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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 […]

Putin says ‘best’ if Ukraine drops NATO bid, adopts neutrality

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

Moscow, Feb 22 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the “best” solution to the Ukraine crisis would be for Kyiv to drop its NATO membership ambitions and stay neutral. “The best solution to the issue would be if the current Kyiv authorities themselves […]

Putin says Ukraine peace agreement ‘does not exist’ anymore

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

Moscow, Feb 22 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Western-brokered peace agreements seeking to end a conflict in eastern Ukraine no longer existed, after he recognized the independence of the ex-Soviet country’s separatist regions. “The Minsk agreements do not exist now, we recognized […]

Putin calls for ‘demilitarization’ of Ukraine

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

Moscow, Feb 22 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for the “demilitarization” of Ukraine after receiving a green light from parliament to use the country’s army outside Russia’s borders. “If our so-called partners will pump today’s authorities in Kyiv with modern weapons, then […]

Dubai adds to striking architecture with Museum of Future

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

Dubai, Feb 22 (AFP/APP):Dubai opened its Museum of the Future on Tuesday, a structure it touts as the world’s most beautiful building. The museum is a seven-storey hollow silver ellipse decorated with Arabic calligraphy quotes from Dubai’s ruler. It takes pride of place on Sheikh […]

EU ministers agree new sanctions against Russia: France

Posted on February 23, 2022 by News Desk

Paris, Feb 22 (AFP/APP):Foreign ministers of EU countries on Tuesday unanimously agreed new sanctions against Russia over its recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine’s east and deployment of troops there, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. The EU nations “unanimously agreed on an initial […]

Iran MPs put forth conditions for reviving nuclear deal

Posted on February 22, 2022 by News Desk

Dubai-February 21 (online): Iranian lawmakers have laid out six conditions for the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal with global powers in a letter to President Ebrahim Raisi published, the country’s official IRNA news agency reported. The letter, signed by 250 out of 290 […]

EU agrees to help Cyprus manage record migrant influx

Posted on February 22, 2022 by News Desk

Nicosia, Feb 21 (AFP/APP): Cyprus struck a deal Monday with the European Union to help it handle a large migrant influx to the divided Mediterranean island, which Nicosia says is the highest per capita in the EU. The agreement will make it easier for Cyprus […]

UN warns pushbacks of migrants in Europe becoming ‘normalised’

Posted on February 22, 2022 by News Desk

Geneva, Feb 21 (AFP/APP): The UN refugee chief voiced alarm Monday at increasing violence against refugees and migrants at European borders, warning that rights abuses and illegal pushbacks across frontiers risked becoming “normalised”. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi criticised the growing number […]

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Riot police clash with New Zealand anti-vax protesters

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

Putin says ‘best’ if Ukraine drops NATO bid, adopts neutrality

Putin says Ukraine peace agreement ‘does not exist’ anymore

Putin calls for ‘demilitarization’ of Ukraine

Dubai adds to striking architecture with Museum of Future

EU ministers agree new sanctions against Russia: France

Iran MPs put forth conditions for reviving nuclear deal

EU agrees to help Cyprus manage record migrant influx

UN warns pushbacks of migrants in Europe becoming ‘normalised’

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