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World News | EU Pledges Continued Financial Aid to Ukraine, Backs Russian Energy Import Ban and Adopts 19th Sanctions Package
Brussels [Belgium], October 24 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday announced that the European Union has assured continued financial assistance to Ukraine not only for next year but also through 2027. Taking to X, Zelenskyy...
World News | Will See in 6 Months How It Works Out: Trump's Response to Putin's Criticism of Sanctions on Russian Oil Companies
Washington DC [US], October 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin's criticism of sanctions on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil. When asked about the Russian President...
Chennai teen Dhaanvi Karthikeyan wins visit to Moscow space center
Chennai 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 Moscow, Russia. Out of 5 lakh students...
India Scaled Back on Russian Oil Purchases at Request of President US President Donald Trump, Claims White House
Washington DC, October 24: 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 (local time)...
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...
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...
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...
Russian drones attack Kyiv for second night
Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital for the second night, injuring four people, officials said early on Thursday. Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said drones had damaged several dwellings and other buildings,...
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...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2025
October 22, 2025, 8:30 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in...
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...
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...
Russia Was Once a Revolutionary Feminist Motherland
A demonstration in central Moscow Nov. 7, 2004, marks the 87th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. (Denis Sinyakov / AFP via Getty Images) On Feb. 18, 2022, former President Joe Biden told reporters he was convinced that Russia would...
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...
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least six civilians, injure dozens
“At least six civilians were killed, including two children, and more than 30 people injured” due to missile and drone attacks, the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMM) said in a post on social media. Observers said...
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...
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...
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...
Russia is one step closer to state sponsor of terrorism designation
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a bill that could ultimately lead to Russia being designated by the United States government as a state sponsor of terrorism. The bipartisan legislation seeks to punish Russia for kidnapping,...