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Russian troops will attempt to occupy Kiev in next few days: Official
Kiev: A top Ukrainian official has claimed that Russia has amassed a large number of troops in villages and towns near Kiev, and is likely to stage an attempt to occupy the…
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PayPal shuts down services in Russia
San Francisco: Payments company PayPal has announced that it is suspending its services in Russia in the wake of Ukraine invasion. Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted a letter from PayPal…
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Delay in negotiations used by Ukrainian forces to regroup: Putin to Erdogan
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin drew the attention of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the futility of any attempts by Kiev to delay the negotiation process. In a conversation…
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11-year-old boy crosses Ukraine border with phone number written on his hand
New Delhi: A boy from Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine, was hailed “a hero of the night” by Slovakian authorities after they said he crossed Ukraine’s border into Slovakia on his own, CNN…
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British PM describes Russia as a great nation and power
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a career journalist and former editor of The Spectator magazine, in an opinion piece in The New York Times published on Sunday, described Russia as a…
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India sends relief materials to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance
New Delhi: India kept sending relief materials to war torn Ukraine as part of humanitarian assistance by the Indian Air Force aircraft deployed for evacuation of stranded nationals through the neighbouring countries.…
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Dutch footballer Clarence Seedorf revert to Islam
Dutch football player Clarence Seedorf on Friday has announced that he has revert to Islam. 45-year-old Clarence Seedorf after reverting to Islam took to Instagram and wrote, “A special thanks to all…
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Guterres voices concern over political polarisation in Libya
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern at the current severe political polarization in Libya, which carries significant risks for the country’s hard-won stability, his press office said in…
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Zelensky invites Elon Musk to visit Ukraine
San Francisco: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk to visit his country after the war. A video of the meeting was posted on Zelensky’s Instagram. View…
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Taliban official wanted by US makes rare public appearance
Kabul: The Taliban acting interior minister designated a terrorist by the US said in a rare public appearance Saturday that security police guilty of misconduct in Afghanistan were being penalised after a…
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine to receive new batch of Starlink systems next week
Kyiv: Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he had talked to SpaceX founder Elon Musk and that Ukraine will get more Starlink systems next week. “Talked to @elonmusk. I’m grateful to him for supporting…
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Ukrainian authorities of Mariupol announce evacuation via humanitarian corridor
Mariupol: The Mariupol City Council announced the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors on Sunday, a day later than the initially agreed upon date with Russia. “A ceasefire will be established today,…
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Taliban’s Sirajuddin Haqqani shows face for the first time
New Delhi: Sirajuddin Haqqani, the acting minister of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan and a longtime leader of the so-called Haqqani network with a US terrorist bounty on his head, has appeared…
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Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?
By Nasir Aminu, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff: The Russian assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has intensified uncertainty in the world economy. To condemn Putin’s…
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Biden welcomes decision by Visa, Mastercard to suspend services in Russia: White House
Washington: US President Joe Biden, during a conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, welcomed the decisions of Visa and Mastercard to suspend services in Russia, the White House said. Earlier, Zelenskyy said on Twitter…
