 | Government keeping eye on volatile rupee, says Finance ministry officialIndia’s current account deficit hit a record high of $23.5 billion in May on account of higher commodity prices. |
 | Zelenskyy praises IOC for supporting bans on Russian sportZelenskyy met in Kyiv on Sunday with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and praised 'his unwavering position' on sports sanctions against Russia and its ally Belarus. |
 | Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of LuhanskRussia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in a televised meeting Monday that Russian forces had taken control of Luhansk. |
 | Russian hockey star detained for allegedly dodging military draftOne-year military service is mandatory in Russia but is relatively unpopular, and many now fear it due to the prospect of being sent to Ukraine. |
 | France suspends expulsions of foreign students fleeing UkraineThe French government has introduced a moratorium for students until September, which means that foreign students do not need to leave the French territory until the new university year. |
 | Multiple rocket launchers shells Ukraine's Sloviansk, six killedUkrainian media said one of the city's markets was on fire following the strikes. |
 | Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern UkraineLuhansk and neighbouring Donetsk are the two provinces that make up the Donbas, where Russia has focused its offensive since pulling back from northern Ukraine and the capital, Kyiv. |
 | Russians gaining foothold in pivotal Ukraine city, says Luhansk GovernorTaking Lysychansk would bring Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine's Donbas region. |
 | Inflation in 19 countries using euro hits record 8.6 per centAnnual inflation in the eurozone surged past the 8.1% per cent recorded in May, according to the latest numbers published Friday by the European Union statistics agency, Eurostat. |
 | Russian missile attack hits residential buildings in Odesa, at least 18 deadUkrainian news reports said the target of the missile attack was a multi-story apartment building and a recreational area. |
 | NATO will be more secure with Sweden, Finland's membership: US President Joe BidenTaking to Twitter, Biden said, "The NATO Alliance is proud to invite Finland and Sweden to become members." |
 | China rebukes NATO for 'Cold War mentality'Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said NATO should give up zero-sum game and the practice of creating enemies, and not try to mess up Asia and the whole world after disrupting Europe. |
 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes for fuller NATO embrace, more arms to defeat RussiaZelenskyy asked for more modern artillery systems and other weapons and warned the leaders that they either had to provide Ukraine with the help or face a delayed war between Russia and themselves. |
 | If Putin were a woman, there would be no Ukraine war: British Prime MinisterBritish PM Boris Johnson said that Putin's invasion of Ukraine is 'a perfect example of toxic masculinity', and called for better education of girls and 'more women in positions of power' worldwide. |
 | Will continue to do what is best in interest of India's energy security: PM Modi at G7 summitPM asserted that India would continue to do what it thinks is best in the interest of its own energy security when it comes to the question of global oil trade. |
