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World Russia says it downs 13 Ukrainian drones overnight Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. Toll... Published 11 Nov, 2024 10:32am
World More than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia for Ukraine war, says South Korea SEOUL: More than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, with a... Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:01am
World Russia says it destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight Russia’s air defence units destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight over several western Russian regions, the Russian... Published 30 Oct, 2024 10:49am
World North Korea’s foreign minister leaves for Russia amid troop dispatch SEOUL: North Korea’s foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, is on her way to Moscow, state media KCNA and Russian officials... Published 29 Oct, 2024 10:40am
World Russia’s Sergei Lavrov says UN turns blind eye to Kursk incursion by Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the UN was turning a blind eye to excesses committed by Ukrainian forces... Published 25 Sep, 2024 11:36am
World EU chief says in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter KYIV: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she had arrived in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter, as... Published 20 Sep, 2024 11:10am
World Russia’s air defence units destroy 54 Ukrainian drones, TASS reports Russia’s air defence units destroyed 54 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting five Russian regions,... Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:31am
World Vladimir Putin says Ukraine’s Kursk incursion has failed to slow Donbas advance VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Ukraine’s Kursk incursion was aimed at slowing... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 05:27pm
World UK’s Starmer in Germany for first bilateral trip as PM BERLIN: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss a... Published 28 Aug, 2024 12:26pm
World Russia says it destroys 20 Ukraine-launched drones Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 20 drones that Ukraine launched against the country overnight, Moscow’s... Published 26 Aug, 2024 11:01am
World Indian PM Modi set to visit Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy KYIV: India’s Narendra Modi is set to visit wartime Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, the... Published 23 Aug, 2024 10:26am
World Putin says Ukraine tried to attack Kursk nuclear plant MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused Ukraine of trying to attack the Kursk nuclear power... Published 22 Aug, 2024 06:52pm
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits border area near Russia incursion KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had travelled to the country’s northeast border... Published 22 Aug, 2024 02:42pm
World Moscow says repelled Ukrainian air strikes MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday that it had repelled several Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in the west of the... Published 22 Aug, 2024 11:55am
World Vladimir Putin inspects troops readying to fight Ukraine in surprise trip to Chechnya Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday inspected Chechen troops and... Published 21 Aug, 2024 10:43am
World Zelensky hails Kursk success as Russia rules out talks KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday hailed his forces’ success in their surprise offensive into... Updated 20 Aug, 2024 07:51am
World Zelensky says Ukraine ‘achieving our goals’ in Kursk assault KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said his troops were meeting their objectives in their... Published 19 Aug, 2024 06:26pm
World Ukraine says it has destroyed another bridge in Russia’s Kursk region KYIV: Ukrainian air forces destroyed another strategic bridge over the Seym River in Russia’s Kursk region, limiting... Published 19 Aug, 2024 10:31am
World Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely U.S.-made HIMARS, to destroy a... Published 17 Aug, 2024 11:04am
World Russian MP says Ukrainian incursion could lead to global war, RIA reports A Russian parliamentary deputy said on Friday that the Western-backed Ukrainian incursion has brought the world... Published 16 Aug, 2024 10:35am
World Ukraine opens military office in occupied Kursk region, says it is still advancing KYIV: Ukraine’s top commander said on Thursday Kyiv had set up a military commandant’s office in the occupied part... Published 15 Aug, 2024 05:50pm
World Russia to evacuate thousands more from Kursk region attacked by Ukraine Authorities in Russia’s Kursk region have decided to evacuate the population of its Glushkov district, acting... Published 15 Aug, 2024 10:56am
World Russia says it downs 11 Ukraine-launched drones over border Kursk region Russia’s air defences destroyed 11 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting the border Kursk region,... Published 12 Aug, 2024 10:27am
World Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledges Ukraine’s military operation in Russia KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting... Published 11 Aug, 2024 10:46am
World Civilian killed in Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region, governor says MOSCOW: A man was killed by Ukrainian shelling of the town of Shebekino in Russia’s Belgorod region, Vyacheslav... Published 08 Aug, 2024 03:03pm
World Ukraine keeps pounding Russia’s Kursk region with drones, Russian officials say Kyiv launched more than two dozen drones on the Russian region of Kursk in several waves of attacks that started... Published 29 Jul, 2024 10:43am
World Oil depot in Russia’s Kursk region on fire after Ukraine drone attack, local governor says Three tanks at an oil storage depot in Russia’s Kursk region caught fire as a result of a Ukraine-launched drone... Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:35am
World Russia says downed 17 Ukrainian drones MOSCOW: Russia shot down 17 Ukrainian drones overnight in several western regions, the defence ministry said on... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 10:57am
World Ukrainian drone strikes major iron ore plant in Russia’s Kursk region MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone struck a fuel tank at one of Russia’s largest iron ore plants on Wednesday, though no one... Published 06 Mar, 2024 02:04pm
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