Biden blames Putin for fuel price hike, orders release of reserve oil to ‘ease pain’
As U.S. fuel prices soar amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. President Biden said on Friday that to deal with rising gasoline prices and of food, he had authorized the release of 1 million barrels per day on Thursday. for the next six months from the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
President Biden has blamed the rise in gas prices as well as food prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. On Thursday, Biden said, “Americans are feeling Putin’s gas price hike at the pumps.”
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The United States is working with allies to send Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine to help in the war against Russia
In the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the United States plans to send Soviet-made tanks to war-ravaged Ukraine. In a key development, an unnamed US official told The New York Times on Friday that the United States was working with allies and partners to send Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine.
The United States will work with allies to transfer Soviet-made tanks to Ukraine to bolster its defenses in the Donbass region, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing an unnamed US official.
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US suspends ballistic missile tests to ‘lower nuclear tensions’ in Russian-Ukrainian war
The United States Air Force announced on Friday that a planned test launch of its “Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile” (ICBM) had been suspended in an effort to reduce nuclear tensions with Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. According to Xinhua, the US Air Force press office confirmed the cancellation, saying the decision was made to avoid misinterpretation or misunderstanding with Russia in connection with Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. It should be mentioned that the US first announced a postponement of the test on March 2 after the Kremlin said it was putting its nuclear forces on high alert.
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Sri Lankan president imposes national public emergency amid violent protests
In view of the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka and in the interest of public safety amid violent incidents as the country faces a severe economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared the state of public emergency in the island nation with effect Friday. This happened after hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the severe economic crisis and further demanded the resignation of President Rajapaksa.
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‘PM Modi shuns BJP MPs as they hold talks with TMC,’ says Kunal Ghosh; BJP returns
On Friday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh addressed the postponement of meetings Prime Minister Narendra Modi was supposed to have with BJP MPs from West Bengal. The meeting has been postponed twice so far.
Ghosh claimed Prime Minister Modi was “avoiding” MPs as he was unsure whether they would stay in the party for long. He went on to say that several BJP MPs were in touch with the ruling TMC in Bengal.
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India and Australia to sign interim free trade bill on April 2; Here’s all about it
After signing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the UAE; relaunching negotiations with Canada for a similar deal, India will now sign an interim free trade agreement with Australia after a decade-long phase of negotiations. The deal will eliminate 85% tariffs on Australian exports to India and will also open up the Kangaroo Nation’s economy to 1.4 billion consumers, strengthening their economy.
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UN humanitarian chief set to travel to Moscow and Kyiv to discuss ceasefire efforts amid war
As the Russian-Ukrainian war entered its 38th day, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will visit Moscow on April 3 and then will travel to Kyiv to address the current situation in Ukraine and discuss the possibility of a ceasefire. During a press conference on Friday, António Guterres said: “My special envoy, Martin Griffiths, has been invited by me to pursue a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine. He will fly to Moscow on Sunday and then he will go to Kyiv.”
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Zelenskyy warns Ukrainians: push back Russians leaving mines behind, creating ‘disaster’
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned his citizens that the withdrawal of Kremlin forces had sparked “complete disaster” outside the capital kyiv as they left mines on “the whole territory”. The leader went on to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s men were doing this even near houses and the corpses of civilians. The president issued the warning as the humanitarian crisis in the beleaguered city of Mariupol has escalated, in which the safe passage of refugees and displaced people is being hampered by Russian troops for the second consecutive day.
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China says it is “not a party” to Ukraine crisis; Trade with Russia will not be affected
China said on Saturday it was not a party to the Ukraine crisis and its trade relations with other countries should not be affected. The statement by Wang Lutong, head of China’s Foreign Ministry’s European department, came after Moscow stepped up gas supplies to Beijing through the Power of Siberia pipeline amid the growing Western boycott.
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India donates $500,000 to UN Women; Reaffirms the partnership for women-led development
For women’s empowerment and gender parity, India on Saturday donated $500,000 (about Rs 3, 79, 76,800) to UN Women, the United Nations agency that works for gender equality and Women’s Empowerment, for its core budget.
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, took to Twitter to express his gratitude for the “valuable partnership in women-led development and gender parity” that India enjoys with India. United Nations agency. He went on to say that he looked forward to working with UN Women to further strengthen the bond.
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