Following widespread blackouts brought on by Russian bombardment, which caused the president of Ukraine to demand solar panels be installed on hospitals and schools, Washington pledged on Thursday to give air defense missile shipments to Ukraine top priority.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian air strike continues targeting Ukraine's power grid

In this video, we intend to discuss the major conflicts in 2024 at the global and the regional (read South Asia) levels. Watch to know more.

Conflicts around the world: A broader look

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow has been mulling changes to its nuclear doctrine. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin warns South Korea against aiding Ukraine

US expedites air defence to Ukraine as Russia pounds power plants

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says NATO creating security threat for Russia in Asia

During a state visit to Vietnam Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to build a reliable security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region. Watch in for more details!

Russian President Putin signs deal with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says sending killer weapons to Ukraine will be a big mistake

Two beluga whales have been rescued from the besieged city of Kharkiv in Ukraine and taken to an aquarium in Valencia, Spain. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second biggest city, which sits near its border with Russia, has seen a spate of Russian attacks in recent weeks. Watch in for more details!

Beluga Whales evacuated from Ukraine's war-torn Kharkiv to Spain's Valencia

Washington promised Thursday to prioritise shipments of air-defence missiles to Ukraine after Russian bombardments forced mass blackouts and prompted the country’s president to call for solar panels on hospitals and schools. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine War: US expedites air defence to Ukraine as Russia pounds power plants

Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses NATO of security threat in Asia

Germany's intelligence agency has flagged the jihadist threat posed by the followers of Afghanistan-based Islamic State offshoot and related domestic extremism in Germany.

Germany flags wartime immigration from Ukraine as terror threat

The number of children killed in armed conflicts across the world tripled last year when compared to the year prior, said the United Nations, on Tuesday (Jun 18).

Number of children killed due to armed conflicts tripled in one year: UN

At least 9 people were killed and 29 injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Kryvyi Rih on the 12th of June. Not only is Kryvyi Rih Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown, but it was the deadliest Russian attack on Ukraine in weeks. A day earlier, Ukrainian president Zelensky said that Russia had destroyed half of his country's electricity generating capacity, since it began pummelling its energy facilities in late March. Amidst this doom and gloom, some much needed good news came from Puglia, southern Italy where the G7 leaders agreed on a new $50 billion loan for war-ravaged Ukraine using profits from frozen Russian assets. It's definitely a shot in the arm for Ukraine but will it be enough in countering Russia? Jyotsna Kumar brings you the details.

Russia-Ukraine war: $50 billion pledged by G7 leaders for Ukraine

A notion that relentlessly echoes in diplomatic circles is that India punches below its weight. While countries having lesser potential don’t hold back in the exhibition of their overtures aimed at hogging the limelight, India, contradictorily, has confined itself to its own affairs and avoids raising its voice over issues that can ‘potentially raise its standing’ in the world order.

Giving Indian foreign policy its due

Ukrainian officials are pressing the U.S. and other countries to ramp up their F-16 pilot training, saying the current pipeline isn’t producing enough aviators to fly the jets that will be soon donated to Kyiv. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv says US, allies delaying pilot training

Watch top headlines of the hour: - Kashmir: Gunbattle between terrorists, securitymen - Putin, Kim sign strategic partnership pact - Russia holds naval drills - IDF: Struck Hezbollah targets in South Lebanon - Ramaphosa returns as South Africa President - High volatility in Indian markets

Russia holds naval drills | Kashmir: Gunbattle between terrorists, securitymen

Russia claimed on Saturday that its forces had shot down 54 Ukrainian drones and intercepted multiple HIMARS rockets in the past day, while Ukraine said its troops had involved in 74 battles with Russian forces over the past 24 hours.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian attack on Ukraine's Poltava region injures several, causes power cuts

Ukraine frustrated with US over F-16 pilot training

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time in 24 years, the two countries said, underscoring Moscow's burgeoning partnership with the nuclear-armed state since the invasion of Ukraine.

Russian president Putin to visit North Korea for first time in 24 years

Hours after the Kremlin said that the two-day peace Summit yielded no results, Russian forces continue to pound Ukraine. In the latest Russian missiles targeted Ukraine's East Central Poltava region on Monday. Watch in for more details!

Ukraine war | NATO Chief: China fueling the war in Ukraine, should change course

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Russia was "not ready" to discuss a just and lasting peace. "Russia does not want peace, that is a fact," Zelensky told a press conference at the end of a major diplomatic summit in Switzerland. "Russia and their leadership are not ready for a just peace, that's a fact," he added.

Ukraine Peace Summit: Peace talks tomorrow if Russia leaves Ukraine says Zelensky

The war in Ukraine is yielding unbelievable profits for defence companies, middlemen and dealers who are now selling weapons at six-times the price. #Gravitas brings you the details.

Ukraine: The war for unbelievable profits

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed results of the Ukraine Peace Summit without Russia as ‘close to zero’. Officials from more than 90 countries gathered in Switzerland between Saturday and Sunday to attend the summit. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine War: Kremlin says Ukraine peace summit produced 'zero' results

Romania won at a major international tournament for the first time in 24 years on Monday (Jun 17) as they beat Ukraine 3-0 at Euro 2024, helped by two errors from goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.

Euro 2024: Romania bundle toothless Ukraine 3-0 to kickstart campaign

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