Ukraine

Shafaqna India: Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations, and threatened a “massive missile strike” …

Shafaqna India: The European Union should end sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, take steps to restore Druzhba oil pipeline flows and end the war in Ukraine to tackle the …

Shafaqna India: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that India has emerged as the world’s second-largest importer of weapons accounting for 8.3 per cent of global arms imports for a …

Shafaqna India: Ukraine will complete the technical work needed to open negotiations on all topics for its European Union accession process within days, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday. Zelensky reiterated …

Shafaqna India:  The leaders of Ukraine and Slovakia held a call on Friday amid an escalating row over Russian oil supplies via Ukraine to both Slovakia and Hungary. The call came …

Shafaqna India: Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary …

Shafaqna India: The United States wants Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war by June, and has offered to host talks between the two sides in Florida next week, …

Shafaqna India: Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile at Ukraine near the EU border overnight, in what Kyiv called a new threat to European security that demanded a global response. Moscow …

Shafaqna India: US President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Florida …

The United States has approved the sale of advanced technology and upgrades for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter planes worth approximately $686m. The deal was struck amid simmering tensions between Pakistan and …

Shafaqna India: The United Nations on Monday hit out at global “apathy” over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid …

Shafaqna India: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was “ready” for war if Europe seeks one, accusing the continent’s leaders of trying to sabotage a deal on the …

Shafaqna India: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US President Donald Trump on Saturday to use the diplomatic success he achieved in the Middle East as a model to end the ongoing …

Shafaqna India: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski and reiterated India’s position that the Ukraine conflict must be resolved at the earliest with a “durable …

Shafaqna India: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that if his meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky went well, he expected to hold a trilateral meeting with Russian …

Shafaqna India: The recent conflict between India and Pakistan was among the issues that figured during a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to …

The recent conflict between Pakistan and India has drawn global attention. The rising tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, both furnished with cutting-edge conventional and non-conventional military competences, have elevated …

Shafaqna India: Ukraine will ask the European Union next week to consider big new steps to isolate Moscow, including seizing Russian assets and bringing in sanctions for some buyers of Russian …

Shafaqna India: Pope Leo XIV has made repeated calls for peace in the early days of his papacy. His first words to crowds in St Peter’s Square were “Peace be …

Shafaqna India: Ukraine agreed to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the conflict with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia, the countries said in a joint statement. US …

Shafaqna India: European Union leaders have approved plans to boost defence spending as doubts grow over US President Donald Trump’s commitment to European security. Trump’s recent actions—strengthening ties with Russia, pulling …

Shafaqna India: US President Donald Trump suspended military aid to Ukraine on Monday, escalating pressure on Kyiv to negotiate a peace deal with Russia, a White House official confirmed. The decision …

Shafaqna India: President Donald Trump on Wednesday ruled out offering US security guarantees or Nato membership for Ukraine, while his adviser Elon Musk revealed plans to cut the $6.7 trillion budget …

Shafaqna India: Ukraine began its fourth year of all-out war with Russia on Monday, hosting a slew of European and world leaders for a summit, but unsure it could rely any …

Shafaqna India: US President Donald Trump said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in which they agreed to “immediately” start negotiations to …

Shafaqna Science: Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, …

Shafaqna India: Ukraine carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war overnight, Kyiv said on Tuesday, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of miles from …

Shafaqna India: President Vladimir Putin says Russia will keep testing its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile in combat and has a stock ready for use, while Ukraine said it was already …

The visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the seventh intergovernmental consultations (IGC) has created a buzz in India about the direction in which Indo-German relations are moving. This was …

Shafaqna India: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday accused member state Mongolia of failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip there last month and referred the matter …