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Like China, India Scaling Back Oil Purchases From Russia At Trump's Request: White House
The White House repeated its claim that India has scaled back on its oil purchase from Russia at the "request of President Donald Trump," even as New Delhi maintained that the imports are being made in the national interest and to ensure the...
Russia attacks railway station in Sumy overnight, injuring three people
Aftermath of the Russian attack. Photo: State Emergency Service Russian forces struck a railway station in Sumy with a drone on the night of 22-23 October, injuring two railway workers. Source: Oleh Hryhorov, Head of Sumy Oblast Military...
Russian nighttime attack on Kyiv: 7 injured – photos
Fire at the scene. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Seven people have been injured in a Russian strike on the city of Kyiv during the night of 22-23 October. Source: Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko; State Emergency Service of Ukraine Quote...
India News | Dhaanvi Karthikeyan Becomes 1st Tamil Nadu Female Student to Visit Russian Space Centre
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 24 (ANI): An 18-year-old named Dhaanvi Karthikeyan from Chennai has made history by becoming the first female student from Tamil Nadu to visit the astronaut training and satellite manufacturing facilities in...
Russia Launches Fresh Overnight Strikes Across Ukraine – Drones Injure 7 in Kyiv, Kill Rescuer in Kharkiv, Hit Sumy Railway
A wave of Russian drone and missile strikes hit Kyiv and cities across Ukraine overnight Thursday, setting fires in the capital, killing a rescuer in Kharkiv, and injuring several people, according to local authorities. Tymur Tkachenko, head of...
Trump sanctions Russian oil firms; NBA player, coach arrested
Happy Friday and welcome to your morning wrap of the key business and political headlines from around the world. First up, US President Donald Trump has hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions over Moscow’s war on Ukraine, prompting...
EU leaders seek role in Gaza at summit focused on Ukraine, Russia
Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Author of the article: Associated Press Sam Mcneil Published Oct 23, 2025 • 3 minute read France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference as part of the European Council meeting gathering the...
Trump squeezes India over Russian oil
Donald Trump is putting more pressure on India to slash its Russian oil purchases. This could deprive Moscow of vital revenue, but it will mostly just push more Russian oil into an increasingly large shadow market. The US president said on...
Putin says new U.S. sanctions not to significantly impact Russia's economy
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- New U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies will not significantly impact Russia's economic health, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Putin called the sanctions "an attempt to put pressure on Russia" and...
Stocks rise near records as oil surges on Russia sanctions
Summary U.S. stocks neared record highs Thursday, led by oil and gas shares. Oil prices jumped more than 5% after Trump sanctioned Russia’s crude sector. Strong earnings from Dow and Las Vegas Sands boosted investor sentiment. Gold prices...
Use of seized Russian assets would cost Germany over 100 bln euros — DPA
BERLIN, October 23. /TASS/. The German-Russian Chamber of Commerce has criticized the possible use of frozen Russian assets in Europe to finance Ukraine's military needs, estimating that such a move could cost Germany over 100 bln euros, the DPA...
World News | White House Repeats Claim of India Scaling Back Russian Oil Purchases at Request of President Trump
Washington DC [US], October 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has been "increasingly frustrated" with the lack of progress on putting an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday...
Russia's Sergey Lavrov slams West, says ‘should've never trusted’ them
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed the West in a recent interview, saying that "all agreements that the West 'sponsored' [with regard to Ukraine] did not prevent it from turning Ukraine into an "anti-Russia". In an interview...
Putin’s Budapest cope, fallout from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil, and new war crimes allegations
Below, you’ll find a digest of news reports from October 23, 2025, in Russian and English. Today, we focus on Vladimir Putin’s glut of public comments on the collapsed Budapest summit, motherhood, and the impact of new U.S. sanctions on Russian...
Trump scoffs at Putin’s defiance of new US sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump made light of Vladimir Putin's dismissal of new US sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, suggesting the Russian president will soon feel the economic pain. "I'm glad he feels that way," Trump told...
Russians struck a kindergarten in Kharkiv with jet-powered drones
In Kharkiv, the number of people injured in a private kindergarten hit by a Russian drone on Wednesday, October 22, has risen to ten. This was reported on Telegram by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov. “The number of those injured as a result of the...
Oil prices surge as Trump sanctions Russian giants; Wall Street opens mixed
Wall Street opened Thursday with modest, mixed trading, while oil prices spiked more than 5% after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping sanctions on Russia’s top energy companies. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq inched up less than...
Liv Hospital Expands International Medical Programs to Meet Growing Demand from Global Patients
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile The Istanbul-based healthcare group is strengthening its position in Turkiye's healthcare tourism sector by expanding advanced services-such as IVF, stem cell therapy, regenerative medicine and robotic surgery-and...
S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Las Vegas Sands Soars; Molina Healthcare Falls as Medical Costs Mount
Key Takeaways A casino stock surged on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, as its recent investments began to pay off, while a health insurer came under pressure amid rising medical costs. Las Vegas Sands stock gained ground after the casino operator beat...
Stocks rally and bonds sold ahead of CPI, while oil surges on US/Russia tensions - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries down, Crude up, Dollar flat, Gold up REAR VIEW: Trump and Xi to meet next Thursday; US may probe China's 2020 trade deal; Macron wants EU to use strongest trade tool on China; US sanctions Russia oil majors;...