However, he suggested that Ukraine was also somehow involved.
They said the agency has found 35 instances in which youngsters were taken to Russia after being lured with false promises of high-paying jobs via social media channels and local contacts and agents.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals
The win left Chelsea in 11th position, a point and one place behind Newcastle but with a game in hand.
US officials say that outreach and public statements from Modi and others helped avert a crisis.
With this win Praggnanandhaa also added some more spice to the tale around the highest rated Indian as he again overtook Viswanathan Anand in live rating to clinch the top spot in the country.
A summary of Tuesday's first leg quarter-final action in the UEFA Champions League.
In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos' electrifying and most original film Poor Things. Aseem Chhabra recaps the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
Dominant efforts by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal headlined Indian boxers' march into six finals at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday.
"Why do we have to bother ourselves and correct somebody else's mistakes?" Putin asked during an interview.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal, national champion Akash and Abhimanyu Loura put up a stellar show to move into the quarterfinals of the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Wednesday.
Sabalenka overpowers Raducanu, Osaka falls
A 23-year-old man from Surat working as a 'helper' for the Russian Army was killed in a Ukrainian missile strike in a war zone, as per the claim made by his relatives.
Brazilian Casemiro struck late to send Manchester United into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest as teenagers Jayden Danns and Lewis Koumas inspired Liverpool to a 3-0 win over Southampton on Wednesday.
From her remarkable comeback through qualifiers to triumphant battles against major champions, Yastremska's resilience radiates on the hallowed Rod Laver Arena.
Coco Gauff eked out a victory to reach her first Australian Open semi-final on Tuesday.
Gauff survives scare, Osaka advances
The two players merely acknowledged each other with a wave before heading off court.
Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff
Love them, hate them but the Oscars have a way of sneaking up on you.
Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis said Russia would be asked to join the peace plan discussions at some point in time but to bring Russia on the table would require mediation by some countries.
This attack came after Moscow launched a major aerial assault on Ukraine.
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Maksym Bordus, who was born in 2000, had signed up to fight for the Ukrainian army on the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion in February last year.
Ukrainians in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, board a train to Lviv during an evacuation from the war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine.
Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations.
The victory and a full point took Gukesh to 3.5 points and gave him a clear lead in the eight-man field.
The Indian Navy, which was earlier looking towards the US for design expertise, technical know-how and operational practices, is now considering the advantages of working with the Royal Navy.
Hurkacz, Swiatek win as Poland march into United Cup final
Images from Day 4 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Russians, Belarusians to participate at Paris Olympics as neutrals
Taking to X, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said, 'Israel strongly condemns the Iranian attack against an international vessel. The ship, which is owned by a British company and is operated by a Japanese firm, was hijacked with Iran's guidance by the Yemenite Houthi militia.'
Following the capture in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the assault teams of the Wagner private military and Russian troops.
Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova will pay a four-day visit to India from Sunday, the first official visit from the East European country since the Russian invasion began last year.
Images from Day 6 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.
The resolution recognised the contribution of sports in creating an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding among peoples and nations, its role to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism and its contributions to building resilience against radicalisation to violence and terrorist recruitment.
IMAGES from Day 10 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Citing details of the contract from the American Federal Procurement Data System, the BBC report claimed that Pakistan signed two contracts with American companies named "Global Military" and "Northrop Grumman" for the sale of 155mm shells.
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
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