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China and Russia's naval forces on Sunday kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a «decisive enabler» of the war in Ukraine. The Chinese defense ministry said in a brief statement forces from both sides recently patrolled the western and northern Pacific Ocean and that the operation had nothing to do with international and regional situations and didn't target any third party. The exercise, which began in Guangdong province on Sunday and is expected to last until mid-July, aimed to demonstrate the capabilities of the navies in addressing security threats and preserving peace and stability globally and regionally, state broadcaster CCTV reported Saturday, adding it would include anti-missile exercises, sea strikes and air defense.

Russia on Sunday said it had captured another village in south-eastern Ukraine as it continues to make battlefield gains in the conflict that is now into its third year. «Units from the Vostok troops captured the village of Urozhaine» in the Donetsk region, the Russian defence ministry announced in its daily report. The village was one of the few that Ukraine won back during its 2023 offensive.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on Sunday announced he appointed his son, the emirate's crown prince, as defence minister of the United Arab Emirates in a cabinet reshuffle. "Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has joined the government of the UAE as Deputy Prime Minister and has been appointed Minister of Defence," Sheikh Mohammed, who is the UAE's prime minister, wrote on X. Sheikh Hamdan, 41, is the second son of Sheikh Mohammed and has held the title of crown prince of Dubai since 2008.

India-Russia ties. PM Modi and President Vladimir Putin, two of the most experienced world leaders, discussed bilateral relations and the fast-changing worldwide landscape in a five-hour conversation. If personal connection between the leaders is the diplomatic measure, the first day was successful. PM Modi received Russia's highest civilian decoration, the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle. PM Modi's last visit to Russia, for the 2019 Vladivostok summit, signalled India's participation in the Russian Far East to establish fresh leverage to counter Chinese dominance in North East Asia. A maritime corridor from Vladivostok to Chennai to connect to the Northern Sea route was meant to protect India's Arctic energy and commodity interests. Five years later, with little implementation, the 2024 summit revisited several 2019 projects. New consulates in Yekaterinburg and Kazan will strengthen India's diplomatic ties in Russia's key regions. Bilateral relations will regain momentum only if projects in energy, fertilisers, and commodities are converted into long-term agreements. Doing so will require private sector involvement. Both governments should encourage enterprises that are willing to break new ground in investment and joint ventures, building leverage in fast-changing global marketplaces that lasts longer than trade partners.

Kremlin on Saturday warned the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a «paradox» in which «Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe.» «We have enough capacity to contain these missiles but the potential victims are the capitals of these countries,» he said, speaking to Russian state television channel Russia 1.

recently reported, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, is still publicly claiming that Ukraine will recover all the territory the Russians conquered, even if he privately knows that this will not happen soon, if at all. His frustration with the lack of progress prompted him to reshuffle the leadership of the armed forces earlier in February. Our charts and maps below show where things stand two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Peace dialogue does not succeed amidst bombs, guns and bullets and no solution to any conflict is possible in the battlefield, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as the two leaders held talks under the spectre of the Ukraine conflict. In his televised opening remarks, Modi conveyed to Putin and assured the world community that India is on the side of peace and was ready to contribute in ending the conflict in Ukraine. «For a bright future for the new generation, peace is most essential...Peace talks do not succeed amidst bombs, guns and bullets,» he said. The prime minister also referred to his informal meeting with Putin on Monday and said listening to the Russian president lent «hope».

India needs a stronger and prominent presence in Central Asia in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's successful foreign policy outreach and there are several promising areas of cooperation including in the fields of green energy and digital technologies, according to Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies chief expert Aliya Mussabekova. “Foreign policy of PM Modi over the last ten years was very successful; here in Kazakhstan we feel its cooperative and supportive interest in our country as well as in the region. But in my point of view, there is a need for a stronger and more prominent Indian presence in Central Asia,” Mussabekova, a leading strategic affairs expert in Kazakhstan, told ET. “I work at an analytical centre, and I can say that even at the level of relations between think tanks, we do not have an established ongoing dialogue. For instance, representatives from Kazakhstan do not participate in the main Indian forum, the Raisina Dialogue,” Mussabekova noted.

Red Sea crisis and ongoing war between Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas. E-commerce exports are growing rapidly and those done through the postal and courier routes are pegged at $1.5 billion. Here's a look at the challenges the export sector is facing and its budget wishlist. India's goods and services exports in FY24 were at an all-time high of $778.2 billion, up 0.23% from $776.4 billion in 2022-23 (goods USD 437.1 billion and services USD 341 billion). Key issues in India's export saga;

The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their defenses in the Arctic, where Russia is increasingly active

Keir Starmer, Britain's newly elected prime minister, addressed the issue indirectly while discussing age limits for lawmakers. He held the view that it is up to the Americans to decide their president. Starmer further mentioned that the incumbent 81-year old was in good form when met him.“Obviously in America, it’s for the American people to decide who they want to be their president," Starmer told Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview with CNN.

Earth and the moon on Saturday. This was the second close miss in three days after an asteroid passed 4 million miles away on Thursday. The occasion, which emphasized persistent worries about space threats, took place on Sunday in conjunction with Asteroid Day, commemorating the Russian explosion of 1908, as reported by Yahoo News.

The Russian Central Bank will finally expand its digital ruble pilot in September, widening its CBDC’s reach “by tens of times.”

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has landed in a huge controversy with accusations of not disclosing at least 35 luxury gifts, a free yacht trip to Russia and a private helicopter journey to a palace in Vladimir Putin's hometown St. Petersburg. In a letter written to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Ron Wyden, D-Or have also accused him of committing tax fraud and violating other federal laws by “secretly” accepting the gifts and income potentially worth millions of dollar, reports 'Daily Beast'. The senators have demanded to appoint a special counsel to probe Thomas.

Dmitry Medvedev said that the US believed it had won the cold war but in reality, had failed to do so. Further, he said that the US is now one step away from losing it completely. In the past, he has threatened Russia’s opponents that the county will use its nuclear arsenal. He was largely seen as liberal in the western circles in comparison to President Vladimir Putin, but his stance changed after the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war. He is presently the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council. This has been reported by the Business Insider.

Dozens of classic sailing vessels from 13 countries that are plying the Baltic Sea have arrived in the Finnish capital at the end of the first leg of the Tall Ships Races that began in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda in late June

Ukraine received a setback when Russian forces rained down its famous Iskander M ballistic missiles. These missiles destroyed two S-400 air defense systems of Ukraine. This happened in the Poltava region of Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry published footages of this incident. Russia is increasingly using these missiles and it is believed to be the fourth strike on Ukraine in a span of six days. It has also been reported that Ukraine has adopted a well-known war tactic of using decoys to engage with the Russians. The latter would be tricked into striking dummy models without sustaining any major damages.

President. On Thursday, during a late evening press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit and afterwards, Biden got two names mixed up and this the latest in a series of gaffes which has raised questions on the fitness levels of the president. Many of the democrats feel in private that this may be the last nail in the coffin of Biden’s presidential bid. This was a chance for Biden to not only prove himself but also an opportunity to arrest America’s declining influence in the global area. He appears to have failed in both the tasks.

India-Russia annual summit in Moscow on Tuesday between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladmir Putin will be on devising mechanisms for the easy and quick transfer of money between the two countries. This has gained significance in the backdrop of the ban on the use of SWIFT by Russia and the unprecedented surge in bilateral trade since the Ukraine war. The two leaders are also expected to initiate a process to allow the use of national currencies by tourists and students, ET has learnt. This will include the use of RuPay cards in Russia and MiR cards in India, according to persons familiar with the matter. While 60% of India-Russia trade is currently in national currencies, the need for real-time and faster payment in the absence of SWIFT has been felt. It is in this context that Modi and Putin are expected to focus on creating a special mechanism, said the people cited above.

Players of the viral Telegram crypto game Hamster Kombat have been driving a surge in sales of massage guns, which are used to enhance their gameplay by amplifying their screen-tapping abilities.

Hamster Kombat mania is driving up percussion massage gun sales in Russia, as the Telegram-based game’s popularity skyrockets, a report has claimed.