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European Union vows retaliation if energy network attacked
Brussels: The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage and is warning of retaliation...
UN calls on Iran to avoid ”unnecessary force” on protesters
Dubai: The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early on Wednesday to refrain from using “unnecessary or disproportionate force” against...
Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
Cape Canaveral (US): A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the...
UN meeting produces sense that a ”new epoch” is arriving
United Nations: The war in Ukraine and its global fallout transfixed the meeting of world leaders at the UN General...
Vote in Ukraine’s Russia-held areas stokes tension with West
Kyiv: Referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine reached their...
Drone attack hits Ukraine, US vows ”consequences” over nukes
Kyiv: An overnight drone strike near the Ukrainian port of Odesa sparked a massive fire and explosion, the military said...
15 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia
Moscow: A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 15 people and wounding 24 others...
Death toll rises to 49 in Bangladesh boat capsize
Dhaka: Bangladeshi authorities were racing against time on Monday to find any survivors of the boat accident involving Hindu devotees,...
Dependence on Russian defence equipment not lack of trying on India’s part: Jaishankar
Washington: India's dependence on Russian defence equipment and the strong defence ties with Moscow is not because New Delhi did...
India matters more in current polarised world: Jaishankar
New York: India matters more in the current polarised world and is perceived widely as the voice of the global...