PM Modi, China's Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to be in an impromptu huddle of sorts, sharing some laughs at the SCO Summit. Their bonhomie took centre stage against the backdrop of Trump tariffs.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres said that the war in Ukraine poses a serious threat to not just the peace and security in Ukraine but also to the very foundations and core principles of the UN. "Enough is enough," he said, calling for an end to this war, to the "hostilities".
"On the morning of 30th July, an attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime using unmanned aerial vehicles against targets in the city of Moscow was foiled," the ministry said in its statement.
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are deployed in a street near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The group is headed towards Moscow and has already claimed control of two key Russian cities.
Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Britain counterpart Rishi Sunak on Monday during his Europe tour. Sunak posted this picture on Twitter writing, “Welcome back, @ZelenskyyUa”.
Ukrainian servicemen seen firing an S60 anti-aircraft gun at Russian positions near Bakhmut on March 20. The months-long battle for Bakhmut has become one of the bloodiest of Russia's nearly 13-month-old war in Ukraine. While it is uncertain whether either meeting would change the course of the war, the talks, about 800 kilometers apart, highlight the war’s repercussions for international diplomacy as countries line up behind rival parties.
A young Ukrainian refugee circus student dangles from aerial silks in a training room in Budapest, Hungary, on February 13. More than 100 Ukrainian refugee circus students, between the ages of 5 and 20, found a home with the Capital Circus of Budapest after escaping the embattled cities of Kharkiv and Kyiv amid Russian bombings.
A piece by British street artist Banksy, covered with plastic, spotted in the small town of Borodyanka, some 60 km from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on January 12, 2023. Thousands of "hostile" web attacks launched from Russian IP addresses targeted an online auction of prints by British graffiti artist Banksy in aid of Ukraine on January 10, AFP reported.
An elderly woman pulls a trolley bag past a destroyed building in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on December 4, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to the Donetsk region military administration, Bakhmut, besieged by Russian forces for months, has witnessed some of the most ferocious fighting of the war.
An Iranian woman breaks into tears after security personnel seized her flag reading "Woman Life Freedom" before the start of the World Cup group B soccer match between Wales and Iran, at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Friday.
People wait for a bus to go in a train station in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine as they flee the city in the Donbas region. The United Nations estimates that 7.1 million people have been displaced within the country, according to figures published by the IOM on April 5.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) C17 plane with 119 Indians and 27 foreigners landed at Hindon airbase in Gaziabad from Romanian capital Bucharest on Thursday morning.
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has left several Indians stranded in the east European country. India is leaving no stone unturned in bringing back Indian nationals and is leading the evacuation mission. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday revised its international travel advisory, providing various exemptions to Indians being evacuated.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine to defend separatists in the east of the country on February 24. He urged Ukrainian servicemen to “immediately put down arms and go home.” The Russian Defense Ministry said it had destroyed 83 Ukrainian military facilities.
