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Biden to announce millions more in aid to Ukraine: Biden is expected to announce $800 million in new aid for Ukraine, bringing the total amount given to the country to $1 billion
WASHINGTON: Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to Congress Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden is expected to announce $800 million in new aid for Ukraine, bringing the total amount given to the country to $1 billion. The U.S....
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UK PM Race: Indian-origin Rishi Sunak wins first round with maximum votes; 2 candidates knocked out
LONDON: Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak has won the first round of voting by MPs to choose the next Conservative leader and prime minister. He got 88 votes, with Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt in second place on 67 and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss third on...
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Five obstacles before Rishi Sunak in race to British PM post
LONDON: Rishi Sunak, a British-Indian leader, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of the leader of the Conservative Party. His success in this bid would make him the Prime Minister of Great Britain, a post which has become vacant after the resignation...
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Ready to assist Fox News correspondent injured in Ukraine: US spokesperson Ned Price said
WASIHNGTON: The US State Department stands ready to assist injured Fox News correspondent Ben Hall in any way they can, spokesperson Ned Price said "I'm heartbroken by reports that my colleague, a State Department correspondent, was injured in Ukraine...
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Taiwan military holds combat drills near Chinese coast
TAIPEI:Taiwan military carryout combat drills in its northernmost territory of Dongyin on the Chinese coast. In the video, soldiers were seen firing shells at a floating red cross in the water, meant to represent advancing enemy forces. Close combat drills...
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Four Donetsk Republic militia killed in Ukrainian forces’ bombardments!
DONETSK: Four militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) were killed in the Ukrainian armed forces’ shelling on Friday, the DPR Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. "The Ukrainian army opened fire in the area of the settlement of...
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The Memo: Get ready for Biden vs. Trump all over again
WASHINGTON: A nation that saw one of the most divisive elections in its history in 2020 is barreling toward another bitter contest in 2024. Former President Trump is the dominant figure in the Republican Party despite a sea of troubles and is edging closer...
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Russia’s Investigative committee to probe into mass execution of civilians in LPR: Ukraine Forces during an offensive in the Popasnaya direction:
MOSCOW: Ukraine Forces during an offensive in the Popasnaya direction: LPR forces came across a site of mass execution of civilians near a railway: Chief of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin has ordered to investigate the circumstance...
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry (2022.03.12 - 10.00) Donetsk Republic, with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces, took control of Valerianovka, Zeleny Gai
Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry (2022.03.12 - 10.00) the Russian Armed Forces, took control MOSCOW: Units of the People's Militia of the Donetsk Republic, with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces, took control of Valerianovka, Zeleny Gai...
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Russia, Ukraine to hold fourth round of peace talks today
Kyiv: The fourth round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia will be held on Monday, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and part of the negotiating team, has said. The talks will be held virtually today. Taking to Twitter, Ukrainian...
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Russia-Ukraine War Updates: 4th round of talks today; Kyiv to demand 'immediate' ceasefire, withdrawal of Russians
Kyiv/ Moscow/ Washington: The leaders of Russia and Ukraine will hold the fourth round of talks on Monday with hopes to resolve differences and end the ongoing conflict that began on February 24. The talks, according to an adviser to Ukraine President...
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The pilot of the Su-25 attack aircraft managed to land the plane after being hit by a MANPADS missile
The pilot of the Su-25 attack aircraft managed to land the plane after being hit by a MANPADS missile MOSCOW: While performing a combat mission in the zone of a special military operation, the Su-25 attack aircraft, which is second in the pair, was hit...
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Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day: It was the largest known mass execution in the kingdom’s modern history
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. The number of executed...
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China is wildcard in Russia-Ukraine war: Biden administration officials are calling on Xi
Washington: Washington is focused on Chinese President Xi Jinping as President Biden grapples with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s violent military campaign against Ukraine. Biden administration officials are calling on Xi and his government to join...
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EU not winning in global battle of narratives on Ukraine, Borrell says
MOSCOW: EU’s foreign policy chief said the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali showed to him the different perspectives around the world on the situation in Ukraine EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali...
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Sri Lanka prime minister's office confirms president to resign after protests
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister's office said on Monday (Jul 11), after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both...
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Japan ruling party heads to victory in wake of Abe's death
TOKYO: Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday, possibly propelled by sympathy votes in the wake of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Early results in the race for...
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan hits back at Western push to condemn Russia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday blasted world governments who have called on Pakistan to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, insinuating they were treating his country like slaves. Last week, 22 Islamabad-based diplomats released...
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McDonald's to temporarily close 850 stores in Russia
WASHINGTON: DETROIT -- McDonald’s said Tuesday it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia “who have poured...
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Russia resumes offensive as ceasefire collapses; all Indians evacuated from Ukraine's Kharkiv: Top 9 updates
Russian soldiers carry babies helping a fleeing family to find a vehicle on the outskirts NEW DELHI: As Russia's war on Ukraine entered Day 10, what had looked like a breakthrough ceasefire to evacuate civilians from two cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha...
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India, G4 allies call for 'serious' look at veto powers in UNSC
GENEVA: United Nations, March 8 India and its allies in pushing for the reform of the Security Council have called for a serious look at the veto powers of the permanent members which are "undermining the legitimacy" of the UN's highest decision-making...
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Putin has underestimated unity of the West,' Boris Johnson pledges further support to Ukraine
LONDON: Boris Johnson today pledged further support to Ukraine, as well as £175 million in financial support as he said 'Putin has underestimated the unity of the West.' At a wartime press conference with the Canadian and Dutch PMs, he vowed to unleash...
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Russia’s special operation to be suspended if Kiev fulfills Moscow’s demands : Kremlin press service reported
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia’s military operation in Ukraine can be suspended only if Kiev ceases military actions and fulfills Moscow’s demands in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the...
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Closing Ukraine airspace will be foolhardy, it is just what Putin wants: Zelenkskyy
KYIV: Pro US Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenkskyy slammed the West for not closing Ukraine air space. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky once again reiterated his request to NATO to declare Ukraine a "no-fly zone", saying closing the country's...
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EU Parliament condemns arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen, 4 other Hong Kong democracy activists
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament has condemned the arrests of Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the strongest advocates of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and of the other four trustees of a humanitarian relief fund. Earlier in May, police arrested the...