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YouTube blocks Russian channels RT, Sputnik in Europe

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, March 1 (AFP/APP):YouTube has blocked Russian channels RT and Sputnik in Europe “taking into account the ongoing war in Ukraine”, the video-sharing platform said on Tuesday. “We are blocking the YouTube channels of RT and Sputnik in the whole of Europe with immediate effect. […]

Nine migrants drown off Tunisia: ministry

Posted on March 1, 2022 by News Desk

Tunis, Feb 28 (AFP/APP): Nine migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia during a bid to reach Europe, the defence ministry said. The bodies of the migrants, “citizens of various African countries”, were recovered by navy and coast guard […]

Arab League seeks ‘diplomatic solution’ in Ukraine

Posted on March 1, 2022 by News Desk

Cairo, Feb 28 (AFP/APP): The Arab League on Monday expressed its worry over Russia-Ukraine conflict and called for a “diplomatic solution.” After an extraordinary meeting, the 22-member Cairo-based League issued a statement and recalled “the importance of respecting the principles of international law”, while pleading […]

Ukraine neutrality, demilitarisation key to ending conflict: Kremlin

Posted on March 1, 2022 by News Desk

Moscow, Feb 28 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart on Monday that the demilitarisation of Ukraine and Western recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula were prerequisites to ending fighting in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. “Vladimir Putin stressed that a settlement […]

Int’l flights to remain suspended in India until further orders

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

NEW DELHI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua/APP): Commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until further orders, officials said Monday. According to a circular issued by the country’s civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday, the restriction shall not be […]

Mass exodus from Ukraine reported as Russian troops advance on Kyiv

Posted on February 28, 2022 by News Desk

KYIV – February 27 (ONLINE): As Russian forces approach the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, NATO leaders are set to meet to set out a strategic response to Moscow’s invasion. Missiles have struck at the heart of the capital, as neighbouring countries brace for an influx of […]

North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz

Posted on February 28, 2022 by News Desk

SEOUL – February 27 (ONLINE): North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz following a month of relative calm during the Beijing Winter Olympics, and while the world focuses on Ukraine. The Sunday launch is Pyongyang’s eighth so far this […]

Portugal to send military equipment to Ukraine

Posted on February 28, 2022 by News Desk

Lisbon, Feb 27 (AFP/APP): Portugal is to send military equipment to Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Sunday, joining other Western nations in dispatching help to the eastern European country under Russian attack. Lisbon is to dispatch “vests, helmets, night-vision goggles, grenades and ammunition of […]

Belgium closes airspace to Russian airlines: PM

Posted on February 28, 2022 by News Desk

Brussels, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):Belgium is closing its airspace to Russian flights, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday, adding to a growing number of EU countries that have done the same. “Belgium has decided to close its airspace to all Russian airlines,” Prime Minister Alexander […]

‘Correction of history’: Syria president praises Ukraine invasion

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

DAMASCUS – February 26 (ONLINE): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a phone with President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine, denouncing what he called Western “hysteria” surrounding it. Al-Assad told Putin on Friday what was happening in Ukraine was a “correction of history […]

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YouTube blocks Russian channels RT, Sputnik in Europe

Nine migrants drown off Tunisia: ministry

Arab League seeks ‘diplomatic solution’ in Ukraine

Ukraine neutrality, demilitarisation key to ending conflict: Kremlin

Int’l flights to remain suspended in India until further orders

Mass exodus from Ukraine reported as Russian troops advance on Kyiv

North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz

Portugal to send military equipment to Ukraine

Belgium closes airspace to Russian airlines: PM

‘Correction of history’: Syria president praises Ukraine invasion

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