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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 […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said it was time for the Muslim Ummah to forge a collective response to the current turmoil inside its borders and the ongoing global transition. “We must be a reliable partner in forging unity, […]

BEIJING, March 21 (APP): A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people aboard has crashed in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. According to local media reports, the crashed aircraft is a Boeing 737 coming from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun […]

BRUSSELS – March 21 (ONLINE) The European Union is developing a fifth package of sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Ukraine, Reuters reported on Monday referring to diplomatic sources in the EU. “We are working on a fifth round of sanctions and many […]

Kyiv, March 21 (AFP/APP):Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko announced a new curfew for the Ukrainian capital later on Monday that would last until Wednesday morning. The curfew “will begin at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) and last until 7:00 am (0500 GMT) on March 23,” former boxing […]