing another provocation in Kha
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian nationalists have shelled the Derhachi settlement in the Kharkhiv region, filmed destruction and "many dead" civilians to share this footage with the Western media, the head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Mikhail Mizin
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Bulgarian govt mulls proposal to declare Russian Ambassador persona non gr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sofia [Bulgaria], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Bulgarian government is discussing lawmakers' proposal to declare Russian Ambassador to Sofia Eleonora Mitrofanova persona non grata, said media reported on Wednesday, citing Deputy Prime Minister Assen Vassilev.
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Russia pays rubles to holders of Eurobonds for first time
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Finance Ministry said on Wednesday that it had paid rubles to foreign holders of Eurobonds for the first time as a foreign bank did not process order to pay $649.2 million in a foreign currency.
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Intel suspends all business operations in Russia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): US technology company Intel, one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer components and electronic devices, said it has suspended its activities in Russia over the situation in Ukraine.
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Ukraine conflict threatens uneven COVID-19 recovery in Pacific region: Wor
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The conflict in Ukraine threatens uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic among developing East Asian and Pacific countries, the World Bank said in a report on Tuesday.
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Sides to Yemen conflict accuse each other of violating ceasefire
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], April 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the Ansar Allah rebel movement, also known as the Houthis, accused each other of violating the recent UN-brokered ceasefire on Tuesday.
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Serbian capital's airport evacuated over bomb threat: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): An evacuation has been declared at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport due to an explosive device alert, Serbian news agency Tanjug reported on Tuesday.
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