A fourteen-membered team of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that has set off from Kyiv to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to inspect for damage arrived in the city on Wednesday. The team of nuclear inspectors have arrived in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia under the leadership […]
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Ukraine: Shelling at Zaporizhzhia plant underlines nuclear risk
Recent fighting near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine has again highlighted the potential risk of a disaster, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Sunday. Rafael Mariano Grossi said Ukrainian authorities had informed the nuclear watchdog of renewed shelling at the site over the […]
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Supreme Court issues notice on plea filed by evacuated Ukraine students
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Centre and others on a batch plea filed by Indian students who have been evacuated from Ukraine and seeking permission to continue medical study in India. A bench headed by justice Hemant Gupta issued notice on the plea and listed the matter in September. […]
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EU planning to allocate another USD 7.9Bn in assistance to Ukraine
The European Union has provided Ukraine with 9.5 billion euros (USD 9.4 billion) in financial aid since February 24 and is preparing a new package worth some eight billion euros, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “We are providing humanitarian support and macro-financial assistance, to keep the Ukrainian […]
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At UNSC, India voices concern over situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
India on Tuesday said it remained concerned with the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, saying that any accident involving nuclear facilities could potentially have disastrous consequences. Addressing a United Nations Security Council briefing, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj said that India […]
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US to announce military aid of USD 3Bn for Ukraine
The United States will announce an additional security aid of USD 3 billion for Kyiv on Ukraine’s independence day. The funds will reportedly be used to acquire drones, weapons and other military equipment but may not reach the battlefield for a period of a year or two years, Sputnik reported citing […]
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Vladimir Putin senses ‘catastrophe’ at Ukraine nuclear plant during telephonic talk with Emmanuel Macron
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a telephonic conversation on Friday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. During the phone call, Putin stressed that “the systematic shelling by the Ukrainian military” of the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) creates the danger […]
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UN Chief Guterres calls to demilitarise Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
After holding trilateral talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ukraine’s Lviv, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a demilitarization of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant stating that any damage to the largest nuclear power station of Europe would be […]
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US announces USD 89 million for demining assistance in Ukraine
The United States on Tuesday announced to provide the USD 89 million of the Fiscal Year 2022 funding to the Ukrainian government to address urgent humanitarian challenges, according to the statement released by the State Department. The US funding will deploy approximately 100 demining teams and will support a large-scale […]
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Ukraine joins NATO’s program of technological cooperation
Ukraine has become an associate member of the Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP), which takes care of the technical cooperation of the armies of NATO member states, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Tuesday. “Ukraine has strong IT (Information Technology) potential and it is a worthy NATO ally. I am sure that we will bring our expertise to […]
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India expresses concern over Ukraine situation, reiterates path for dialogue
India once again expressed deep concern over the situation in Ukraine on Monday and called for a cessation of all hostilities while backing efforts to alleviate the sufferings of the people of Ukraine especially encouraging talks between Kyiv and Moscow. Speaking at the UNSC Arria-formula meeting on Ukraine, Counsellor in India’s Permanent […]
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Ukraine: 21 killed in missile strikes on residential area in Odeassa region
At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured when the Russian missile on Friday struck a residential tower and a recreational centre in the southern Ukrainian region of Odessa. One of the missiles hit the nine-storey residential tower in Serhiivka, killing at least 16 and injuring 38 people, according […]
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Russian missile strike kills 16 in Kremenchuk Ukraine, 59 injured
Amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict, a Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping centre in central Ukraine on Monday, killing 16 people. At least 10 people are missing and 59 people were severely wounded in the deadly strike that took place at a shopping mall near a railway station in […]
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Russian editor’s Nobel Prize medal sold for USD 103.5 million, proceeds to benefit Ukraine children
The Nobel Peace Prize medal, owned by Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, was sold at an auction in the United States for USD 103.5 million, Heritage Auctions said. All the money raised will be given to UNICEF to support all countries hosting Ukrainian refugees, including Poland, Russia, Germany, Moldova, […]
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Chinese envoy warns against providing weapons to Ukraine
A Chinese envoy on Monday warned against constantly providing weapons to Ukraine or imposing sanctions on Russia. The international community should not stop at eliminating sexual violence and human trafficking. Only through cease-fire and the restoration of peace can the trauma of conflict for women and children be fundamentally avoided, said Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to […]