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There will be more strikes to come: Russia's Dmitry Medvedev
The close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled that the ramp up in attacks could be the start of a further escalation in the war on Russia's part, BBC reported. "Ukraine would be a constant, direct and clear threat to Russia," he wrote. "The aim of our future actions must be the full dismantling of the political regime in Ukraine."
Russian strikes a response to Ukrainian 'terrorism': President Putin
Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russian troops carried out "massive strikes with long-range precision weapons on Ukrainian objects of energy, and military control and communications". The response came two days after an explosion damaged the strategic Crimean Bridge, for which officials in Kiev claimed responsibility, RT reported.
Malaysian PM dissolves Parliament, calls for early polls
The Malaysian Prime Minister said the past years have seen several unprecedented developments after the national elections in 2018, including political uncertainties with the changes of several prime ministers and the Covid-19 pandemic, which together have harmed the country's socio-economic and political situation.
UN urged to probe abductions and killings by Pakistan's forces in Balochistan
The Baloch community in Pakistan claims that it is being exploited by the Pakistani establishment for over seven decades due to the presence of its rich mineral resources. The Baloch also say that the development indicators in the province are the lowest in education, health, livelihood opportunities and other social amenities.
Multiple explosions reported in Kiev
Explosions were reported in many other places across the country in what appears to be the most widespread set of Russian attacks since the early weeks of the war, says the BBC. At least two blasts were heard in central Kiev shortly after 8 a.m., and more have followed since. The rare blasts in the capital follow further strikes overnight in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia and in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the BBC reported.
'Trump willing to return classified material in exchange for Russia probe files'
As National Archives officials pushed for Trump to return the files he had taken with him to Florida, he floated the idea to his lawyers that they should cut a deal with the department, the Daily Mail of London and other media outlets reported quoting a New York Times dispatch. Trump didn't specify what files he wanted; he told his attorneys that there were documents that could "prove" the FBI's investigation was a "hoax".
US court orders case alleging Infosys opposed hiring Indians for jobs in US to proceed
Judge J. Paul Oetken, hearing the case in New York, threw out late last month requests by Infosys and its executives to dismiss the case. The former recruiter, Jill Prejean, said in court papers seen by IANS that at Infosys she "consistently heard from at least a dozen partners, to her shock, that they preferred not to hire additional consultants of Indian national origin". She has also alleged that she personally faced discrimination as a woman and because of her age when she was dismissed from her New York-based job.
Ukraine intelligence agency orchestrated Crimean Bridge blast
A senior Ukrainian official interviewed by the New York Times claimed that Kiev was behind the explosion, adding that the attack was masterminded by Ukraine's intelligence services, which had arranged a bomb to be planted on a truck that was driving across the bridge, RT said in a report.
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen set to win second term
Projections from Austrian broadcaster ORF on Sunday night showed that Van der Bellen won more than 56 per cent of the votes in the election involving seven candidates, Xinhua news agency reported. Van der Bellen's closest rival, Walter Rosenkranz from the Freedom Party of Austria, was expected to get around 18 per cent of the votes.
Jaishankar addresses Indians in New Zealand, asserts on bilateral cooperation
"Stronger cooperation will ensure peace, prosperity and progress of our common region. Possibilities abound in business, digital, agriculture, education, skills, traditional medicine and maritime security domains," Jaishankar, wrapping up his first visit to New Zealand, tweeted. While inaugurating the new Indian High Commission Chancery in Wellington on Sunday, the minister said that the relationship between both countries is "due for an update", and "due for refresh".
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