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Dnipro: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a «global» war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine — which Putin hinted was capable of unleashing a nuclear payload. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the strike a major ramping up of the «scale and brutality» of the war by a «crazy neighbour», while Kyiv's main backer, the United States, said that Russia was to blame for escalating the conflict «at every turn».

Narendra Modi has said, asserting that the commonalities provide a strong foundation for friendship between the two nations. Addressing a community programme in Guyana on Thursday, the prime minister praised the Indo-Guyanese community and their contribution to the development of the Caribbean nation. He stressed that the shared values between the two nations provide a strong foundation for their friendship. «Three things, in particular, connect India and Guyana deeply. Culture, cuisine and cricket,» he said.

Lisa Su, chair, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)--credited with reversing the fortunes of the American chipmaker—is now taking the fight to industry leaders like Nvidia. In an interview with ET Su said that the $ 22.7 billion firm whose market cap has soared to $223 billion, is also building two supercomputers in India. It could also enhance investments in the country beyond the $ 400 million announced last year, said the 55-year-old executive. Edited excerpts: AMD has completed 20 years in India, what role do you see the country playing in the era of AI?

Vladimir Putin said that Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in a strike on Ukraine on Thursday, and he warned that Moscow could use it against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their missiles to strike Russia. Putin said in a nationwide TV address that the Russian strike on Ukraine on Thursday came in response to Ukrainian strikes on the Russian territory with U.S. and British missiles earlier this week. The Russian leader declared that Russia would issue advance warnings before strikes on other countries to allow civilians to evacuate to safety.

Piyush Goyal Thursday said that India will be cautious in its opening up process till the time it is an emerging economy and it has to maintain a balance between protecting the needs of industry and the different levels of economic development of other countries and non-market economies when it comes to investment. At an event organised by the UK-India Business Council, he also said that India is going to bring out a new legal framework to ensure data privacy that would encourage free flow of data among trusted partners. “Till we are yet an emerging economy or a developed economy, I'll certainly need to have a little bit more caution in my opening up process,” Goyal said.

The prime minister, who arrived in Guyana on the final leg of his three-nation visit, is the first Indian head of the state to visit the country in more than 50 years. «For the world to move forward, the biggest mantra is 'Democracy First, Humanity First'. The spirit of democracy first teaches us to take everyone along and participate in everyone's development. Humanity First guides our decision-making. When we make Humanity First the basis of our decision-making, the results are also ones which benefit humanity,» he said.

Russia-Ukraine war completes 1,000 days, it is veering into dangerous territory. While Donald Trump waits in the wings to take over the presidency, the Biden administration, as well as the UK, have allowed Ukraine to hit deep inside Russia with long-range missiles provided by both the countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier drawn a red line over long-range strikes into Russia with American and British missiles. He had said Ukraine is incapable of launching NATO-provisioned long-range missiles without obtaining targeting data and assistance from the US and its allies, which would mean any such attack would involve the West. In the past few days, a series of developments has brought back the fears of a wider conflict which many apprehend can even turn into a nuclear conflict. The latest is Russia firing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Astrakhan region on Thursday into Ukraine, marking the first use of such a weapon in the 33-month-long war, according to Ukraine's air force. How quick moves are escalating Russia-Ukraine war

A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking point: how mu...

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The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index

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The UK officially launched the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, fuelling hopes that a growing coalition of countries are willing to push for an ambitious new climate agreement at the COP29 Summit in Baku. Brazil, Australia, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Morocco, Norway, Tanzania, and the African Union have committed to supporting the new alliance's first 'Mission', while the US and EU have been named as partners of the initiative.  COP29: Keir Starmer confirms UK will aim to cut emissions 81% by 2035 Prime Minister Kei...

Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country, the Supreme Court on Thursday remarked and indicated it may set up a courtroom inside Tihar Jail for the trial of Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih was hearing a CBI plea against the September 20, 2022 order of a Jammu trial court that directed Malik, serving life term in Tihar jail, to be produced before it physically to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses in the kidnapping case of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of politician Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The bench, however, remarked, «How will cross-examination be done online? There is hardly any connectivity in Jammu… In our country, a fair trial was given even to Ajmal Kasab and legal assistance was given to him in the high court.» The bench told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, to take instructions on the total number of witnesses in the case.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Each year China makes as much steel as the rest of the world combined. The vast scale of its output—around 1bn tonnes a year—is obscured by the fact that most of it stays in the country.

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