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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

Continental SPY Trade President China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping is kicking off a three-country trip to Europe with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry

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

07.05 / 09:35

security economy President War country Inside Vladimir Putin begins his fifth term as president, more in control of Russia than ever

Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, Putin's new term doesn't expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.

07.05 / 02:13

markets economy Election President Anthem Celebrity On This Day: Key events on May 7, from Rabindranath Tagore's birth to rise of Vladimir Putin in Russia

Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary to Border Roads Organisation (BRO) raising day, several incidents are celebrated on May 7, every year. The day also marked a phenomenal development in geopolitics as Vladimir Putin became the President of Russia for the first time on May 7, 2000. Take a look at the key events that were held today in past.

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.

05.05 / 12:17

FIVE Trade President War country As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday

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 / 05:49

FIVE Trade President War country As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, as the Asian giant rebuilds its foreign relations after a prolonged absence during the Covid-19 pandemic. Xi will start the tour in Paris on Monday, meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been stressing the idea of European strategic autonomy from the U.S. On a visit to Beijing last year, Macron courted controversy by saying France would not necessarily always align with the U.S. in foreign policy, an apparent reference to American support for the self-governing republic of Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.

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.

02.05 / 02:29

Provident Target President War country Department US accuses Russia of using 'chemical weapon' in Ukraine

US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions against Moscow. In addition to the chemical agent chloropicrin, Russia also used «riot control agents (tear gas) as a method of warfare in Ukraine, also in violation of the CWC,» the department said in a factsheet. «The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident, and is probably driven by Russian forces' desire to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions and achieve tactical gains on the battlefield,» the State Department said.

01.05 / 18:33

security country reports Schools Investigations Delhi schools bomb scare: Cops suspect ‘joint conspiracy by China, ISI’; FIR registered

Vladimir Putin-led country. Earlier, the Delhi Police had revealed that the email used tov threaten over 100 schools in the Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Wednesday, had contained the word ‘Swaraiim’. ‘Swaraiim’ is an Arabic word used by the Islamic State, a transnational Salafi jihadist group, since 2014, said Delhi Police, adding that they used this term to spread Islamist propaganda.

27.04 / 09:57

Provident Death WSJ President 2020 reports politician U.S. intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed - WSJ

U.S. intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn't order opposition politician Alexei Navalny killed at an Arctic prison camp in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Navalny, 47 when he died, was Putin's fiercest domestic critic. His allies, branded extremists by the authorities, accused Putin of having him murdered and have said they will provide proof to back their allegation.

23.04 / 10:28

WhatsApp President Russia warns of direct clash of N-Powers over Ukraine

Russia said on Monday that US, British and French military support for Ukraine has pushed the world to the brink of a direct clash between the world's biggest nuclear powers that could end in catastrophe. President Vladimir Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, according to Russian and US diplomats. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said the US and NATO were obsessed with the idea of inflicting «strategic defeat» on Russia.

23.04 / 09:53

UPS Citizens President War Courts International Billionaire who wants off Canada’s Russia sanctions list denounces Putin

A billionaire trying to get off Canada’s Russia sanctions list denounced Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine war in a private statement to the government but it didn’t work, Global News has learned.

23.04 / 07:23

security Election gay Courts Interviews Lok Sabha Elections: India will be like Russia with no Opposition, if BJP comes to power, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. There will be no opposition in India, Mann said. “These polls are very important.

21.04 / 08:56

Citi Injustice President consequences information politician Scandals Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end

The public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth has come to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion

19.04 / 05:59

UPS Citi country consequences politician Scandals International Financial A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules

Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles

18.04 / 07:09

Merit security Bill War rights Will America let Ukraine collapse?

Speaker Mike Johnson is forging ahead to pass a bill to support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite threats from his right rump to topple him. He’s correct on the policy merits, and he deserves support from Members of both parties given what a potential Ukrainian defeat would mean for U.S. national security.

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