 | Severodonetsk in Ukraine 'fully occupied' by Russian army, says mayor Oleksandr StriukThe Russians also taking control of Lysychansk would effectively give them control of the wider Lugansk region, and allow them to push further into the wider Donbas. |
 | Russia pushes to block second city in eastern UkraineRussia also launched missile attacks on areas far from the heart of the eastern battles. |
 | Environmental activists take to increasingly eye-catching stunts to keep climate centre stage"Civil disobedience attracts more attention than demonstrations," said sociologist Dieter Rucht. |
 | Ukraine says Russia aiming to drag Belarus into war"Today's strike is directly linked to Kremlin efforts to pull Belarus as a co-belligerent into the war in Ukraine," the Ukrainian intelligence service said on Telegram. |
 | RBI Deputy governor hints at halt in policy rate increaseReserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy governor Michael Debabrata Patra on Friday hinted that the central bank might be thinking of a halt in policy rate hike. |
 | Nike makes full exit from Russia after suspending operationsA news report last month said that Nike had ended its relationship with Inventive Retail Group, its largest franchisee in the country. |
 | Vladimir Putin calls on BRICS to cooperate, defy West's 'selfish actions' amid Ukraine warHe said these countries "using financial mechanisms, in fact, shift their own mistakes in macroeconomic policy onto the whole world". |
| Ukraine war: Nike says will permanently leave Russian marketThe US sports apparel giant is among a growing list of Western companies, including McDonald's and Starbucks, that decided to pull out of Russia over Ukraine. |
 | Volodymyr Zelensky blasts Israel over refusal to sanction RussiaZelensky's speech four months into Russia's war on Ukraine comes amid a fresh political crisis in Israel that will likely see Naftali Bennett replaced as PM by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid within days. |
 | Diary of 12-year-old Ukrainian girl penning her journey from war-torn Kharkiv to Dublin to be released"You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine" by Ukrainian refugee Yeva Skalietska is scheduled to hit bookstores in October. |
 | Ukraine war: Russians focus firepower to seize two villages in east UkraineFor weeks, Russian forces have pummeled Sievierodonetsk with artillery and air raids, and fought the Ukrainian army house-to-house. |
 | Indian economy to grow by 7-7.8 per cent in FY23 despite global headwinds: ExpertsIndia's economy grew 8.7 per cent in the last fiscal (2021-22) against a 6.6 per cent contraction in the previous year. |
 | Ukraine war: Over 150 cultural landmarks destroyed by Russia, says UNThey include museums and monuments, churches and other religious buildings, and libraries and other exceptional buildings, said UNESCO. |
 | European Union leaders set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation blocUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had been conducting a "telephone marathon" on his country's behalf in the run-up to the meeting, making his case to 11 European leaders. |
 | Ukraine war: European Union bans Russian lobbyists from its major institutionsThe decision is part of the implementation of the sixth set of sanctions adopted by the European Union, which bans all business and public relations consultancy services. |
