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Five people accused of being part of a Russian spy ring operating in the UK have appeared in court. Bulgarian nationals Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova allegedly conspired to gather information which would be useful to an enemy. It is alleged they carried out surveillance on people and places […]
- Johannesburg fire: 74 dead in blaze at city centre building (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan barred from politics for five years (Category: Breaking News)
An explosion at a fuel depot in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees crossed into the country from the enclave. The disputed Nagorno-Karabakh […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- US Senate foreign relations chairman steps down after indictment (Category: Breaking News)
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Video: Global oil prices steady as Russia eases fuel export ban (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean, Japanese counterparts expressed Âserious concern over the discussion of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, including possible arms trade, South Korea s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
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by Neville Ladduwahetty In order to assuage the apprehensions of India regarding the intended arrival of the Chinese research vessel Shi Yang 6 to Sri Lanka, an informed source of the National Aquatic Resources Research Agency (NARA) is reported to have said “a team of officials from the NARA would board Shi Yang 6 to […]
- Mega corruption everywhere – real action nowhere (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-War Reconciliation Process: Human Rights violation (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s sovereignty claims over Taiwan Strait false, says Taiwan (Category: Breaking News)
- Devolution under 13A (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has temporarily banned exports of gasoline and diesel to all countries outside a circle of four ex-Soviet states with immediate effect in order to stabilise the domestic market, the government said on Thursday.
Three men and two women are to be charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage, UK prosecutors say.
Five people suspected of spying for Russia are to be charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage, prosecutors say.
Thursday 21st September, 2023 The recent killing of a prominent Sikh activist named Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada, has triggered a diplomatic row between Ottawa and New Delhi. Canada lost no time in ordering an Indian diplomat out of the country, accusing India of having had a hand in the assassination. Denying Canada’s allegation, New […]
- India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh activist deepens (Category: Breaking News)
- ÂTerrorists found safe haven in CanadaÂ- Minister Sabry hits out at PM Trudeau (Category: Breaking News)
- 100th Diplomatic Mission to be concurrently accredited from New Delhi to Colombo soon (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry hits out at Trudeau over India-Canada diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
Russia could very well be questioning the legitimacy of the UN system by currently challenging the right of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to arbitrate in the conflicting accusations of genocide brought against each other by it and Ukraine. Russia has countered Ukraine’s charge
- UN endures, but in the shadow of big powers (Category: Breaking News)
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- Taiwan in the eye of worsening East-West tensions (Category: Breaking News)
- Security risks on the rise from intensifying ‘New Cold War’ (Category: Breaking News)
President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a forceful call for the world to stand up to Russia s invasion of Ukraine, calling for leaders to stand firm in their support of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his nation as the war heads toward its second autumn.
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi is visiting Russia for security talks, as Moscow seeks continued support for its war on Ukraine. A close ally of Moscow, Beijing is accused of supporting Russia indirectly during the war, which it denies. Mr Wang’s trip is thought to be paving
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin signals help for Kim Jong Un but quiet on weapons (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
Major historical sites in two Ukrainian cities are in danger of destruction due to the war with Russia, the UN s heritage body Unseco has said.
Video: Russia donates 352MT of sunflower oil consignment to Sri Lanka (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has met Vladimir Putin in Russia in a highly scrutinised visit which was expected to yield an arms deal. After talks ended at the Vostochny space centre, Kim began his long journey home on his private armoured train, Russian state media reported. Moscow
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia would help North Korea launch satellites and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Moscow had his full backing in its Âsacred fight with the West as they met on Wednesday at a cosmodrome in Russia s Far East.
President Vladimir Putin said Russia would help North Korea launch satellites and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Moscow had his full backing in its Âsacred fight with the West as they met on Wednesday at a cosmodrome in Russia s Far East.
The Russian Federation has handed over a consignment of sunflower oil to Sri Lanka, in an emergency operation to support those affected by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka announced.
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Sri Lanka has received a stock of 352 tons of sunflower oil from Russia. The stock was received in line with the World Food Programme (WFP) project meant to assist Sri Lanka. Addressing the gathering at Veyangoda grain store, Russian Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan said that one of the purposes
Video: Russia hands over first consignment of sunflower oil to Sri Lanka
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised a joint declaration by G20 leaders in Delhi that avoids condemning Moscow for its war against Ukraine. Russia had not expected consensus and agreement on the wording was “a step in the right direction”, said Mr Lavrov
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
The G20 joint declaration in Delhi is being described as a significant diplomatic win for India. The agreement of a joint statement looked almost impossible a few days ago, given how sharply divided the group was over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the end, we had a declaration
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes (Category: Breaking News)
- Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’ (Category: Breaking News)
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
The G20 summit in New Delhi ended on Sunday as India handed over the bloc presidency to Brazil, while both the U.S. and Russia praised a consensus that did not condemn Moscow for the war in Ukraine but called on members to shun the use of force.
The Group of 20 adopted a consensus declaration at a summit on Saturday that avoided condemning Russia for the war in Ukraine but called on all states not to use force to grab territory.
World leaders have been gathering in India ahead of a G20 summit between nations that are divided on many issues, the biggest being the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. On Friday evening US President Joe Biden met his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the leaders
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi US visit: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM (Category: Breaking News)
- India stands with Manipur -PM Modi (Category: Breaking News)
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to deepen ties between their two countries, as the leaders held direct talks ahead of a Group of 20 summit in New Delhi at the weekend. In a joint statement on Friday, shortly after Biden landed in the Indian capital, the US and […]
- Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Modi makes outreach effort to placate angry Indian farmers (Category: USA, South Dakota)
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian mercenary Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organization by the British government, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, making it illegal to be a member or to support the group.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS. The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to support its war in Ukraine, the official
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- Kim Jong Un reveals North Korea’s ‘nuclear attack submarine’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin’s reported death (Category: Breaking News)
India has been greatly sensitive to the needs of its valued neighbour, Sri Lanka, during their tough times, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. In an exclusive interview with PTI late last week, the PM said the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable, a joint initiative of the IMF, World Bank and the G20 Presidency was launched […]
- ‘We can catalyse a fundamental mindset shift,’ says Modi as India assumes G20 presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- India best-placed to talk to the rich about poor countries’ indebtedness: Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi says India greatly sensitive to Sri Lanka’s needs (Category: Breaking News)
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