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Ukraine: Swiss president defends neutrality, Ukraine arms ban
GENEVA: Swiss neutrality is more important than ever, President Alain Berset said in an interview published Sunday, defending the controversial ban on transferring Swiss-made arms…
Israel offers Italy gas, wants it to recognise Jerusalem as capital
ROME: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to boost economic ties with Italy, he said ahead of a visit to the country, raising the prospect…
Europe experienced second-warmest winter on record
BRUSSELS: Europe is emerging from its second-warmest winter on record, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, as climate change continues to intensify. The average temperature…
Georgian ruling party withdraws ‘foreign agents’ bill after two nights of protest
TBILISI: Georgia’s ruling party said on Thursday it was dropping a bill on “foreign agents” after two nights of violent protests against what opponents said…
Mother of Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin wins rare appeal against EU sanctions
BRUSSELS: The mother of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin won a legal bid on Wednesday to overturn European Union sanctions against her, as a court…
Ukraine: EU meets to forge plan for rushing ammunition to Ukraine
STOCKHOLM: European Union (EU) defence ministers on Wednesday discussed plans to raid their stockpiles to rush one billion euros-worth of ammunition to Ukraine and place…
Tass: Russia works to ease visa regime for India, other countries: TASS
Russia is working on easing visa procedures for six countries, including India, Syria and Indonesia, the state TASS news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny…
Blinken: Russia must be punished for Ukraine war, says Blinken
NEW DELHI: Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday after meeting his counterparts from…
Russian crude imports in February up 28% over January
India imported a record 1.6 million barrels per day of crude oil from Russia in February, which made up 35% of its total import and…
UK’s Rishi Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
LONDON: UK prime minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience: Unionist…