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15.05 / 02:59

Provident security Myanmar Trade country reports Myanmar in talks with Russia to build deepsea port & oil refinery upsetting Chinese

Myanmar ruling junta’s decision to opt for Russia for building a Dawei deep seaport on the country’s east coast has riled China which was also eyeing to construct the port located close to the Thailand border. The Myanmar junta is keen for Russians to invest in the port project along with a special economic zone including an oil refinery, ET has learnt.

14.05 / 16:15

wellness Trade President War reports International Vladimir Putin to meet Xi Jinping, 'discuss Ukraine, energy, trade': What it signifies?

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin will pay a state visit to China from May 16 to 17," Shina Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Tuesday. According to reports, Russia also confirmed the trip and said Putin was going on Xi's invitation. The Kremlin was quoted by PTI as saying that this will be Putin's first foreign trip since he was sworn in as president and began his fifth term in office.

14.05 / 11:17

COST security Parke Death hospital Department Five-month-old baby mauled to death by dog in Telangana

Telangana. According to the police, the infant's mother had stepped out of their one-room house to attend to household chores when the dog entered and attacked the sleeping baby, resulting in the child's immediate death. The child's parents work at a stone polishing unit. The dog is often fed by the residents of the locality. Angry over the incident, they killed the dog, police said.

14.05 / 01:05

UPS security Election War Battlefield Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine

Lithuanians have voted in a presidential election at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions

13.05 / 00:49

Provident crypto mining Experts Bitcoin reports Russian Energy Firms Prepares to ‘Hunt’ Private Crypto Miners

Russian energy firms are preparing to “hunt down” private crypto miners and crack down on people mining cryptoassets at home, a report claimed on May 12.

11.05 / 18:17

Citi FIVE wellness President social evacuation Russia claims gains in ground offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid. Moscow's defence ministry said its troops had «liberated» five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region near the Russian border — Borysivka, Ogirtseve, Pletenivka, Pylna and Strilecha — as well as taking one village in the Donetsk region. Ukraine's defence ministry said Friday Russia had launched a surprise attack on the Kharkiv region, making small advances into a border zone from where it had been pushed back nearly two years ago.

11.05 / 00:22

security Election President Universities War Battlefield Lithuania holds a presidential vote as anxieties rise in the Baltics over Russia and war in Ukraine

Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions

10.05 / 02:33

Citizens Justice reports Department Investigations Gurpatwant Singh Pannun case: 'Won't speak until allegations are proved,' US says, rejects Russia's allegations

No reliable evidence of Indian involvement in foiled Pannun murder plot: Russia In November last year, the US authorities said an Indian government official had directed the plot in the attempted murder of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. The US White House in April said it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in the assassination plots as a very serious matter. As per the US Justice Department indictment, Indian national Nikhil Gupta was involved in the alleged attempt to kill Pannun.

09.05 / 15:47

COST UPS Food Trade War show Wheat concerns as weather, geopolitics weaken stockpiles

Bad weather and war are threatening to keep the world’s wheat supplies under strain and reviving the specter of rising food costs.

09.05 / 06:37

markets UPS Aware security Trade Russian exporters ramp up spending from Vostro accounts

to below $4 billion in the last six to eight months, two people aware of the matter said. The spending from the account covered payments for Indian imports, purchase of securities, and other acquisitions, including defense equipment and armaments, the persons said said. "It is difficult to say the exact amount in the Vostro accounts since some transactions are very complex.

08.05 / 21:57

UPS Provident War EU reaches a tentative deal on Ukraine aid coming from profits of frozen Russian assets

European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc

07.05 / 16:37

Target Man security President Department Interviews Ukraine says it foiled Russian plot to assassinate Zelensky

KYIV, Ukraine—The Ukrainian Security Service said it foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky by striking his convoy with missiles and drones, calling it the latest attempt by Moscow to eliminate the Ukrainian leader. The agency, known as the SBU, said it had detained two senior officers in the country’s Department of State Security, which is responsible for protecting the president. The SBU said they were two of five agents working on the plot under the direction of Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB.

07.05 / 11:53

Manufacturing economy Universities country reports travelers Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern half

07.05 / 11:51

markets Trade President War rights Investigations International Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China's Xi opens European visit in France

French President Emmanuel Macron has put trade disputes and Ukraine-related diplomatic efforts at the top of the agenda for talks with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping

06.05 / 14:31

Citi Fighting Research President War testing Russia to carry out exercises for tactical nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s military to test its readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons—a step the Kremlin said was a response to recent comments by Western officials, including warnings that European powers could do more to help Ukraine in its fight with Moscow. Exercises involving Russia’s navy and air force, along with units in the country’s southern military district that oversees Crimea and other parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces, are to begin on an undisclosed date, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

06.05 / 12:17

Target War country social consequences Germany recalls its ambassador in Russia for a week in protest over a hacker attack

Germany said Monday it recalled its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party. Germany last week accused Russian military agents of hacking into the top echelons of Scholz's Social Democrats' party and other sensitive government and industrial targets. Berlin has joined NATO and fellow European countries in warning that Russia's cyberespionage would have consequences. The Foreign Office in Berlin said Monday that the government is taking the latest incident «seriously» and that Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock had decided to call back German Ambassador Alexander Lambsdorff. He would return to Moscow after a week, it said.

04.05 / 16:57

President War show reports Courts International Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list

Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow's «desperation». TASS reported that the Russian Interior Ministry database showed Zelenskiy was on a wanted list but gave no further details.

03.05 / 02:29

CBDC Digital Trade Iran and Russia Working on Bilateral CBDC-powered Trade Solutions

Iran and Russia are working on CBDC and “digital financial asset” (DFA)-powered trade solutions, an Iranian official has confirmed.

02.05 / 20:39

Provident Target Action President War country New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power

The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, as well as more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties

02.05 / 19:33

Target President War country Department rights China to take 'necessary measures' after US curbs

China on Thursday said it would take "necessary measures" after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at crippling Russia's military and industrial capabilities, punishing companies in China and elsewhere that help Moscow acquire weapons for its war in Ukraine. In a sweeping package announced on Wednesday, the US treasury department targeted nearly 300 entities in Russia, China and other countries accused of supporting President Vladimir Putin's invasion. «The Chinese side urges the US to stop smearing and containing China and stop wantonly implementing illegal and unilateral sanctions,» a foreign ministry spokesman said in a message to AFP.

02.05 / 16:27

markets UPS Reuters Analysis Trade President Gazprom plunges to first annual loss in 20 years as trade with Europe hit

net loss of 629 billion roubles ($6.9 billion) in 2023, its first annual loss in more than 20 years, amid dwindling gas trade with Europe, once its main sales market. The results highlight the dramatic decline of Gazprom, which since the collapse of the Soviet Union has been one of Russia's most powerful companies, often used as a leverage to solve disputes with its neighbours, such as Ukraine and Moldova.

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