Ukraine Crisis

NATO allies agree Ukraine will be a member of military alliance: Stoltenberg

Speaking ahead of a meeting of the Ukraine defence contact group at Ramstein air base in Germany, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that, once the war in Ukraine ends, Kyiv must have "the deterrence to prevent new attacks".

Russia’s economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin

Some foreign companies like McDonald’s and Starbucks have been taken over by local owners who slapped different names on essentially the same menu

NATO must be ready for long standoff with Russia: Stoltenberg

Moscow's war on its pro-Western neighbour has plunged Europe into its most dangerous crisis since World War II and pushed NATO into the biggest overhaul of its defences since the Soviet Union collapsed. 

Explained: What US can learn from the Ukraine war as tensions rise with China

As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China

Russia says it will cut oil production over Western caps

Analysts have said one possible Russian response to the cap would be to slash production to try to raise oil prices, which could eventually flow through to higher gasoline prices at the pump as less oil makes it to the global market.

In deep economic crisis, Nepal may just sail through

The war in Ukraine which lead to an increase in oil and food prices has largely impacted the economy in Nepal

US pressures Germany to give Ukraine Leopard 2 tanks

The Biden administration is stuck in a standoff with Germany over sending tanks to Ukraine. However, German officials indicated the apathy in sending their Leopard tanks to Ukraine until the US also decides to send its M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.

After Pakistan, Egypt battling acute food shortage amid growing economic crisis; supplies rationed

Instead of adopting proper measures to deal with the economic crisis in Egypt, a government agency has asked people to eat chicken paws to meet their protein needs in an era of high inflation

Cargo ship from Ukraine briefly halts in Istanbul's Bosphorus

The Palau-flagged MKK-1 cargo vessel was carrying 13,000 tonnes of peas from Ukraine under a UN-backed agreement that Turkey helped broker between Moscow and Kyiv in July

‘No country can emerge stronger without self-reliance in defence’: CDS Gen Chauhan at Def Expo 2022

CDS General Chauhan said given the fragile nature of regional and global security, nations need to be equipped so that they do not depend on other countries for their defence needs