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Putin announces Ukraine military operation, explosions heard
Moscow: — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere with the Russian action would lead to “consequences you…
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Russia evacuating embassy in Ukraine as crisis escalates
KYIV, Ukraine: Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin received authorization to use…
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World leaders focus on how to punish Russia over Ukraine
Brussels: With the smell of war in the air over Europe, world leaders got over the shock of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to deploy troops to separatist regions of eastern Ukraine…
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Western leaders allege Russia sending troops to east Ukraine
Moscow: Western leaders said Tuesday that Russian troops have moved into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin’s recognised their independence but some indicated it was not yet the long-feared…
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Oil prices jump, shares sink as Russia edges toward Ukraine
Bangkok: Oil prices surged nearly 5% and stock prices dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, bringing a long-feared invasion a step closer. Russia is…
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Israel, citing ‘bias,’ won’t cooperate with UN human rights team
Geneva: Israel on Thursday formally announced it would not cooperate with a special commission formed by the United Nations’ top human rights body to investigate alleged abuses against Palestinians, saying the probe…
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German leader in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow
Kyiv: More NATO troops headed to Eastern Europe and some nations worked to move their citizens and diplomats out of Ukraine on Monday, as Germany’s chancellor made a last-ditch attempt to head…
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Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
Dubai: Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer 4% of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to a sovereign wealth fund, an infusion valued at nearly 80 billion as the…
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Afghans protest US order to give $3.5 B to 9/11 victims
Kabul: Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up 3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the US for families of America’s 9/11 victims saying the money belongs…
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US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
Washington: The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the State Department…
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Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in Kabul
Kabul: The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the UN refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country’s capital, UNHCR said Friday. The development…
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Iranians celebrate 43rd anniversary of Islamic Revolution
Tehran: Thousands of cars and motorbikes paraded in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution on Friday, although fewer pedestrians were out for a second straight year due to…
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
The Hague: In a grim backdrop to intense diplomacy aimed at preventing war between Russia and Ukraine, thousands of troops sent by Moscow to Belarus engaged in military drills. Convoys of Russian…
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US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
Washington: Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates…
- Middle East
Iran unveils new missile with reported region-wide range
Tehran: Iran unveiled a new missile on Wednesday with a reported range that would allow it to reach both US bases in the region as well as targets inside its archfoe Israel.…
