MOSCOW PLAYS DOWN HOPES FOR 'BREAKTHROUGH' IN PEACE TALKS Russia on Wednesday played down hopes of a breakthrough in peace with Ukraine, a day after delegations from both sides held talks over the ongoing invasion. Speaking to reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
NO LET UP YET, BUT A RAY OF HOPE FOR THE END OF WAR IN UKRAINE The key component of discussions between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul was a multilateral security agreement backed by other countries as guarantors. However, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that there has
NO LET UP YET, BUT A RAY OF HOPE FOR THE END OF WAR IN UKRAINE The key component of discussions between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul was a multilateral security agreement backed by other countries as guarantors. However, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday that there has
BIDEN OPEN TO MEETING PUTIN DESPITE CALLING HIM WAR CRIMINAL Amid signs of a drawdown in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has indicated he is open to meeting President Vladimir Putin for talks despite calling him a "war criminal" and a "butcher" and ca
PHILIPPINES PROTESTS CHINESE SHIP INCIDENT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA MANILA — The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest over a Chinese Coast Guard vessel engaging in “close distance maneuvering” that heightened a risk of collision in the disputed South China
SITHARAMAN BLAMES PUTIN’S WAR, UPA OIL BONDS FOR FUEL PRICE HIKE The Budget will help keep the focus on sustained growth recovery but the Ukraine war poses a fresh set of challenges, from disruption in supply chains to rising oil prices, said Union Finance Minister Nir
INDIA ASSURES LANKA OF CONTINUED COOPERATION Indian external affairs minister S. Jaishankar met the Sri Lankan leadership in Colombo on Monday and assured them of “India’s continued cooperation and understanding” as the island nation deals with its worst ec
UKRAINE WAR: PUTIN-ZELENSKYY TALKS POSSIBLE AFTER KEY ISSUES SETTLED, SAYS RUSSIA Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy can meet for in-person talks only after key issues of a potential peace deal between the two countries are met
BEIJING STRESSES ITS SOVEREIGNTY OVER SCARBOROUGH SHOAL AFTER COAST GUARD INCIDENT MANILA — China on Monday stood firm on its claim of sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal after the Philippine Coast Guard said a vessel of its Chinese counterpart closely sailed by one of
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: TOP UPDATES One month into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, shelling rocked the capital city again on Wednesday with rockets slamming into a shopping mall and high-rise buildings as the outnumbered Ukrainian military waged intense battles to defend the capit
