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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday said he urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to help his cash-strapped island nation import fuel as it faces its worst economic crisis in seven decades. Short of foreign exchange because of economic mismanagement and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Sri…

WorldGovt suspending fuel sales for two weeks to cope with the shortageSri Lankan President, on Wednesday, reached out to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, seeking urgent credit for fuel imports for the crisis-hit island nation, even as Colombo negotiates a support package with the Washington-headquartered International Monetary Fund.       “Had a…

A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, a city in the path of Moscow’s offensive came under sustained bombardment, its mayor said Tuesday. Mayor Vadim Lyakh said in a Facebook that “massive shelling” pummeled Sloviansk, which had…

Smoke rises from the territory of an automotive centre following recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, on July 5.KAZBEK BASAYEV/Reuters Russian forces struck targets across Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the neighbouring province of Luhansk after months of gruelling attritional warfare…

Russian President Vladimir Putin heralded a 'new world order' of greater Russian dominance in a speech to business leaders. Video / AP / Getty The son of dead Russian laser scientist Dr Dmitry Kolker, 54, today accused Vladimir Putin's FSB security service of killing his father. The world-class expert was…

Russian President Vladimir Putin heralded a 'new world order' of greater Russian dominance in a speech to business leaders. Video / AP / Getty Everything changed when Russia invaded Ukraine. Deterrence was turned on its head. Instead of preventing President Vladimir Putin from open aggression, the threat of nuclear war…

Days before Russia invaded its smaller neighbor, Moscow published a series of nautical alerts that effectively cordoned off sections of the Black Sea near the coast of Ukraine, a top exporter of grain and cooking oil. The subsequent steps Russia took—blocking or seizing the country’s ports with warships, destroying grain…

EU diplomats are concerned that a Russian effort to link the food crisis to sanctions is gaining traction in Africa. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Antony Sguazzin, Alberto Nardelli and Megan Durisin A container ship after unloading wheat in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on June 29. Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Bloomberg Photo…

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VLADIMIR Putin will intensify his attacks on Ukraine after his repeated failures of crushing the NATO alliance and overthrowing Volodymyr Zelensky's presidency in Kyiv, a foreign affairs expert warns. Putin will 'double down' as war backfires on Russia says expert Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special…