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NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday alliance members «are not providing Ukraine with enough ammunition» and the shortfall has allowed Russia to push Kyiv's forces back. «The Ukrainians are not running out of courage. They are running out of ammunition,» Stoltenberg told journalists. «Together, we have the capacity to provide Ukraine what it needs. Now we need to show the political will to do so.»

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Investing.com-- Oil prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Thursday, staying near four-month highs after a substantial draw in U.S. gasoline inventories and debilitating attacks on a key Russian fuel refinery pointed to tighter fuel supplies. 

crude stockpiles indicated strengthening demand, while possible supply disruptions following Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries also underpinned prices. Brent futures rose 10 cents, or 0.12%, to $84.13 a barrel at 0115 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 7 cents, or 0.9%, at $79.79 per barrel.

Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week’s presidential election, even though Russians are dying in Ukraine in a war that is grinding through its third year and his country is more isolated than ever

Investing.com — The Dow eked out a gain Wednesday, closing higher for a third-straight day, underpinned by energy stocks, but a slump in tech stocks kept gains in check as investors braced for further economic data due Thursday that could shape the Fed Reserve's outlook ahead of a decision next week. 

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly

ORCHARD HILLS, Australia—At an Australian military base here on the outskirts of Sydney, an unassuming shed-like structure known as Building 215 is set to play an important role in Washington’s strategy for confronting rivals such as China and Russia. Inside, officials plan to establish the first factory outside the U.S. to help make a type of missile that’s been pivotal in the Ukraine war: Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS.

By David Milliken and Suban Abdulla

second straight Democratic nomination Tuesday and set up an all-but-certain rematch with the predecessor he blames for destabilizing the country. Biden became his party's presumptive nominee when he won enough delegates in Georgia. That pushed Biden's count past 1,968 for a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August, where his nomination will be made official.

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday urged House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on a $95 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

United Arab Emirates — China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said Tuesday. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the ongoing drill, known as «Marine Security Belt 2024.» China sent the guided-missile destroyer Urumqi and the guided-missile frigate Linyi to the exercise. Russia's forces are being led by the Varyag, a Slava-class cruiser.

The European Union’s executive arm says it will recommend that member countries open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina

The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars has faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature category, which went to Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol.”

Russia's economy is holding up despite massive Western sanctions and foreign businesses pulling out of the country

Russian officials say Ukrainian long-range drones have smashed into two oil facilities deep inside Russia

Also Read: Hyderabad's Chaithanya Madhagani murdered in Australia by spouse; body dumped in bin, details here Even after India's independence on August 15, 1947, Hyderabad did not get independence and continued to remain under the rule of the Nizams for 13 months, the Union Home Ministry said in a notification on Tuesday. The city was liberated from Nizam's rule on September 17, 1948, after a police action namely 'Operation Polo'. Also Read: ‘Owaisi represents 140 crore Indians, not just minorities’, says Telangana CM Revanth Reddy "Now to remember the martyrs who liberated Hyderabad and to infuse the flame of patriotism in the minds of youth, the Government of India decided to celebrate the 17th day of September every year as 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'," the notification read.

United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine that could be worth as much as $400 million, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said an announcement was expected later on Tuesday. One of the officials said that the funding for this package is from credits refunded to the Pentagon for recent purchases.

India negotiate lower prices for Russian oil as it deepens sanctions on tankers carrying the petroleum above Western price caps, President Joe Biden's energy envoy said on Tuesday. Washington imposed sanctions late last month on Russia's leading tanker group Sovcomflot on the two-year anniversary of Moscow's full scale invasion of Ukraine. It also designated 14 crude oil tankers as property in which Sovcomflot had an interest. That led to concerns in India of a potential dent in Russian oil sales to India, the biggest buyer of Russian seaborne crude, and that the fresh sanctions could complicate efforts by Indian state refiners to secure annual supply deals, Reuters reported late last month.