Despite thousands of protesters opposing the controversial bill on Foreign Agents, Georgia's Prime Minister has vowed to pass the legislation through Parliament today. Watch in for more details!

Georgia Protests: Will Georgia pass foreign agents bill today?

Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a 2-day state visit to China this week on 16-17 May. This will be Putin's second visit to Beijing in seven months. This visit comes before he resumes office in his fifth-term as President of Russia.

Putin to visit China: Russia-China to identify key areas for practical cooperation

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv on an unannounced visit. aBlinken met with Zelensky and reaffirmed U.S' support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.

Blinken in Ukraine tells Zelensky that US military aid 'now on its way'

The Russia Ukraine war is now witnessing a fresh wave of escalation and in show of support with Ukraine the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced trip. Watch in for more details!

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Kyiv in show of US solidarity

The Prime Minister of the latest NATO member Sweden has said he is open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swedish soil in war time. Watch in for more details!

NATO-Russia clash imminent? Sweden PM: Sweden is open to deploying nukes

Putin-Xi to discuss comprehensive partnership | Putin's second visit to Beijing in 7 months

Watch top headlines of the hour: - Truce talks at 'almost a stalemate': Qatar - Indian UN officer killed in Gaza - Ukraine drones strike Russia rail line - US aids on its way: Blinken to Zelensky - US flip-flop over Chabahar port - Putin to visit China on May 16

Truce talks at 'almost a stalemate': Qatar | Indian UN officer killed in Gaza

Russia-Ukraine war: Antony Blinken visits Ukraine, reassures US support to Kyiv

Barely a week after taking oath for the 5th time, President Vladimir Putin replaced his defence minister Sergei Shoigu, the longest serving member of his Cabinet. 65-year-old Andrei Belousov, an economics expert who has never dealt with the military will be the new defence minister of Russia. The rare Kremlin shake-up took place as the Russian offensive in northeastern Ukraine has been making gains. In the latest, Russia pounded over 30 villages in Kharkiv , forcing 6,000 to evacuate. Why was Sergei Shoigu removed just as Russia was making steady gains? What'll be the Implications on the war-front? WION's Shivan Chanana discusses with Ben Aris, Founder and Editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews and also former Moscow bureau chief for the Daily Telegraph.

Russia-Ukraine War: Russia pounds 30 towns in Ukraine amid massive cabinet shake-up

President Joe Biden signed into law a ban on Russian enriched uranium on Monday, the White House said, in the latest effort by Washington to disrupt President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Biden signs ban on imports of Russian nuclear reactor fuel into law. Details

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday morning (May 14) made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to reassure the continuous support of the United States to Kyiv as well as the supply of weapons as Russia continues to attack the northeastern Kharkiv region.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday morning (May 14) made an unannounced visit to Ukraine to reassure the continuous support of the United States to Kyiv as well as the supply of weapons as Russia continues to attack the northeastern Kharkiv region. During his visit to Kyiv, Blinken said that the US military aid for Ukraine is "now on its way" and will "make a real difference". "In the near term, assistance is now on its way and that will make a real difference against the Russian aggression on the battlefield," said Blinken, while speaking to President Volodymyr Zelensky at the beginning their meeting. He is on his fourth visit to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Blinken took an overnight train from Poland and was supposed to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Blinken is visiting Ukraine weeks after a financial aid package worth $61 billion was approved by the US Congress for Ukraine after months of delay. The package unlocked much-needed arms for the stretched troops of the country. It is expected that the aid will be provided at an accelerated pace as Washington is trying to make up for the lost months, even though Congress is facing difficulty in reaching a complete agreement on assistance. Also Read: Russia intensifies ground assault in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, achieves ‘tactical success’ "First this trip is to send a strong signal of reassurance to the Ukrainians who are obviously in a very difficult moment both with grinding battle on the Eastern Front but also with the Russians now expanding some cross-border attacks into Kharkiv," said a senior US official, while speaking to the reporters aboard the train. US Secretary of State to monitor how aid will be "executed" Antony Blinken is expected to look into how US aid will "be executed in a fashion to help shore up their defences and enable them to increasingly take back the initiative on the battlefield." The senior US official had last visited in March when National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan reached Ukraine. Russia is "clearly throwing everything they have in the east and expanding the fighting to Kharkiv is representative of that strategy," said the official. "But we have a lot of confidence that the Ukrainians will increasingly be effective in pushing the Russians back as our assistance flows in both from the United States and other allies and partners," he added. Watch: Russia-Ukraine war: Russian forces attack border of Ukraine's Northern Kharkiv region Alongside holding discussions with Zelensky, Blinken is likely to meet his counterpart Dmytro Kuleba along with members of civil society and deliver a speech on the topic "Ukraine's strategic success". The secretary of state will also discuss a bilateral defence agreement which the United States hopes to close before the NATO summit in Washington in July. "The negotiations are in their final stages, we're very close," the US official said. (With inputs from agencies)

US Secretary of State Blinken assures Zelensky military aid 'now on its way'

India is creating a corridor to Russia through Iran. Chabahar Port, India's first offshore trading port, is at the heart of this mega project. The port is located in Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province and it helps connect India to central Asia and Afghanistan, by-passing Pakistan. Chabahar is also right next to Pakistan's China-operated Gwadar port. Gravitas brings you the details.

Gravitas | Chabahar: India's corridor to Russia via Iran

Vladimir Putin made an unexpected move. Putin has replaced his defence minister. An economist replaces Putin's long-time ally. But what prompted Putin for this reshuffle?

Why did Russian President Putin remove his defence minister Sergei Shoigu?

Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced his defense minister Sergei Shoigu, nominating an economist to take his place in the most substantial shake-up to the military’s command structure since Moscow launched its war on Ukraine in February 2022. Watch in for more details!

Russia: Vladimir Putin appoints Sergei Shoigu as security council secretary

Russia: Putin replaces Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in unexpected cabinet shakeup

Data shows that Ukraine's defence is crumbling. Russian attacks have become more lethal than ever. Ukraine is shooting down a far smaller proportion of Russian missile attacks than it was earlier in the war.

Gravitas: Ukraine's defence is crumbling, here's proof

Russia: President Putin replaces Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, fields in economist

Russia's Putin replaces Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, fields in economist

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Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to testify | Russia expanding front in Kharkiv

Russia: Was arrest of Shoigu's Deputy for corruption the last straw?

Sergei Shoigu, Putin's closest ally, now replaced | Did Shoigu's friendship with Putin turn sour?

Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, nominating an economist to take his place in the most substantial shake-up to the military’s command structure since Moscow launched its war on Ukraine in February 2022. Watch in for more details!

Putin appoints economist as new defence minister

Putin replaces Russian defence and security chiefs

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