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PM announces Rs 10 reduction in oil & Rs 5 in power prices; assures no increase till budget

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a big initiative to protect the masses from the impact of global inflationary trends, on Monday unveiled a major relief package, including Rs 10 per litre reduction in petroleum prices, Rs 5 per unit cut in […]

Trump condemns Russia invasion; hints again at 2024 presidential run

WASHINGTON – February 27 (ONLINE): Former President Donald Trump condemned on Saturday Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said he was praying for Ukrainians, switching tone from his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. Trump’s remarks at the CPAC conservative gathering in Florida […]

Putin nuclear alert ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’: NATO chief

Washington, Feb 27 (AFP/APP): President Vladimir Putin’s decision to place his nuclear forces on alert amounts to “irresponsible” behavior, NATO charged Sunday. “This is dangerous rhetoric. This is a behavior which is irresponsible,” the alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg told CNN. […]

Polish border sees 156,000 arrivals from Ukraine

Warsaw, Feb 27 (AFP/APP): Poland’s border guards on Sunday said more than 156,000 people had crossed into the EU member from Ukraine in the days since Russia invaded the ex-Soviet country. The latest figure represented an increase of tens of thousands on what was reported […]

We will not put down weapons, we will defend our state: Zelenskiy

KYIV – February 26 (ONLINE): Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported, as Moscow launched coordinated cruise missile and artillery strikes on several cities, including the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian officials were not immediately available for comment […]

Two Danish journalists suffer gunshot wounds in Ukraine

Copenhagen, Feb 26 (AFP/APP): Two Danish journalists sustained gunshot wounds after unknown gunmen targeted their car in Ukraine Saturday, their employer said, on the third day of a Russian assault on the country. Reporter Stefan Weichert and photographer Emil Filtenborg Mikkelsen “were rapidly taken to […]

Germany approves weapon deliveries to Ukraine: Govt source

Berlin, Feb 26 (AFP/APP): Germany has approved the deliveries of 400 anti-tank rocket launchers to Ukraine, a government source said Saturday, in a U-turn from its longstanding policy of banning weapon exports to conflict zones. “Given the Russian attack on Ukraine, the government is prepared […]

Russia Says Captured Key Water Supply Route to Crimea

MOSCOW – February 25 (ONLINE): Russian forces invading Ukraine said they had taken control of a vital canal to supply water to Moscow-annexed Crimea, which has been suffering from shortages for the past eight years. Crimea received most of its water from Ukraine’s Dnieper River […]

Terrified families seek shelter underground in Ukraine amid missile attacks from Russian forces: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 25 (APP): Terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, amid deadly missile attacks from the advancing Russian forces, according to the United Nations. “There have been major attacks in Kiev that […]

Ukraine army says fighting Russian forces outside capital

Kyiv, Feb 25 (AFP/APP): Ukraine’s army said Friday it was fighting invading Russian forces northwest of the capital Kyiv, as Moscow pressed on with its advance on the pro-Western country for a second day. “Airborne assault troops of the Ukrainian armed forces are fighting in […]

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