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Canadian Civil Liberties Association to sue federal government over Emergencies Act
OTTAWA: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced Thursday that it plans to sue the federal government over its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests and blockades. "Emergency powers cannot and must not...
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Scholz: "War is threatening again in Europe": German Chancellor Scholz among speakers at Munich Security Conference
BERLIN: Speeches are expected from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the second day of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. In addition, on the sidelines of the world's most...
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Ravaged by Omicron, Hong Kong patient gurneys parked in open as hospitals run out of isolation space
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, as residents are suddenly confronted with a severely overstretched healthcare system and a tightening of restrictions even as much of the world opens up. The city's strict but...
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Russia creating list of Ukrainians 'to be killed or sent to camps' in event of invasion: US warns UN
WASHINGTON: Russian forces creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps, says US. The United States has warned the United Nations it has information that Russia has lists of Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps" in the event...
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Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin 'highly likely' to move on Kyiv - as Liz Truss warns 'nothing off the table' for more sanctions
LONDON: Vladimir Putin is "highly likely" to be planning a move on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told Sky News - as she warned Russia that "nothing is off the table" when considering further Western sanctions. The UK, US and...
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Donald Trump condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine after praising Prez Putin; hints at 2024 Presidential elections
NEW YORK: 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...
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Eighteen missing at sea near off Malaysian island rescued
Kuala Lumpur: Eighteen people missing at sea near the Malaysian holiday island of Langkawi were rescued, officials said Sunday, after their boat capsized due to bad weather. The coast guard said the 18 were picked up by fishermen late Saturday after their...
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International Judo Federation suspends Putin as honorary president
BERLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation (IJF) due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the sport's governing body announced on Sunday. The conflict has entered the fourth day with...
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Russia launches attack on Kyiv soon after talks with Ukraine end
Kyiv: Russia launches attack on Kyiv soon after talks with Ukraine end. Soon after Russia and Ukraine held talks in Belarus today, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine's capital city Kyiv, reported publication Kyiv Independent on Monday. Russian...
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A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force left for Romania on Wednesday morning carrying humanitarian aid to Ukraine
NEW DELHI: A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force left for Romania on Wednesday morning carrying humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The aircraft is expected to bring back Indians from Romania, who exited war-hit Ukraine through its border crossings....
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7 key takeaways from Biden’s 2022 State of the Union speech: hard-hitting sanctions that off Russia’s access to technology
WASHINGTON: Only a little more than a week ago, President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address was focused largely inward, looking at the economic and public health woes besetting the U.S. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war that has...
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After Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia expected to ask to join EU
BERLIN: A senior European Union official says that in the wake of Ukraine's formal application this week to join the bloc, bids for entry are also expected "imminently" from Moldova and Georgia. The two eastern European countries are already part of EU...
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Russia is changing tactics' UK sends anti-air missiles to Ukraine to adapt to new threat.
LONDON: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced to the House of Commons that the UK is considering sending anti-air missiles to Ukraine and additional non-lethal aid to combat Russia's change in tactics. Ben Wallace revealed the Russians are "changing...
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President Biden signs $1.5 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON: President Biden has signed into law a sweeping $1.5 trillion bill that funds the government through September and provides billions in assistance for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. Biden signed the legislation during a ceremony in the...
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Ukraine crisis: 21 killed after attack Merefa town
KYIV: Twenty-one persons were killed and 25 were injured after shelled Merefa town near Kharkiv city in Out of the injured persons, ten are in a critical condition, the prosecutor's office in the Kharkiv Oblast said. A school and community centre were...
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China's Russia entente amid US pressure
NEW DELHI: Senior American leaders and their Chinese counterparts witnessed acerbic exchanges last week following reports by the US intelligence agencies that Russia had asked China for specific weapons and economic assistance to aid its war effort against...
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Serbia will not join NATO because it cannot forget children killed in 1999: NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia in 1999 lasted for 78 days — Vucic
BELGRADE: Serbia will not join NATO, because it cannot forget the children killed during the alliance’ aggression against it in 1999, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic told an election rally in Kikinda on Monday. "I believe that Serbia must not join...
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India 'somewhat shaky' in terms of dealing with 'aggression' of Putin, says Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has said that India is being "somewhat shaky" in terms of showing support against the Russian invasion of Ukraine as he asserted that most of the friends and allies of America have presented a united front in terms of...
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Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees
Warsaw: American President Joe Biden met with U.S. troops based in Poland serving alongside Polish troops on Friday, thanking them and also took a look at the growing humanitarian response to the millions of Ukrainians who are fleeing to Poland to escape...
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Ukraine war: President Joe Biden and US defence and foreign ministers meet Ukrainian counterparts in first meeting
KYIV: President Joe Biden and US foreign and defence ministers Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin have met their Ukrainian counterparts for the first time to discuss how "to fortify Ukraine's ability to fight back Russian aggression". Ukrainian foreign minister...
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Explosion occurs near Russia's Belgorod, no civilian casualties
MOSCOW: The explosion occurred near the village of Krasny Oktyabr in the Belgorod region. This was announced on March 29 by the governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov. Russia: An explosion occurred near the village of Krasny Oktyabr in the Belgorod...
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Russia Foreign minister Lavrov lobbies India after Western emissaries make case for sanctions
NEW DELHI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began meetings with India's leaders in New Delhi on Friday after seeing his Chinese counterpart earlier in the week, as Moscow tries to keep the Asian powers on its side amid Western sanctions. The two...
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Press review: International probe into Bucha unlikely and EU purges Russian diplomats,Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 6th
MOSCOW: Izvestia: Independent international probe into Bucha incident looks unlikely Moscow views allegations of Russian troops’ involvement in crimes committed in the Ukrainian town of Bucha as a provocation, Russian Permanent Representative to the United...
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UN General Assembly passes resolution on Russia’s suspension from Human Rights Council: A total of 93 votes were cast in favor of the resolution
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly passed the Western resolution to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council during a special session Thursday. A total of 93 votes were cast in favor of the resolution, with 24 against, while 58 delegations abstained...
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Moscow views eliminating Ukrainian nationalist battalions as priority task, says Kremlin Dmitry Peskov pointed out
MOSCOW: Moscow views eliminating nationalist battalions in Ukraine as a top priority task, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. "The main task is to liberate [Ukraine] from these nationalist battalions after all. The operation continues and...