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Ukraine urges Western nations to take 'serious steps' in trio of summits

Ukraine urges Western nations to take 'serious steps' in trio of summits

-- 2022-03-24 15:06:44

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western nations gathering in Brussels on Thursday to take "serious steps" to help Kyiv fight Russia's invasion, as an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO,...

Turkey calls for more Ukraine ceasefire efforts, vows to continue mediation

Turkey calls for more Ukraine ceasefire efforts, vows to continue mediation

-- 2022-03-24 14:18:25

Turkey called for ramped up efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine and vowed to continue its "mediation and facilitation" work between Moscow and Kyiv, ahead of a NATO summit where leaders will dis...

NATO likely to ramp up eastern flank forces

NATO likely to ramp up eastern flank forces

-- 2022-03-24 12:48:35

NATO will likely decide on Thursday to ramp up military forces on its eastern flank, the head of the alliance said, while also warning Russia against using nuclear weapons after its February 24 invasi...

Ukraine refugee exodus exceeds 3.6 million

Ukraine refugee exodus exceeds 3.6 million

-- 2022-03-24 11:34:46

Kateryna Mytkevich endured four weeks living with the fear of planes, rockets and missiles raining on her native city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine before deciding to flee with her child. "I have...

'Russia will pay': West to warn Putin in trio of summits

'Russia will pay': West to warn Putin in trio of summits

-- 2022-03-24 10:50:27

Western nations will warn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his country will pay "ruinous" costs for invading Ukraine during an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO, G7 and EU summits th...

Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says

Ukraine uses facial recognition to identify dead Russian soldiers, minister says

-- 2022-03-24 10:12:37

Ukraine is using facial recognition software to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers killed in combat and to trace their families to inform them of their deaths, Ukraine's vice prime minister told...

Veteran Putin aide quits over Ukraine war and leaves Russia

Veteran Putin aide quits over Ukraine war and leaves Russia

-- 2022-03-24 08:47:17

A veteran aide of President Vladimir Putin has resigned over the Ukraine war and left Russia with no intention to return, two sources said on Wednesday, the first senior official to break with the Kre...

Reuters removes Russian news agency from business-to-business marketplace

Reuters removes Russian news agency from business-to-business marketplace

-- 2022-03-23 21:19:23

Reuters has removed TASS from its business-to-business marketplace for customers, according to a Reuters message to staff on Wednesday, amid growing criticism of how Russia's state-owned news agency i...

Russia will sell gas to ‘unfriendly’ countries in roubles, says Putin

Russia will sell gas to ‘unfriendly’ countries in roubles, says Putin

-- 2022-03-23 21:05:54

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia would start selling gas to "unfriendly" countries in roubles, after a freeze on Russia's assets by foreign nations had destroyed Moscow's trus...

NATO head says Russia must understand that it can never win a nuclear war

NATO head says Russia must understand that it can never win a nuclear war

-- 2022-03-23 20:20:07

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Wednesday against Russia's war in Ukraine sliding into a nuclear confrontation between Moscow and the West. "Russia should stop this dangerous irresp...

WikiLeaks' Assange to get married in prison

WikiLeaks' Assange to get married in prison

-- 2022-03-23 18:49:53

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his long-term partner Stella Moris inside a high-security prison in southeast London on Wednesday at a small ceremony attended by four guests, two official...

Russia would only use nuclear weapons if existence threatened, Kremlin says

Russia would only use nuclear weapons if existence threatened, Kremlin says

-- 2022-03-23 16:11:28

Russia's security policy dictates that the country would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview on Tuesday. The comment,...

Under pressure over Ukraine, Putin plans to attend G20 summit

Under pressure over Ukraine, Putin plans to attend G20 summit

-- 2022-03-23 13:48:12

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to attend a G20 summit being hosted by Indonesia later this year, Russia's ambassador in Jakarta said on Wednesday, following calls by some members for the c...

US, Western allies to review Russia's G20 membership

US, Western allies to review Russia's G20 membership

-- 2022-03-23 12:49:16

The United States and its Western allies are assessing whether Russia should remain within the Group of Twenty (G20) grouping of major economies following its invasion of Ukraine, sources involved in...

Zelensky says 'confrontational' Russia talks moving forward

Zelensky says 'confrontational' Russia talks moving forward

-- 2022-03-23 09:25:44

Talks between Ukraine and Russia are confrontational but moving forward, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday, as the West plans to announce more sanctions against the Kremlin amid a worseni...

Russian journalist donates his Nobel Peace Prize medal for Ukrainian refugees

Russian journalist donates his Nobel Peace Prize medal for Ukrainian refugees

-- 2022-03-22 21:31:17

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, a co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, said on Tuesday he would donate his Nobel medal to be auctioned to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. The Novaya Gaze...

Kremlin critic Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison

Kremlin critic Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison

-- 2022-03-22 19:55:28

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in prison after a Russian court found him guilty of large-scale fraud and contempt of court on Tuesday, and police detained both of his...

Ukraine urges Russia to allow humanitarian supplies into Mariupol

Ukraine urges Russia to allow humanitarian supplies into Mariupol

-- 2022-03-22 19:49:17

Ukraine appealed to Russia on Tuesday to allow humanitarian supplies into Mariupol and let desperate civilians out of the besieged city, which President Volodymyr Zelensky said had been devastated by...

Over 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UNHCR says

Over 3.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UNHCR says

REUTERS 2022-03-22 15:14:41

The number of Ukrainians fleeing abroad is now 3,528,346, the United Nations' Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, with more than 2 million crossing the border into Poland.

Ukraine rejects Russia's ultimatums as conflict intensifies

Ukraine rejects Russia's ultimatums as conflict intensifies

-- 2022-03-22 09:15:49

Ukraine said on Monday it would not obey ultimatums from Russia after Moscow demanded it stop defending besieged Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering through Russian bombar...

Kyiv shopping centre shelling leaves at least eight dead

Kyiv shopping centre shelling leaves at least eight dead

-- 2022-03-21 20:25:33

Shelling hit a Kyiv shopping centre late on Sunday, killing at least eight people, wrecking nearby buildings and leaving smoking piles of rubble and the twisted wreckage of burned-out cars spread over...

Russian court rejects Meta attempt to dismiss 'extremism' case

Russian court rejects Meta attempt to dismiss 'extremism' case

-- 2022-03-21 19:44:55

A Moscow court on Monday rejected an attempt by Facebook owner Meta Platforms to have extremism charges against it dismissed, Russian news agencies reported, in a case that could force the US tech gia...

Several hundred mines from Ukraine drift into Black Sea, says Russia

Several hundred mines from Ukraine drift into Black Sea, says Russia

-- 2022-03-21 19:28:10

Several hundred mines have drifted into the Black Sea after breaking off from cables near Ukrainian ports, Russia's main intelligence agency and shipping market participants said. The Black Sea is a...

New Zealand to provide non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine 

New Zealand to provide non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine 

-- 2022-03-21 19:11:23

New Zealand has said it will provide Ukraine with a further NZ$5 million ($3.46 million) in funds and non-lethal military assistance including some surplus equipment.  Prime Minister Jacinda Ard...

Kremlin says peace talks yield no progress as Ukraine makes unacceptable proposals

Kremlin says peace talks yield no progress as Ukraine makes unacceptable proposals

-- 2022-03-21 18:21:27

The Kremlin said on Monday that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine had not yet made any significant progress. Moscow has accused Kyiv of stalling peace talks by making proposals unacceptable for...

Ukraine defies Russian demand of laying down arms in Mariupol

Ukraine defies Russian demand of laying down arms in Mariupol

-- 2022-03-21 18:12:54

Ukraine defied a Russian demand that its forces lay down arms before dawn on Monday in Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have been trapped in a city under siege and already laid to wa...

Ammonia leak contaminates area in east Ukraine

Ammonia leak contaminates area in east Ukraine

-- 2022-03-21 17:45:03

An ammonia leak at a chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy has contaminated an area with a radius of more than 2.5 kilometres (about 1.5 miles), officials said early Monday. Sumy regio...

Changes in the dynamics of Spanish football

Changes in the dynamics of Spanish football

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-03-21 16:16:20

Real Madrid are still the favourite to win the league after embarrassing Classico defeat against arch-rivals Barcelona. Sevilla pushed hard, but not long enough. There is still time for a miracle thou...

Shelling in Kyiv's Podil district kills at least four

Shelling in Kyiv's Podil district kills at least four

-- 2022-03-21 11:17:43

Shelling hit residential houses and a shopping district in Kyiv's Podil district late on Sunday, killing at least four people, city authorities said. "According to the information we have at the mome...

Ukraine rejects Russian calls to surrender Mariupol

Ukraine rejects Russian calls to surrender Mariupol

-- 2022-03-21 10:52:26

Ukraine on Monday rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power in a humanitarian crisis that is increasing pressure on...