Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.
Tokyo stocks retreated on Wednesday as investors grappled with heightened uncertainties surrounding US monetary policy and geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
The Indian stock market, which saw a super rally on Tuesday, lost the steam towards the end amid heavy profit-booking, as fresh tensions between Ukraine and Russia came to light.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine, the Kremlin reported Tuesday.
A troubling wave of denunciations in Russia has revived a practice reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in Soviet history. Citizens, emboldened by rhetoric that glorifies patriotism and vilifies dissent, are turning against one another, fuelling a climate of fear and repression.
Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will face Russia's Daniil Medvedev after beating another Russian player Karen Khachanov in the men's singles quarterfinals of the China Open, while Magda Linette of Poland upset the third seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy here on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday, calling up 133,000 citizens for military service in autumn, according to a document posted on the country's legal information portal.
In October 2024, BRICS leaders will convene in the Russian city of Kazan for its annual summit, in what is being seen as a diplomatic triumph for Russian President Vladimir Putin, otherwise an international pariah.
Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight in seven regions and over the Sea of Azov, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
Even in war with Ukraine, Russia didn't choose to deploy supersonic cruise missiles that possibly prompted the domestic developer here to expedite the NG (next generation) variant of the 'fastest' lethal weapon on earth, one of the key scientists in the mission said today.
