The United States and Russia worked to weaken proposed international safeguards for lethal autonomous weapons during United Nations negotiations in Geneva this month, removing provisions that would have required greater reliability, ethical
by Our Correspondent in Colombo As the United States, India, and China continue to vie for influence in Sri Lanka, Russia has reiterated its interest in establishing a nuclear power plant in
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In the heart of Kyiv, behind antitank blocks and armed checkpoints, Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, embodies a quiet resilience that belies the extraordinary pressures of life at the epicentre of a
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When U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared last month that “some of the richest families in India” were profiting from the war in Ukraine, he named no names. But in New Delhi
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Indian refiners have no immediate plans to reduce imports of Russian crude, even as New Delhi resumes trade negotiations with Washington and both sides push for a deal, Bloomberg reports. Purchases are
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A Sri Lankan state-owned bank has reportedly refused to open an account for a Russian diplomat posted in Colombo, drawing attention to possible implications for Sri Lanka’s
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The global oil and gas sector is being forced to spend nearly half a trillion dollars a year simply to keep production steady, as fields decline more rapidly than previously expected, the
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Did Russia Attack Poland with Drones? Poland says that 19 allegedly Russian drones entered its airspace. In an all night operation on September 9th, the Polish air force tried to track them
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As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin celebrated new diplomatic victories this week—strengthening ties with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, securing a “no limits” partnership with China’s Xi Jinping, and finalizing a long-anticipated Moscow-Beijing
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is not considering reducing tariffs on India, just a week after his administration doubled levies on the country’s exports to 50% in response to New Delhi’s
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored their nations’ shared responsibility to preserve the memory of World War II during talks in Beijing on Tuesday, ahead of a military
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to welcome his closest international allies this weekend for what is expected to be one of the most significant Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summits in years,
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Newly declassified documents from Vladimir Putin’s first presidential summit with an American leader offer an unprecedented insight into the Russian president’s negotiation tactics, diplomatic style, and strategic priorities. Published today by the
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The mother of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late Wagner Group mercenary chief, has said her son appeared “doomed” in the days before his death, following his dramatic but short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military
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The Pentagon has been preventing Ukraine from using long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia for several months, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Saturday citing U.S. officials. The restrictions,
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The European Union has provided Ukraine with €9 billion ($10.5 billion) in loans this year, financed by profits generated from frozen Russian central bank assets, according to data released by the European
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