LONDON: A claim of responsibility by Islamic State for a massacre of Russian concertgoers near Moscow appears to be plausible and fits with a pattern of previous marauding attacks by Islamist militants, security analysts said on Saturday. One leading expert said, however, it was unusual and striking that the assailants had formed and executed an … Read more
BRUSSELS: The European Union has agreed to provide five billion euros (USD 5.48 billion) for military support to Ukraine, as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, reported Al Jazeera.In a move to extend military support to Ukraine as its forces struggle against Russia’s invasion, the EU stated that it will support Ukraine … Read more
PARIS: More than 1,400 buildings belonging to scientific institutions in Ukraine have been damaged in Russia’s invasion and restoring public science infrastructure will cost $1.26 billion, a UN agency said on Monday.The UN’s educational, scientific and cultural organisation UNESCO and the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine released the findings as Russia’s invasion of the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Pope Francis on Sunday urged for a diplomatic resolution to the ongoing war in Ukraine, with the aim of establishing a fair and long-lasting peace. His call comes as the world marks the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Reuters reported.In his weekly Angelus message, the Pope said, “So many victims, wounded, destruction, anguish, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a gathering of Western leaders in Kyiv on Saturday to commemorate two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This event took place amidst a critical situation, with Ukrainian forces running low on ammunition and weaponry while foreign aid hangs in the balance, reported AP.Zelenskyy, together with Italian … Read more
KYIV: Ukraine said Thursday that Russian shelling had left three people dead and several more injured at mining facilities in Toretsk, a town in the war-battered eastern Donetsk region.The region has seen the brunt of fighting of Russia’s nearly two-year invasion, and the Kremlin claimed to have annexed it along with three other eastern and … Read more