Black Sea
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India lends support to UN efforts over Black Sea grain initiative after Russia halts crucial deal
World | Jul 19, 2023, 01:15 PM ISTCalling for an urgent resolution of the impasse, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said, "India has supported the efforts of the UN Secretary-General in continuing the Black Sea Grain Initiative."
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Ukraine: Amid halting grain export deal, Russia targets key Black Sea port of Odesa
World | Jul 18, 2023, 03:05 PM ISTEach of the six rockets and 25 drones were shot down by air defences in the Odesa district and different regions in the south, but their debris and shock waves harmed a few port offices and a couple of residential buildings, harming an older man at his home, officials said.
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Ukraine staunch reply to Russia's grain deal termination: 'Black Sea isn't Kremlin's internal water'
World | Jul 17, 2023, 11:20 PM ISTThe significant development will pose a threat to African nations which are already facing unprecedented crises of grains and other agricultural products, especially wheat.
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Russia halts Ukraine grain deal after Crimean Bridge explosion I Wheat prices jump sharply
World | Jul 17, 2023, 04:34 PM ISTThe significant development will pose a threat to African nations which are already facing unprecedented crises of grains and other agricultural products, especially wheat.
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Russia rejoins wartime agreement on Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports
World | Nov 02, 2022, 08:17 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine war: The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine formally committed to using the established safe shipping corridor between southern Ukraine and Turkey “exclusively in accordance with the stipulations” of the agreement.
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EXPLAINER: What Russia's suspension of grain deal with Ukraine could mean
World | Oct 31, 2022, 07:32 PM ISTRussia and Ukraine are key global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other food to countries in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia where many are already struggling with hunger.
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Ukraine's Navy claims it struck Russian boat carrying ammunition, personnel in Black Sea
World | Jun 17, 2022, 05:32 PM ISTUkraine has urged its allies to rush more and better weapons to the country, saying it can't hold off Russia's more powerful forces without more support. Western weapons have been critical to the embattled nation's surprising success so far.
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'World War III has started': Russian state TV says after warship Moskva sinks in Black Sea
World | Apr 15, 2022, 08:00 PM ISTA video clip from Kremlin's main propaganda mouthpiece Russia 1 has gone viral showing the presenter Olga Skabeyeva saying that the military conflict has escalated into what can "safely be called World War III".
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Russian warship suffers serious damage after explosion, Ukraine claims attack
World | Apr 14, 2022, 03:33 PM ISTRussia said the entire crew of the Moskva, a warship that would typically have 500 sailors on board, was forced to evacuate after a fire overnight and also reported it was badly damaged.
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West knows it can't win a global conflict, says Putin amid Black Sea tensions
World | Jun 30, 2021, 10:10 PM ISTAn incident involving a British destroyer in the Black Sea couldn't have triggered a global conflict even if Russia had sunk the warship, Putin said.
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Expedition discovers the oldest intact shipwreck in Black Sea
News | Oct 25, 2018, 10:17 PM ISTBlack Sea Maritime Archaeological Project, an archaeological survey expedition has discovered the world's oldest intact shipwreck. It was discovered about 80km from the Bulgarian city of Burgas.
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Archaeologists discover world’s oldest intact shipwreck in Black Sea
World | Oct 23, 2018, 04:45 PM ISTThe ship is believed to have been a trading vessel of a type that researchers say has only previously been seen "on the side of ancient Greek pottery such as the ‘Siren Vase' in the British Museum".
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All 91 aboard feared killed in Russian defence plane crash
World | Dec 25, 2016, 07:41 PM ISTA Russian Defence Ministry plane carrying 91 people onboard today crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking-off from the resort city of Sochi, Russia's Defence Ministry said. There appeared to be no survivors, and
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Russian planes buzzed Navy ship in Baltic Sea, alleges US
World | Apr 14, 2016, 08:24 AM ISTRussian attack planes buzzed a US Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea multiple times on Monday and Tuesday, coming as close as an estimated 30 feet from the ship and twice passing below the ship's navigation bridge.
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Russia's stunt-loving Vladimir Putin rides to bottom of Black Sea
World | Aug 19, 2015, 05:55 AM ISTMoscow (AP): Another summer, another trip to the bottom of a sea for Russia's adventure-loving president.Vladimir Putin climbed into a three-seat submersible craft Tuesday to check out an ancient sunken ship found recently in
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Cargo ship sinks in Black Sea, crew survives: Bulgaria
World | Feb 09, 2014, 02:34 PM ISTSofia: A cargo ship sank Saturday afternoon in the Black Sea near a Bulgarian village, close to the border with Romania. However, its 11-member crew, including an Indian, was rescued, Xinhua reported.The cargo ship --