Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed India's growth forecast for the current financial year 2022-23 (FY23) to 8.2 per cent from its earlier estimate of 9 per cent in January.
Paris [France], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): France is trying to convince its EU partners to impose an embargo on oil supplies from Russia to undermine its ability to finance its special military operation in Ukraine despite the spike in energy and food prices worldwide, French Minister of Econom
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 19 (ANI): Russian forces have started the battle for Donbas, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in a video address, adding that Kyiv will defend itself.
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has no plans to visit Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Monday (local time).
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): The United States will continue to carefully monitor the level of support China may show towards Russia with respect to Ukraine, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday (local time).
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, the ambassador of Poland to India Adam Burakowski on Monday said that the world stands united against Moscow, which is killing innocent Ukrainian civilians in the guise of the war.
Lviv [Ukraine], April 18 (ANI): The western city of Lviv in Ukraine was hit by five powerful missile strikes this morning, killing six civilians as heavy smoke billowed through the air, reported Russian media outlet The Kyiv Independent.
Moscow [Russia], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian forces have eliminated more than 470 Ukrainian drones since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
New York [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukraine crisis could plunge more than one fifth of humanity, or up to 1.7 billion people, into poverty and hunger, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The former US diplomat to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, has expressed concerns about the growing adversities in Afghanistan as the world turned a blind eye to the nation's situation amidst the rising Ukraine-Russia crisis.
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian military destroyed an ammunition factory near the village of Brovary in the Kiev region with high-precision air-launched missiles, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the world to be prepared for the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, reported CNN.