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Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons

Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons

-- 2022-03-20 21:18:39

Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the US Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late next year. The United States is in a race wi...

Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces toughest test as no-confidence move looms

Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces toughest test as no-confidence move looms

-- 2022-03-20 20:51:08

Pakistan's parliament will convene on Friday to take up a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the lower house speaker's office said on Sunday, in what is shaping up to be his tough...

902 civilians killed in Ukraine since February 24, UN says

902 civilians killed in Ukraine since February 24, UN says

-- 2022-03-20 19:57:51

At least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 injured in Ukraine as of midnight local time on March 19, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Sunday. Most of the casualties were from explosi...

17 killed after consuming spurious liquor in India 

17 killed after consuming spurious liquor in India 

-- 2022-03-20 19:10:17

At least 17 people were killed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar after consuming suspected spurious liquor, a local television news channel News18 said Sunday.  According to the channel, the...

Four die in Belgium as car drives into carnival troupe

Four die in Belgium as car drives into carnival troupe

-- 2022-03-20 18:23:26

A vehicle drove at high speed into a group of Belgian carnival performers who were preparing a parade early on Sunday, killing four people and badly injuring seven others, Belgian media said. Those i...

Russia and Ukraine nearing agreement on 'critical' issues, Turkey says

Russia and Ukraine nearing agreement on 'critical' issues, Turkey says

-- 2022-03-20 17:49:33

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said Russia and Ukraine were nearing an agreement on ‘critical’ issues. He also expressed hope for a ceasefire if the two sides did not backt...

Johnson criticised for comparing Ukraine resistance to Brexit

Johnson criticised for comparing Ukraine resistance to Brexit

-- 2022-03-20 15:09:11

Boris Johnson has been criticised for comparing the struggle of Ukrainians fighting Russia's invasion to people in Britain voting for Brexit. In a speech he said Britons, like Ukrainians, had...

Ukrainian president Zelenskiy says Russia wages 'terror'

Ukrainian president Zelenskiy says Russia wages 'terror'

-- 2022-03-20 14:12:22

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia's siege of the port city of Mariupol was "a terror that will be remembered for centuries to come", while local authorities said thousands of residen...

Russia dismisses reports suggesting cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine

Russia dismisses reports suggesting cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine

-- 2022-03-20 10:11:18

Russia's space agency on Saturday dismissed Western media reports suggesting Russian cosmonauts joining the International Space Station (ISS) had chosen to wear yellow suits with a blue trim in suppor...

847 civilians killed in Ukraine since conflict began: UN

847 civilians killed in Ukraine since conflict began: UN

-- 2022-03-20 10:03:53

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Saturday that at least 847 civilians had been killed and 1,399 wounded in Ukraine as of March 18, Reuters reports. Most of the casualties were from explosiv...

India’s import of Russian oil to complicate Biden’s efforts to isolate Russia

India’s import of Russian oil to complicate Biden’s efforts to isolate Russia

-- 2022-03-19 20:01:31

US President Joe Biden’s campaign to unite the globe against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being challenged not only by adversaries such as China but also by the world’s most populous...

Russia-China cooperation will get stronger, says Lavrov

Russia-China cooperation will get stronger, says Lavrov

-- 2022-03-19 19:31:08

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said cooperation between Russia and China will get stronger amid the war between Russia and Ukraine. Arab News gave the information citing the Inter...

Japanese prime minister to encourage unified approach on Ukraine in meeting with Modi

Japanese prime minister to encourage unified approach on Ukraine in meeting with Modi

-- 2022-03-19 17:34:31

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will encourage a unified approach on Ukraine when he meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, while aiming to strengthen security ties...

Russia says it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

Russia says it used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine

-- 2022-03-19 17:28:13

Russia's defence ministry said on Saturday it had destroyed a large underground depot for missiles and aircraft ammunition in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk region using hypersonic missiles, the Interfax n...

Improper handling of Taiwan issues to affect China-US ties, Xi tells Biden

Improper handling of Taiwan issues to affect China-US ties, Xi tells Biden

-- 2022-03-19 17:00:53

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Friday that the Taiwan issue needs to be handled properly to avoid a negative impact on Sino-US relations, according to Chinese media....

Imran Khan to seek court ruling over defections ahead of no-confidence vote

Imran Khan to seek court ruling over defections ahead of no-confidence vote

-- 2022-03-19 16:11:50

The Pakistani government will petition the Supreme Court to seek a ruling on whether defectors from Prime Minister Imran Khan's party could lose their seats ahead of a no-confidence vote against him,...

China reports first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year

China reports first COVID-19 deaths in more than a year

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-03-19 14:54:13

China's national health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country battles an omicron-driven surge. The deaths,...

Top ex-Kremlin official quits post after denouncing Ukraine war

Top ex-Kremlin official quits post after denouncing Ukraine war

-- 2022-03-19 13:21:28

A former Russian deputy prime minister who spoke out against the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine has quit as chair of a prestigious foundation after a lawmaker accused him of a "national betrayal" and de...

Ukraine loses access to Sea of Azov 'temporarily'

Ukraine loses access to Sea of Azov 'temporarily'

-- 2022-03-19 10:27:00

Ukraine's defence ministry said late on Friday it lost access to the Sea of Azov "temporarily" as invading Russian forces were tightening their grip around the Sea's major port of Mariupol. "The occu...

US military aircraft with four on board crashes in Norway

US military aircraft with four on board crashes in Norway

-- 2022-03-19 10:18:34

A US military aircraft with four people on board has crashed in northern Norway, local police and the country's Joint Rescue Coordination Centres (JRCC) said on Friday. The MV-22B Osprey aircraft bel...

Zelenskiy says meaningful talks needed to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Zelenskiy says meaningful talks needed to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine

-- 2022-03-19 09:55:01

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Saturday for meaningful talks with Russia to stop its invasion of Ukraine, warning it would take "several generations" for Moscow to recover from battlefield lo...

US warns China not to fuel Russia's war in Ukraine

US warns China not to fuel Russia's war in Ukraine

-- 2022-03-19 09:06:09

US President Joe Biden warned China against helping Russia attack Ukraine in a video call with President Xi Jinping on Friday as concern grew over mass civilian casualties in the besieged southern por...

US seeks China's help to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine

US seeks China's help to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine

-- 2022-03-19 08:38:21

US President Joe Biden sought to prevent Beijing giving new life to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a video call with his Chinese counterpart on Friday as stalled Russian forces pressed on with bombar...

We will absolutely accomplish all of our plans, says Putin

We will absolutely accomplish all of our plans, says Putin

-- 2022-03-18 22:33:06

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his firm determination to accomplish all of his plans over the ‘military operations’ in Ukraine. The Russian president expressed the determi...

US and China should make efforts for world peace, Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden

US and China should make efforts for world peace, Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden

-- 2022-03-18 20:53:38

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden on Friday that the United States and China should also shoulder due international responsibilities and make efforts for world peace. The...

Russia will never accept US-dominated world order, Lavrov says

Russia will never accept US-dominated world order, Lavrov says

-- 2022-03-18 19:54:34

Russia has lost any illusions about ever relying on the West and Moscow will never accept a world order dominated by the United States, which is acting like a sheriff seeking to call all the shots in...

Commander of Yemen's al-Qaida killed  

Commander of Yemen's al-Qaida killed  

-- 2022-03-18 19:20:43

A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch was killed in armed confrontations on Friday with the Houthi militia for seizing key areas in the country's oil-rich province of Marib, a military...

Ukraine expects progress on EU membership bid within months

Ukraine expects progress on EU membership bid within months

-- 2022-03-18 18:26:38

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Friday and Ukraine expects progress to be made on its application to join the Euro...

Food supply chains in Ukraine collapsing, says WFP official

Food supply chains in Ukraine collapsing, says WFP official

-- 2022-03-18 18:21:10

A World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Friday that food supply chains in Ukraine were collapsing, with a portion of infrastructure destroyed and many grocery stores and warehouses empty. "The...

Russian gas flows to Europe decline

Russian gas flows to Europe decline

-- 2022-03-18 17:34:29

Russian gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline declined on Friday in line with nominations, or requests for gas, while reverse flows on the Yamal-Europe pipeline eased and nominat...