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France, Germany advocate early ceasefire in Ukraine, Moscow-Kyiv negotiati
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): France and Germany want to achieve an early ceasefire in Ukraine that will allow the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow to be brought to a conclusion in order to achieve peace, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.
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Xi calls on Europe to grasp its security in its own hands
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): Europe should 'grasp its security in its own hands', said Chinese President Xi Jinping during a virtual meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday as the Chinese leader tried to split the transatlantic ties amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Rupee plunges 51 paise to record low of 77.41 against US dollar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): The rupee plunged to a record low of 77.41 against the US dollar on Monday amid persisting high crude oil prices and uncertainty over the duration of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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New UK sanctions against Russia, Belarus target USD 2 billion worth of tra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom is introducing a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, targeting a total of USD 2 billion worth of trade, the British government said.
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Canada removes trade tariffs on all Ukrainian imports
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 9 (ANI): Amid the Russian offensive, Canada on Sunday lifted all duties on imports from Ukraine for one year.
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Putin's war against Ukraine placing global food security under severe stra
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Group of Seven (G7) on Sunday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine which is placing global food security under severe strain.
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G7 countries pledge to impose severe economic costs on Russia, phase out o
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): Condemning Russia's "unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal military aggression" against Ukraine and the "indiscriminate attacks" against civilians and civilian infrastructure, the G7 countries on Sunday pledged to continue imposing severe and immediate economic
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China 'unsettled' by Ukraine war: CIA director
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): China is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine which is affecting Chinese leaders' calculations over Taiwan, said CIA Director Bill Burns, adding that Beijing was looking "carefully at what lessons they should draw" for Taiwan.
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Roscosmos Chief holds Elon Musk accountable for giving communication equip
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin criticized Sunday billionaire Elon Musk for allegedly providing the Ukrainian troops with military communication equipment and warned him about possible repercussions.
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German development minister says world may face worst famine since WW2
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic, drought and the crisis unfolding in Ukraine are pushing food prices to record highs and threatening the world with the worst famine since World War 2, German Minister for Economic Development and Cooperation Svenja Schulze said
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US First Lady Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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Russia may completely redirect gas exports from Europe to Asia: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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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