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London, March 24 (AFP/APP): Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on 59 more Russians and entities and six Belarus entities in retaliation to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Targets of the latest asset freeze includes Russian diamond giant Alrosa and shadowy mercenary group Wagner, as well as […]

Stockholm, March 23 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the Swedish and Danish parliaments in the coming days, one month into the Russian invasion of his country, the two assemblies said Wednesday. Zelensky has made multiple appearances by video link before parliaments in other […]

Moscow, March 23 (AFP/APP): Russia on Wednesday said it was expelling US diplomats in retaliation for Washington’s move to remove 12 of Moscow’s representatives to the UN based in New York. “On March 23, a note with the list of the American diplomats declared ‘persona […]

  Geneva, March 23 (AFP/APP): Scientists are urging Europe not to delay the transition to greener agriculture in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which threatens global wheat supplies and raises fears over food shortages.   The European Commission is preparing to pass emergency measures […]

Moscow, March 23 (AFP/APP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday accused the United States of seeking to hinder Moscow’s talks with Ukraine aimed at ending the almost month-long conflict. “The talks are tough; the Ukrainian side constantly changes its position. It’s hard to avoid […]

MOSCOW – March 22 (ONLINE) Russia and Ukraine exchanged the first prisoners of war, nine Russian servicemen were released, according to Human Rights Commissioner in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova. “The first exchange happened. We returned nine of our boys,” she said in an interview with RT, […]

Washington, March 22 (AFP/APP): Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an “existential threat,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International Tuesday. “We have a concept of domestic security, and it’s public. You can read […]

Taipei, March 22 (AFP/APP): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or injuries, or major damage. The USGS said the quake, which it downgraded from […]

Washington, March 22 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden is seeking to reinforce Western unity at a series of summits in Europe this week where new sanctions will be announced against Russia over its war in Ukraine, a top US official said Tuesday. Biden leaves Wednesday for […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stressing unity of the Muslim world said a strong voice of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the representative body of 1.5 billion population was crucial to address the lingering issues of Kashmir and […]