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Ukraine Fierce Fighting: Ukraine reports fierce fighting, ‘some success’ in counteroffensive
KYIV: Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and “some success” in pushing back Moscow’s troops in one part of the…
Biden seeks $24 billion for Ukraine, testing bipartisan support in Congress
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve about $40 billion in additional spending on Thursday, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international…
North Korea: Rare Russian VIP jet in North Korea spurs arms deal concern
An unusual sighting of a Russian military jet in North Korea is stoking concern that Kim Jong Un is selling Vladimir Putin weapons as ties…
Putin signs law on barring ‘unfriendly’ foreigners from owning stakes in Russian firms
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing for foreign investors from “unfriendly” countries to be barred from holding stakes in major Russian companies…
Xi Jinping’s spent two days outside China in 2023 as problems mount
BEIJING: Two days is all President Xi Jinping has spent outside his country this year, as mounting domestic problems from a faltering economy to rare…
Joe Biden hits the beach – and ditches the shirt
REHOBOTH BEACH: Vladimir Putin hoped to project strength by posing shirtless on a horse. Donald Trump, imagining himself even stronger, pasted his face onto images…
Putin says he does not reject peace talks, but Kyiv’s offensive a hurdle
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that an African initiative could be a basis for peace in Ukraine but that Ukrainian attacks made it…
Grain Infrastructure: Pope urges Russian ‘brothers’ to restore Black Sea grain deal
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to abandon the Black Sea grain deal, under which it had allowed…
Pentagon: The UFO congressional hearing was ‘insulting’ to US employees, a top Pentagon official says
WASHINGTON: A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings…
Wagner chief Prigozhin kept ‘secret harem’ of young women: Report
NEW DELHI: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner group chief who led a short-lived revolt against Russian president Vladimir Putin, allegedly maintained a secret harem of young…