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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...

Zelensky appeals for help from Israel

Zelensky appeals for help from Israel

-- 2022-03-21 10:10:00

Russian and Ukrainian forces fought for the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Sunday, where residents are trapped with little food, water and power, while Ukraine's president appealed to Israel for h...

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...

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...

Who are the favourites in the Champions League quarter-finals?

Who are the favourites in the Champions League quarter-finals?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-03-20 15:37:44

The Champions League quarter-finals this year is all about Spain vs England with 3 English sides - Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool; 3 Spanish sides - Villareal, Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid...

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...

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...

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...

Playing Europa League or leaving Old Trafford - what will be Ronaldo’s fate next season?

Playing Europa League or leaving Old Trafford - what will be Ronaldo’s fate next season?

Mahtab Jamil 2022-03-19 16:19:12

Manchester United are hovering around the Champions League places the whole season. Ralf Ragnick took over from Solkjaer in the midst of the season and promised to provide solidity to the side. ...

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...

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 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...

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...