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Won’t send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia, says Biden
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Won’t send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia, says Biden

Ukraine War: Kyiv has asked for a long -distance rocket cellular battery in the United States, M270 mlr and M142 Himars, which can launch several rockets at the same time as the range of up to 187 miles (300 kilometers), eight or more artillery distances in the field. US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he would not send a rocket system to Ukraine which could reach a good target in Russia's territory, despite an urgent request from Kyiv for long -distance weapons. We will not send to the Ukraine rocket system that can attack Russia, "Biden told reporters in Washington. Ukraine Pro-Barat has received extensive US military assistance since Russia invaded her neighbors at the end of February, but said she needed a long-term rocket that was equivalent to what Moscow's troops used. Kyiv ...
Pope appoints India’s first Dalit Christian cardinal
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Pope appoints India’s first Dalit Christian cardinal

Pope Francis on Sunday appointed the Archbishop of Hyderabad, Anthony Poola, as one of the two new cardinals from India. He was the first Dalit Christian in India who won the title and would be a voter for the Pope Election in the future. Poola is also the first telugu in the history of the Catholic Church which is appointed as a cardinal, the second largest title after the Pope, in the world and the first Dalit to get a position. This is an honor and recognition for the oppressed Christianity, "Bernard's father, Vikis General Hyderabad, told HT. Born on November 15, 1951, in the Kurnool District Andhra Pradesh, Bishop Poola joined the minor seminary in Kurnnol and studied at the main seminary of St Peter's Pontifical in Bengaluru. He served as Chair of the Youth Commission, AP Social Serv...
Russia Ukraine War News Live Updates: Communist deputy demands Russian withdrawal; Ukraine to retreat from Luhansk pocket to avoid capture
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Russia Ukraine War News Live Updates: Communist deputy demands Russian withdrawal; Ukraine to retreat from Luhansk pocket to avoid capture

Russia War Ukraine Directly, Mariapol Falls to Russia: Ukrainian troops may have to withdraw from their last pocket in the Luhanansk region to avoid being arrested, a Ukrainian official said, when Russian troops urged progress in the East who had shifted momentum from the three -month war. Withdrawal can bring Russian President Vladimir Putin closer to his destination to capture the Luhanansk and Donetsk regions in East Ukraine. However, violating the party line in a rare performance of opposition to the war of his country in Ukraine, a representative of the Legislative Communist Party in the Far East Russia demanded that the end of military operations and the withdrawal of Russian troops. "We understand that if our country does not stop military operations, we will have more orphans in ou...
Pakistan hikes prices of petroleum products by Rs 30 per litre
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Pakistan hikes prices of petroleum products by Rs 30 per litre

The Pakistani government on Thursday announced to increase the price of petroleum products by RS 30 per liter, with an increase that will begin to take effect in the middle of the night. After the increase, the price of gasoline will reach RS 179.85, Diesel at RS 174.15, kerosene in RS 155.95 and light diesel at RS 148.41. Minister of Finance Miftah Ismail made an announcement at a press conference here, the day after talks between the Pakistani government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Qatar failed to reach an agreement on Economic Bailout and the IMF IMF Staff Level Agreement for the revival of the USD 6 billion program ended. The new price will be effective starting at midnight, "said Ismail. IMF in leaflets on Wednesday emphasized the urgency of concrete policy actions, i...
Biden to Modi: Thank you for your commitment to make democracies deliver
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Biden to Modi: Thank you for your commitment to make democracies deliver

Setting aside their differences over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden in Tokyo Tuesday that the India-US strategic partnership is truly a “partnership of trust” as the two sides launched a slew of initiatives in a range of areas: from critical and emerging technologies to vaccines and defence, from artificial intelligence to data science. There’s so much that our countries can and will do together, and I am committed to making the US-India partnership among the closest we have on Earth,” Biden said as the bilateral began. Earlier, in his opening remarks at the Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo, Biden had made a direct reference to Modi’s leadership, framing it in terms of democracy vs autocracy. “Prime Minister Modi, it’s wonderful to ...
‘Absurd to compare Taiwan and Ukraine’: China bristles at Biden’s comments on US military intervention
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‘Absurd to compare Taiwan and Ukraine’: China bristles at Biden’s comments on US military intervention

A surprised and agitated Beijing on Monday denounced President Joe Biden’s assertion that the US would intervene militarily along with Japan if China invaded self-ruled Taiwan, which effectively jeopardises Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious plan of national integration. Taiwan’s integration with the Chinese mainland is the major political plank of Xi, 68, who is widely expected to be endorsed for an unprecedented third term in power this year by a once-in-a-five-year congress of the ruling Communist Party scheduled to meet in the next few months. China views Taiwan as a renegade province that should be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary. The US has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but sells arms to it as part of its Taiwan Relations Act, which states that t...
Who is Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin found guilty of Ukraine war crimes?
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Who is Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin found guilty of Ukraine war crimes?

A 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison by a Ukrainian court on Monday for killing an unarmed Ukrainian civilian, sealing the first guilty conviction for war crimes since Moscow's invasion three months ago. Vadim Shishimarin had pleaded guilty to shooting a Ukrainian civilian in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war. The sentencing came as the three-month-old war helped push the number of people displaced worldwide to the highest level on record level, according to the United Nations. Who is Vadim Shishimarin? Shishimarin from Irkutsk in Siberia has confessed to gunning down the 62-year-old man near the central village of Chupakhivka to prevent him reporting a carjacking by fleeing Russian troops. "By this first trial, w...
Davos Decks Up For World Economic Forum, Focus On Ukraine, Climate Change
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Davos Decks Up For World Economic Forum, Focus On Ukraine, Climate Change

Davos:  After a gap of nearly two-and-a-half years, Swiss ski resort town Davos is set to host the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting yet again with a host of global leaders including from India expected to deliberate over the Ukraine crisis, climate change and a host of other issues affecting the world. The high-profile annual powwow of the rich and powerful from across the world will begin with a welcome reception on Sunday evening and will continue till Thursday, May 26. Those scheduled to speak include Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, among a host of other world leaders. From India, three Union ministers -- Piyush Goyal, Mansukh Mandaviya and Hardeep Singh Puri -- as well as several state leader...
Quad to take up the Indo-Pacific challenge in Tokyo
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Quad to take up the Indo-Pacific challenge in Tokyo

In the background of the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine, Quad is expected to record the momentum ahead to strengthen the grouping at the Tokyo Summit on Tuesday. While Quad diplomats work to go out with strong statements both about the brutal war in Ukraine and Chinese disputes in Indo-Pacific, two theater and their global fall will be the main topic of discussion at the Summit. With the Australian election that took place today, there is a strong possibility that Quad can welcome the new prime minister from Down Under except Scott Morrison who is in power to conduct a miracle of the election at the polling station. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most senior member of Quad with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the last new member who joined the grouping. Even when the quad g...
Nirmala Sitharaman signals speedy recovery, projects 8.9% GDP growth for current fiscal
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Nirmala Sitharaman signals speedy recovery, projects 8.9% GDP growth for current fiscal

Indian economic growth is most likely to be strong at 8.9 percent in the current financial year, reflecting the country's strong resilience and rapid recovery, said Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman also stated his belief that India would continue to reach a high level of growth in the next financial year, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement. Overcoming the 7th annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank (NDB) through a video conference, he underlined the importance of multilateralism and the spirit of global cooperation for economic recovery. The Minister acknowledged that NDB had succeeded in strengthening himself as a reliable development partner for developing country markets and appreciated the progress made to establish the Indian reg...