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Greece fire ferry death toll climbs to eight

Posted on February 26, 2022 by News Desk

Athens, Feb 25 (AFP/APP): Greece’s coastguard on Friday raised the death toll from an Italian-flagged ferry that caught fire last week to eight, with three truck drivers still missing. The blaze ripped through the Euroferry Olympia last week near the Greek island of Corfu after […]

Belarus leader says his army not taking part in Ukraine invasion

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Moscow, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that his military is not taking part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, state media reported. “Our armed forces are not taking part in this operation,” Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said. […]

Iran says decisions needed from West to seal nuclear deal

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Tehran, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Iran’s chief negotiator called on Western governments Thursday to take the necessary decisions to seal a deal at talks in Vienna on reviving a landmark 2015 nuclear agreement. “No matter how close we are to the finish line, there is […]

Russian ground forces cross into Ukraine: border guards

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Kyiv, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Russia’s ground forces on Thursday crossed into Ukraine from several directions, Ukraine’s border guard service said, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a major offensive. Russian tanks and other heavy equipment crossed the frontier in several northern regions, […]

Ukraine imposes state of emergency to face down Russia threat

Posted on February 24, 2022 by News Desk

Kyiv, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): Ukraine’s parliament imposed a national state of emergency on Wednesday aimed at helping to forge a response to the threat of a Russian invasion. The measure was overwhelmingly approved on the same day that Moscow began to evacuate its Kyiv embassy […]

Flights from southern Russian cities cancelled: agencies

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Moscow, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Flights from cities in southern Russia near Ukraine were cancelled Thursday after President Vladimir Putin announced his army had begun a military operation in the country. “According to a decision by Russian aviation authorities, flights from a number of airports in […]

US jury deciding fate of ex-cops involved in George Floyd murder

Posted on February 24, 2022 by News Desk

Saint Paul, Feb 23 (AFP/APP): A Minnesota jury on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of three former police officers charged with violating the civil rights of George Floyd, the African American man whose murder sparked nationwide protests. Tou Thao, 36, J. Alexander Kueng, 28, and […]

Turkish president arrives back home from Africa tour

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

ANKARA, Feb 23 (XINHUA/APP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived back in Turkiye early Wednesday following official visits to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal. Erdogan was welcomed at Esenboga Airport in the capital Ankara by Vice President Fuat Oktay, Ankara Governor Vasip Sahin […]

Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

New Zealand-February 22 (Online): New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters pelted police with a “stinging substance” sending three to hospital with injuries Tuesday, as tensions spilled over in an angry weeks-long protest. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern decried “absolutely disgraceful” scenes after the suspected acid attack, and a […]

Russian troops in Ukraine’s Donbas won’t trigger broader sanctions, says US official

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

Washington-February 22 (Online): President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops he called peacemakers into breakaway regions of Ukraine did not constitute a further invasion that would trigger a broader sanctions package, a Biden administration official told Reuters on Monday, but the White House believes a […]

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Greece fire ferry death toll climbs to eight

Belarus leader says his army not taking part in Ukraine invasion

Iran says decisions needed from West to seal nuclear deal

Russian ground forces cross into Ukraine: border guards

Ukraine imposes state of emergency to face down Russia threat

Flights from southern Russian cities cancelled: agencies

US jury deciding fate of ex-cops involved in George Floyd murder

Turkish president arrives back home from Africa tour

Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters

Russian troops in Ukraine’s Donbas won’t trigger broader sanctions, says US official

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