What to know: Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that “really secure” guarantees for Ukraine would have to involve Russia and its biggest ally China alongside the US, UK and France. However ...

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, in an opinion piece on Newsweek, emphasised the need to treat India as a "prized free and democratic partner" to counter China.

The Indian rupee slipped on Wednesday, as corporate hedging and short-term speculators bolstered demand for the greenback, ...

As the Israeli military announced the first steps for its operation to take over Gaza on Wednesday, Hamas said that Israel's plan showed its "blatant disregard" for efforts of the mediators to broker ...