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C V Ananda Bose resigns as Bengal Governor ahead of state polls, R N Ravi to replace

Kolkata, Mar 5 (PTI) In a sudden move days before the assembly elections in West Bengal are scheduled to be announced, Governor C V Ananda Bose resigned from his chair in New Delhi on Thursday evening. A “shocked” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Tamil Nadu Governor and ex-deputy NSA, R N Ravi, will hold additional charge of West Bengal following Bose’s exit. Bose, who was appointed Bengal governor on November 17, 2022, told PTI: “Yes, I have resigned. I have been the Governor of Bengal for three-and-a-half years; it’s enough for me.” He, however, did not disclose

Iran has not requested Russian arms supplies, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) – Iran has not approached ​Moscow with a request for ‌arms supplies, the Kremlin said on Thursday. Russia has condemned U.S.-Israeli strikes and called for ​an immediate ceasefire against a ​country it has drawn closer ⁠to in recent years. Iran last year ​sealed a 20-year strategic partnership ​agreement with Moscow, Russia is building two new nuclear units at Bushehr, the site ​of Iran’s only nuclear power ​plant, and Iran supplied Russia with shahed drones ‌for ⁠use against Ukraine. Asked by a reporter on Thursday whether Russia intends to provide material help to Iran, ​including ​arms deliveries,

NATO allies will keep supporting Ukraine despite situation in Iran, Rutte says

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) – NATO allies will keep supporting ​Ukraine despite the ‌situation in Iran, NATO Secretary General Mark ​Rutte told Reuters ​on Thursday. “Many leaders in ⁠Europe and the ​United States, Canada ​say it has to be ‘and, and’: make sure that ​as allies ​we enable what the Americans ‌are ⁠doing in the Middle East … and at the same time ​make ​sure ⁠that Ukraine has what it ​needs to stay ​strong ⁠in the fight”, he said.

US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice

KYIV, Ukraine, March 5, 2026 (AP) — The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Various countries, including the United States, have approached Ukraine for help in defending against the Iranian drones, Zelenskyy said late Wednesday. He said he has spoken in recent days with the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait about possible cooperation. Russia has fired tens of thousands of Shaheds at Ukraine since it invaded its neighbor just over four years ago. Iran has responded

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