India’s Modi arrives in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Indian prime minister expected to push settlement on ending Ukraine war, even if seen as being too close to Russia.
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Old aircraft carrier, once part of mighty Soviet fleet, burns in Chinese lagoon
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Can India broker peace between Russia and Ukraine?
As Narendra Modi heads to Kyiv, some analysts say India could push the two sides towards talks – but it may not want to.
India’s Modi visits Poland for top-level security and trade talks en route to war-torn Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Poland for top-level security and trade talks before heading to neighboring Ukraine, which is at war with India’s strategic partner, Russia.
Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to shore up regional ties and secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes.
What’s Ukraine’s endgame in Kursk?
Ukrainians have long become used to grim news reports from their besieged lands. But that’s suddenly changed. Following its remarkably successful incursion of Russia’s Kursk region, cheerful Ukrainian journalists are now covering the war from captured Russian territory.
Kim Jong-un and Putin vow deeper ties on Korean liberation day
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen co-operation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked an anniversary of independence from Japan's colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Friday (Aug 16).
