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Iran says decisions needed from West to seal nuclear deal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]

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