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Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia using hundreds of Iranian drones to strike Ukraine, says White House

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday that Russia appeared to be deepening its defense cooperation with Iran and had received hundreds of one-way attack

NATO may base troops in Sweden before Stockholm joins, government says

Sweden applied to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Due to objections from Turkey and Hungary, Sweden now intends to join NATO at a summit in Lithuania next month.

‘Terrorist plan’ by Kyiv or Russian ‘genocide’? Collapse of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam termed ‘war crime’

The Soviet-era dam was damaged in an explosion Tuesday and its collapse led to the flooding of dozens of towns and villages, forcing thousands to leave their homes.

Southern Ukrainians flee floodwaters after Nova Kakhovka dam collapse

Around 42,000 are at direct risk from flooding and thousands will be left without access to drinking water. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia accuse one another of the damage.

State of emergency imposed in Russia-controlled parts of Kherson

(Reuters) - A state of emergency has been imposed in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Kherson region following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam and the flooding of large area, Russia's

Ukraine dam burst ‘a consequence’ of Russia’s invasion, says UN chief Antonio Guterres

Nova Kakhovka dam and a hydro-electric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine collapsed early Tuesday causing mass evacuations in the area.

All about Soviet-era Kakhovka dam in Ukraine and what happened to it

The Nova Kakhovka Dam, that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine, was breached Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone.

BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting starts in Cape Town today, local currency trade likely on agenda

China may also push its 12-point peace plan for Ukraine at 2-day meeting, which will set stage for 15th BRICS summit in August.

‘Too late for mediation’ — Zelenskyy aide says Ukraine peace plan only way to end Russia’s war

Chief diplomatic adviser Ihor Zhovkva said that Ukraine wanted the implementation of its peace plan and not a ceasefire since it envisages the full withdrawal of Russian troops.

Japan to place additional sanctions on Russia, condemns tactical nuclear deployment in Belarus

Japan will also ban providing construction and engineering services to Russia, a trade ministry statement said.

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Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

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