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  Russia is already under unprecedented sanctions and now the EU could target Alina Kabaeva, a politician, media boss, former Olympic gymnast, and if the rumours are true Vladimir Putin’s girlfriend and mother to some of his children. The sanctions imposed by the EU and others are designed to punish those closest to Mr Putin — the oligarchs, politicians and other officials said to have benefited from their proximity to the president. Last month, the US and UK imposed sanctions on his ...read more  

It's an extremely difficult decision for a country that mostly relies on energy imports, including oil, Kishida told reporters Monday. But G-7 unity is most important right now Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will slowly phase out Russian oil imports in unity with the Group of Seven's effort against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Leaders from the G-7 countries met online Sunday and announced their commitment to ban or phase out Russian oil imports in their latest effort to pressure Moscow into ending its aggression on Ukraine. It's an extremely difficult decision for a country that mostly relies on energy... read more

The new guard will be deployed throughout the country to enable them respond quickly to emergency even before the arrival of police forces, he said Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that the country was establishing a civilian national guard to "fight terrorism". His announcement was made in public remarks shortly after two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in a knife attack were arrested earlier on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. Bennett noted that Israel was entering "a new stage in... read more

  In a bid to control crowding at stations in the summer season and curb misuse of alarm chain pulling, the Central Railway has increased the platform ticket rates from Rs 10 to Rs 50 temporarily In a bid to control crowding at stations in the summer season and curb misuse of alarm chain pulling, the Central Railway has increased the platform ticket rates from Rs 10 to Rs 50 on a temporary basis from May 9 to 23 at some stations in Mumbai and neighbouring cities, an official said on Monday. The platform ticket price is proposed to be increased as a temporary measure at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar station and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, as well as neighbouring Thane, Kalyan and Panvel stations for 15 days with effect from Monday, he said. A total of 332 cases of alarm chain pulling were reported in... read more

The post came a few days after the Tesla CEO announced acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion. Twitter storms and Elon Musk seem to be old pals and it was no different on Monday morning. This time the Tesla CEO's post about dying under "mysterious circumstances" is what made Twitter buzz. "If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya," he tweeted. The post came a few days after the Tesla CEO announced his plans to acquire Twitter for… read more

  The Delhi BJP spokesperson came under fire from the AAP, which is ruling both Delhi and Punjab, for his tweet against Kejriwal over 'The Kashmir Files' movie The Punjab Police on Friday said it has arrested Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga from his residence in the national capital in connection with a case registered against him in Mohali last month. However, vehicles bringing Bagga, who has been highly vocal against Kejriwal on social media, from Delhi to Mohali got held up in Haryana's Kurukshetra. Sources said that Haryana police officials were talking to their Punjab counterparts over... read more