Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on X(Tweeter) that Russia is using mercenaries from China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and various African countries to fight against Ukraine in the ongoing war. “We will respond” said Zelensky.
How much India should trade with any country must be guided by its national interest. No diktat from any country should govern it as it would amount to sacrificing its right to govern itself.
Russia continues to restrict internet freedom. The Kremlin is intensifying efforts to establish strict state control over the internet by limiting access to foreign services and promoting domestic digital products.
A strong magnitude 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest recorded in recent history, hit off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami waves that reached Japan’s northern coast. The shallow underwater quake sent shockwaves across the Pacific and led to widespread tsunami warnings and evacuations in several countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on Monday a major policy shift on Ukraine, promising new weapons and threatening permissions on Russian export buyers unless a peace deal is done within 50 days. This move arises from his growing frustration with Moscow’s ongoing aggression.
On the night of 9 July ,2025 Russia launched its largest aerial attack using a huge number of drones on Ukraine. They had sent more than 700 drones and also fired 13 missiles. Russia attacked for the third time in two weeks
A little more than a week after disassociating itself from a statement by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) condemning Israel’s attacks on Iran, India joined other members of Brics in expressing grave concern at the military strikes on Iran and the escalation of the security situation in the Middle East.
The escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict and Tehran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz are likely to push Indian refiners to further ramp up oil purchases from non-West Asian suppliers — mainly Russia, West Africa, the US and Latin America — as shipping routes to Indian ports from these suppliers are detached from the critical choke point in the Persian Gulf, according to industry sources and experts.
Russia launched the biggest number of drones on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion three years ago, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday (June 1, 2025).
The Air Force said 472 drones were launched over Ukraine. Russian forces also launched seven missiles alongside the barrage of drones, said Yuriy Ignat, head of communications for the Ukrainian Air Force.
Russia has expressed skepticism about the feasibility of a swift peace agreement with the United States regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Moscow seeks a comprehensive, long-term resolution addressing the root causes of the war, rather than a temporary ceasefire that could lead to renewed hostilities.
