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Explosions heard in Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities, anti-aircraft defences at work, say officials

The latest blasts were reported less than 24 hours after Kyiv said 21 people died in a Russian strike on the city of Kherson.

Janet Yellen in surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US economic aid to bolster Ukraine’s war effort

Yellen's visit comes a week after Biden staged an unannounced trip to Kyiv and promised $500 million in additional military aid for Ukraine.

Joe Biden in Poland to meet NATO allies after Kyiv trip

US President Tuesday said the United States is squarely behind Ukraine and committed to bolstering NATO's eastern flank.

‘Support will endure,’ Joe Biden in Kyiv, visits monastery of fallen heroes amid air sirens

The US President said his country had built a coalition of nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific over the last year to ‘help defend Ukraine’.

Russia interested in future talks with Ukraine’s human rights commissioners, says report

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said Ukraine has adopted a pragmatic approach to ongoing discussions between the two sides.

Russia blames illegal mobile use by its soldiers for Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89

The Russian defence ministry said 4 Ukrainian missiles hit a temporary Russian barracks in Makiivka, twin city of the Russian-occupied regional capital of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Russian drones attacked critical infrastructure in & around Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say

Ukraine’s air force claimed to have destroyed all of Russia's 39 Iranian-made Shahed drones, as the attacks continued on capital and its surrounding areas Monday.

As Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy supply continues, millions stare at ‘constant power cuts’

Ukraine's state energy company said gas production facilities in eastern Ukraine had been damaged or destroyed. Heavy fighting was also reported in Donetsk & Luhansk regions in the east.

Would not yield “a single centimetre” in eastern Donetsk region to Russia, says Zelenskyy

The region is one of four Russia claimed to have annexed in late September. Fighting had been going on there between Ukrainian military and Russian proxy forces since 2014.

Iranian trainers in Crimea to help Russia with Ukraine drone attacks, says US

White House spokesperson John Kirby said Washington will pursue all means to "expose, deter & confront" Iran's munitions supply to Russia. Both countries have denied allegations

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As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.