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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Russian Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia says it's ready to keep talking about Ukraine crisis

The comments seemed designed to send a message to the world about Putin's own position and offered some hope that war...

15 Feb 2022 12:53 PM IST

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australias Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne, Indias Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, and Foreign Minister of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi participate in the Quad foreign ministers press conference in Melbourne, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP)

Quad silent on Ukraine standoff but Blinken spits fire on Russia

As Blinken targets Russia, Jaishankar flags concerns over Myanmar

12 Feb 2022 8:53 AM IST

Ukraines Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, commander of the Joint Forces Operation, gestures during a visit to frontline positions outside Avdiivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP /Vadim Ghirda)

British envoy in Moscow to try to ease Ukraine crisis

Western nations say they will impose their toughest-ever sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals if Moscow...

10 Feb 2022 10:17 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarys Prime Minister Viktor Orban following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin accuses US, allies of ignoring Russian security needs

Putin said the Western allies' refusal to meet Russia's demands violates their obligations on the integrity of security...

2 Feb 2022 10:46 AM IST

Health workers conduct a Covid-19 coronavirus test on a commuter at a train station in Bekasi, east of Jakarta, on February 2, 2022, as an early government measure to detect the spread of the virus, considering that the Omicron variant has infected tens of thousands. (REZAS / AFP)

Omicron sub-variant, which could be more infectious, found in 57...

UN health agency said little was known yet about the differences between the sub-variants, and called for studies into...

2 Feb 2022 10:10 AM IST

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, The Russian armys Iskander missile launchers take positions during drills in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukrainian leaders: Stay calm, Russian invasion not imminent

Moscow has denied it is planning an assault, but it has massed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine and is holding...

26 Jan 2022 10:59 AM IST

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHOs director-general. (AP file photo)

WHO chief warns against talk of 'endgame' in pandemic

Conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge, it's dangerous to assume omicron is the last one

24 Jan 2022 9:46 PM IST

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (L) talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as they arrive for a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on January 24, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

NATO sending planes, ships to eastern Europe

Tensions are mounting as the West accuses Moscow of threatening to invade Ukraine by massing over 100,000 troops on its...

24 Jan 2022 9:32 PM IST

An instructor trains members of Ukraines Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

Amid diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is expected to meet Russian Defense...

24 Jan 2022 10:26 AM IST

World Health Organisation (WHO) European director Hans Kluge, speaks during a joint press conference (AFP file photo)

Europe could be headed for pandemic 'endgame': WHO

The WHO regional office for Africa also said last week that cases of Covid had plummeted in that region and deaths were...

24 Jan 2022 10:09 AM IST

Members of Ukraines Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The U.K. government made the claim based on an intelligence assessment, without providing evidence to back it up

23 Jan 2022 11:13 AM IST

A nurse prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children for distribution. (Photo: AFP)

Pfizer CEO says Omicron-targeted vaccine to be ready by March

Bourla said Pfizer could be ready to file for U.S. regulatory approval for a redesigned vaccine and launch it as soon as...

11 Jan 2022 10:31 AM IST