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Arab League seeks ‘diplomatic solution’ in Ukraine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

Street fighting erupts in battle for Ukraine’s capital Kyiv

KYIV – February 26 (ONLINE): Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine’s capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country’s president refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting that he would stay. “The fight is here,” he […]

US seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting Sunday on Ukraine: diplomats

United Nations, United States, Feb 26 (AFP/APP): The United States and Albania have requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting Sunday to adopt a resolution convening a special General Assembly session on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, diplomats said. Only nine of the 15 Security […]

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