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Russia has launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv

Russia has launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv

-- 2022-02-24 11:06:49

Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is targeting cities with weapons strikes, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet on Thursday, Reuters reports. Interfax Ukraine report...

Ukraine separatists ask for Russia's help

Ukraine separatists ask for Russia's help

-- 2022-02-24 08:29:18

Separatists in Ukraine asked for Russian help to repel "aggression" on Wednesday and Kyiv announced compulsory military service and a state of emergency as the West slapped more sanctions on Moscow in...

EU calls emergency summit Thursday to ‘hold Russia accountable’

EU calls emergency summit Thursday to ‘hold Russia accountable’

-- 2022-02-23 23:28:32

European Union leaders will hold an emergency summit on Thursday to discuss what to do next over Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, after the bloc approved on Wednesday...

Gambia urges World Court to reject Myanmar challenge to Rohingya genocide case

Gambia urges World Court to reject Myanmar challenge to Rohingya genocide case

-- 2022-02-23 21:40:59

Gambia on Wednesday urged judges at the World Court to reject a challenge by Myanmar to a case brought to halt alleged acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, saying the West African st...

Putin says Russia open to diplomacy, but puts its security interests first

Putin says Russia open to diplomacy, but puts its security interests first

-- 2022-02-23 19:36:37

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was always open to diplomacy but put its own national security interests first and would continue to strengthen its military in the face...

Ukraine imposing state of emergency amid fears of Russian invasion

Ukraine imposing state of emergency amid fears of Russian invasion

-- 2022-02-23 18:49:18

Ukraine will introduce a nationwide state of emergency in which special restrictions will apply in order to keep the country calm and protect its economy amid fears of a Russian invasion, a senior Ukr...

China says Taiwan is 'not Ukraine' as island nation raises military vigilance

China says Taiwan is 'not Ukraine' as island nation raises military vigilance

-- 2022-02-23 18:15:54

Taiwan is ‘not Ukraine’ and has always been an inalienable part of China, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for the island to beef up vigi...

Hostage-taker at Amsterdam’s Apple store demanded 200m euros in cryptocurrencies

Hostage-taker at Amsterdam’s Apple store demanded 200m euros in cryptocurrencies

-- 2022-02-23 16:28:37

A gunman who held a hostage for hours in the Apple Store in Amsterdam demanded a ransom of 200 million euros (more than $226 million) in cryptocurrencies before he was run over by police as he chased...

Myanmar junta using new Russian, Chinese arms against civilians: UN expert

Myanmar junta using new Russian, Chinese arms against civilians: UN expert

-- 2022-02-23 10:47:12

The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar on Tuesday said Russia and China were providing the junta with fighter jets being used against civilians, and urged the UN Security Council to halt th...

Japan imposes sanctions on Russia

Japan imposes sanctions on Russia

-- 2022-02-23 10:38:13

Japan is imposing sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday, terming Moscow's moves an unacceptable violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and interna...

On Donetsk streets, hope, fear and uncertainty follow Putin move

On Donetsk streets, hope, fear and uncertainty follow Putin move

-- 2022-02-23 10:09:01

If Russia further invades Ukraine, the Biden administration could deprive it of a vast swath of low- and high-tech US and foreign-made goods, from commercial electronics and computers to semiconductor...

West unveils new Russia sanctions, readies more in case of full-scale Ukraine invasion

West unveils new Russia sanctions, readies more in case of full-scale Ukraine invasion

-- 2022-02-23 08:45:04

Western nations on Tuesday punished Russia with new sanctions for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and threatened to go further if Moscow launched an all-out invasion of its...

Britain imposes sanctions on five Russian banks, three billionaires

Britain imposes sanctions on five Russian banks, three billionaires

-- 2022-02-22 23:11:37

Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Gennady Timchenko and two other billionaires with close links to Vladimir Putin after the Russian president deployed military forces into two breakaway regions...

UK PM says "inconceivable" that Russia hosts Champions League final

UK PM says "inconceivable" that Russia hosts Champions League final

-- 2022-02-22 20:19:37

Russia should not be allowed to host football events such as the Champions League final after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, British Prime Minist...

Burkina Faso gold mine blast leaves 60 dead

Burkina Faso gold mine blast leaves 60 dead

-- 2022-02-22 17:38:37

About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing local officials. The cause o...

Hong Kong orders mandatory Covid tests for all residents

Hong Kong orders mandatory Covid tests for all residents

-- 2022-02-22 17:28:12

Hong Kong will test its entire population of 7.5 million people for COVID-19 in March, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. The...

China, Russia arming Myanmar junta, UN expert says

China, Russia arming Myanmar junta, UN expert says

-- 2022-02-22 17:13:38

The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar has said Russia and China were providing the junta with fighter jets being used against civilians. The UN expert on Tuesday also urged the UN Securit...

Imran Khan wants TV debate with Modi to resolve issues

Imran Khan wants TV debate with Modi to resolve issues

-- 2022-02-22 17:09:53

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday he would like to have a televised debate with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to resolve differences between the two neighbours. The nuclear...

Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun: UK

Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun: UK

-- 2022-02-22 15:29:46

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already begun so Britain will impose sanctions on Russia, a senior British minister said on Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired an emergency government res...

Russia braces for harsh sanctions after Putin recognises breakaway regions

Russia braces for harsh sanctions after Putin recognises breakaway regions

-- 2022-02-22 13:14:35

The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukrai...

US  set to announce sanctions against Russia in coordination with allies

US set to announce sanctions against Russia in coordination with allies

-- 2022-02-22 11:04:06

The United States is coordinating with allies and will announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after Moscow recognised two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent and sent "peacekeeping"...

Russian 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine: US slams it as 'nonsense'

Russian 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine: US slams it as 'nonsense'

-- 2022-02-22 10:57:09

The deployment of what Russia called a peacekeeping operation in eastern Ukraine is "nonsense" and Moscow's recognition of the breakaway regions as independent is part of its pretext for war, the Unit...

Ukraine President Zelenskiy says 'we will give nothing to no one'

Ukraine President Zelenskiy says 'we will give nothing to no one'

-- 2022-02-22 09:40:51

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of wrecking peace efforts and ruled out making any territorial concessions in an address to the nation in the early hours of Tuesday. Zelenskiy...

Putin orders Russian troops to Ukraine after recognising two breakaway regions

Putin orders Russian troops to Ukraine after recognising two breakaway regions

-- 2022-02-22 08:38:38

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears coul...

Representation dispute may overshadow hearing in Rohingya genocide case

Representation dispute may overshadow hearing in Rohingya genocide case

-- 2022-02-21 22:28:51

The World Court started to hear preliminary arguments on Monday in a case brought against Myanmar demanding that it halt alleged acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, with representat...

Ukraine denies Moscow's claim that it sent troops into Russia

Ukraine denies Moscow's claim that it sent troops into Russia

-- 2022-02-21 21:40:21

Russia's military said on Monday Ukrainian military saboteurs had tried to enter Russian territory in armed vehicles, an accusation dismissed as "fake news" by Kyiv amid Western accusations that Mosco...

US plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine invaded

US plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine invaded

-- 2022-02-21 21:26:53

US President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring US financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks...

No concrete plans for Ukraine summit between Putin and Biden, Kremlin says

No concrete plans for Ukraine summit between Putin and Biden, Kremlin says

-- 2022-02-21 20:16:58

The Kremlin on Monday said there were no concrete plans for a summit over Ukraine between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden, after the French president said the two lea...

UK's Johnson set to scrap Covid restrictions in England

UK's Johnson set to scrap Covid restrictions in England

-- 2022-02-21 19:21:38

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday set out plans to scrap coronavirus restrictions as part of a "living with Covid" strategy that aims to achieve a faster exit from the pandemic than...

India's home minister prefers school uniforms amid row over hijab

India's home minister prefers school uniforms amid row over hijab

-- 2022-02-21 18:27:18

India's home minister said he favoured students wearing uniforms in school rather than any religious attire, but that his position might change once a court decides on the merits of a ban on the hijab...