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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was skeptical that three-way talks would result in progress. Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA /AFP Article content The Kremlin on Sunday denied that three-way talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States were on the cards, as diplomats gathered in Miami for talks on ending the conflict.…

N Kailaiselvi Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India and Director General of CSIR and Alexander Smith of Northwestern University at the award cermony The subject of Mathematics unifies all science & technology disciplines in building solutions and services towards the goal of a Viksit Bharat by…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced confidence about the battlefield situation in Ukraine at a marathon appearance before the press and public, giving no signal that Moscow is ready to make substantial concessions to end the full-scale war he ignited nearly four years ago. Over the course of a 4 1/2-hour,…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday Russia was preparing to wage a new “year of war” on his country in 2026, after his counterpart Vladimir Putin said Moscow would “certainly” achieve its objectives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Wednesday that Russia is preparing for another “year of war” in…

Putin said Russia would take more land in Ukraine by force if Kyiv and European politicians whom he cast as “young pigs” did not engage over US proposals for a peace settlement. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lashed out at European leaders, calling them “little pigs,” and asserted that…

Photology1971/Shutterstock The 1980s are forever immortalized in popular culture as an era of primitive digitization, with technological revolutions spanning everything from the artificial heart to the Space Shuttle. The beginnings of the Digital Age permeated almost every aspect of daily life, influencing art, politics, and more. In fact, it's not…

Michael Saylor delivered a characteristically bold take on Dec. 16 about Bitcoin and the quantum leap: “The Bitcoin Quantum Leap: Quantum computing won't break Bitcoin—it will harden it. The network upgrades, active coins migrate, lost coins stay frozen. Security goes up. Supply comes down. Bitcoin grows stronger.” The statement captures…

President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war,” the head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency said Monday. Blaise Metreweli said Putin is “dragging out negotiations” on stopping the conflict, and remains…

The popular image of the Cossacks lends itself to folklore: fearsome soldiers galloping on horseback across the steppes of Eastern Europe, sabres drawn to fight enemies of the Tsar. But in Russia today, the Cossacks have re-emerged as familiar figures in the public sphere. They work as uniformed authorities alongside the…