Washington: The rising inflation and declining government expenditure in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to an unexpected slowdown in the US economy. In the first quarter of 2022, US GDP fell by 1.4 per cent. Also, the economy grew by 6.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2021. Against this backdrop, […]
Washington: Russia-Ukraine war is likely to have a long-term impact on the Middle Eastern and African countries. Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Tunisia, which are dependent on food imports from Russia, are likely to face severe food shortages leading to unrest and riots. Various international organisations and analysts have warned of searing inflation resulting in large […]
New Delhi – India, which is refusing to go against Russia while the Ukraine conflict is going on, will have to face the consequences in the coming times. Former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said that strong cooperation had been established between Russia and China. Bildt posed this question to the Indian External Affairs Minister […]
Washington/Moscow: Senior US official Victoria Nuland warned that Russia and President Vladimir Putin would have to pay a very dear price if President Putin orders a nuclear strike in Ukraine. Ukrainian leaders are consistently expressing fears of a Russian nuclear strike. Only last week, Russia tested its nuclear-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Sarmat. President Putin had […]
New Delhi: Indian and British Prime Ministers agreed on adopting a firm stand against terrorism of all kinds and not to tolerate terrorism. This firm stand adopted against terrorism during the visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India became the tour’s highlight. Prime Ministers of both the countries also agreed to form a […]
Jerusalem: Israel had adopted a nonaligned stand in the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been going on for the last two months. But Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz announced that Israel would supply defence equipment to Ukraine. It had been reported that the Ukrainian military already had stocks of Israeli weapons. In this scenario, Russia expressed […]
Ankara/Moscow: Some NATO member states want the conflict in Ukraine to continue and let Russia get weaker. These nations do not care about the Ukrainian situation at all,’ accused Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşo Oghlu. A few days ago, a Chinese mouthpiece had accused the United States and NATO of ensuring to prolong the Russia-Ukraine […]
Washington: The uncertainty in the global economy has increased further due to the Ukraine conflict. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that this uncertainty could slow down the global economy. The IMF will be releasing a report named ‘World Economic Outlook 2022’ in the next few days. This warning becomes significant against this background. Besides, […]
Rome/Moscow/Kyiv: David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP), accused that food is being used as a weapon in the Russia-Ukraine war. Beasley made this statement while answering a question asked to him during a program on a US news channel. He said that it is not possible to streamline the food supply […]
London/Geneva: The United Nations has fired a salvo of criticism at the Refugee Deal signed between the United Kingdom and Rwanda, saying using a human being as a commodity is not right. The UN Refugee Commission has also said that the concerned deal violates the promises made by the United Kingdom on the international level. […]