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Kremlin declined on Thursday to comment on UK accusations that a "Russian spy ship" passed through British waters, a day after London issued a warning to President Vladimir Putin.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—Allies of President Trump beamed into the World Economic Forum to chide European leaders for their handling of the war in Ukraine, with one top administration official warning that efforts to fold the country into NATO during peace talks with Russia would run into an American “buzz saw." North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Mark Rutte, seated on a white dais flanked by European leaders in a hotel ballroom, kicked off a breakfast in support of Ukraine on the sidelines of the elite gathering Thursday.

Two Russian money laundering networks used by drug gangs, cyber criminals and sanctioned oligarchs have been uncovered and disrupted in an international sting.

India's defence spending for the financial year 2025-26 is expected to stabilise around 1.9 to 2 per cent of GDP, consistent with recent years. While this offers financial stability, it may not be enough to counter escalating external threats. At the 21st Subroto Mukerjee Seminar, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh highlighted the importance of prioritising resource allocation rather than increasing funds, noting that the current budget already stretches the absorptive capacity of domestic industries.

Norges Bank Investment Management, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund. In India, it has over $30 billion parked in companies ranging from HDFC Bank, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Airtel, Infosys and TCS to Zomato, Nykaa and DMart. The CEO of the largest single investor in the world also hosts the popular In Good Company podcast with global industry leaders. A former chef, Russian translator and intelligence man, Tangen told Arijit Barman in an interview in Davos that the world is in the grip of unprecedented volatility. Edited excerpts: Nearly a third of your assets are in Europe. With Europe slowing and generating poor returns, are you looking to diversify even more in the US, Asia, maybe India, a lot more than before? We are linked to indices. So when the value of a market increases, we typically park more money there. We now have more than 50% of our $1.7 trillion in the US. With India becoming more important, the value of our Indian investments has also gone up. We have roughly 1.8% of our fund now in India. With more than $30 billion invested in India-double of what we did five-eight years ago-both China and India exposure is not too dissimilar. Our portfolio is predominantly public markets but we have some fixed-income assets too. Our biggest holding in India is HDFC Bank, number 2 is Reliance.

Joe Biden will be staying a little distant from the political scene in Washington DC as he flew directly to a popular Californian location right after the inauguration ceremony of his successor, Donald Trump.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos

Russian model Kseniia Karpova, showing what she eats in a day, has sparked a debate online about her health. At just 50 kg and standing 178 cm tall, the 21-year-old Moscow-based model’s appearance has raised concerns among viewers, even though she shares a diet that appears balanced on the surface.

Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated he may impose fresh sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retired Lt. General Keith Kellogg is a decorated Vietnam-era veteran who rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the army.

Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Puti anytime, but at the same time warned that he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if the latter does not come to the negotiations table on the issue of Ukraine. «It sounds likely,» Trump told reporters when asked if the US will impose additional sanctions on Russia if Putin doesn't come to the negotiation table.

Donald Trump will be looking at brokering a massive peace deal in the coming days, and reports suggest that Trump could already be in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky about some round-table discussions in the coming days, as Trump's primary goal, even during the election period has been majorly about peace across major conflicting regions across the world.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Gross refining margins of Indian oil refiners are likely to shrink going ahead post fresh sanctions on two Russian oil producers and nearly 200 crude-carrying vessels, according to sector experts. Buyers of cheap Russian oil may now have to look at other sources of oil which are unlikely to be offered at discounts, they said.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. His second term’s anticipated policies are already impacting global diplomacy and economic dynamics.

Joe Biden's administration released 'Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion', which aims to establish export and security regulations for the global AI market. It divides countries in three groups based on the trust they enjoy with the US. While this is an outgoing US president's rule-making, it reflects behavioural elements of the new Donald Trump administration's transactional foreign policy approach.

Donald Trump has vowed to investigate or prosecute political rivals, former intelligence officials, the country's former military chief, prosecutors and judges, tech moguls, members of Congress and left-wing Americans after he becomes president on Monday.

Kyiv, 2024 was a nightmare, created in large part by a collapse of the early war’s winning formula: the matching of Ukrainian motivated manpower to sophisticated Western arsenals.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China dominates the global market for the small, inexpensive drones that have transformed the world’s battlefields—and Beijing hasn’t been shy about keeping the industry under its thumb. For U.S.

Donald Trump will address the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos virtually and give it a miss in person—his glittering presidential inauguration in Washington DC will be underway just as the influential annual gathering of global movers and shakers, as well as many who fancy themselves to be, gets underway in this Swiss ski town.

Trump takes charge at the Oval Office, a fair bit of din, thunder and dramatic prognosis is being heard and read. Some of it may well turn out to be true. Even so, to what degree this will be a presidency like no other and an absolute break from much of 20th century-or, at least, post-war-US foreign policy is, quite honestly, debatable.