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US Senate foreign panel head praises India's role, asks Quad to help Sri Lanka
In a letter to India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, he acknowledged India's help to Colombo and wrote: "The Quad can lead the way in working to avoid an economic implosion in Sri Lanka that could spark a humanitarian crises with wider, destabilising, regional impacts". "New Delhi has already taken a proactive role in providing loans and humanitarian assistance to the Sri Lankan government to avoid a meltdown."
Trump was detached from reality: Ex-AG
Barr's remarks were part of his video testimony played during Monday's session of the House select committee's inquiry which is seeking to show that the Trump's election fraud claims directly led to the riot, the BBC reported. The former Attorney General went on to say that he had repeatedly told Trump there was no basis to claims of rigged voting machines or ballot "dumps", which Barr referred to as "crazy stuff".
Every bridge leading to key Ukrainian city destroyed
In a social media post on Monday, Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai said all three bridges into Severodonetsk were destroyed and the residents remaining in the city were being forced to survive in "extremely difficult conditions", the BBC reported. For several weeks now, Severodonetsk has witnessed fierce battles as Russia is now concentrating on capturing the entire eastern part of Ukraine.
'Traitors' passed on vital coordinates to Russians: Mariupol mayor
"They knew where to shell. There were many traitors who gave coordinates. Everything we had, everything that is considered the critical infrastructure of the city, was destroyed in the first seven days. "There are 15 power supplies in the city. Even the mayor did not know where they all were. And they knew and in a week destroyed all 15. The city was left without light," he said.
US facing double whammy: Omicron variants' spread & fuel prices' unrelenting rise
One can see many automobiles pulling up near a gas station to see the prices of normal, unleaded and premium -- only a different of cents between the three -- rising at $4.99 to a record $5.99 and sometimes $6 per gallon (3.3 litres make a gallon) and the mood swings, "Ah shucks, let's wait until tomorrow, prices may drop", the motorists seem to be saying hauling up to the highway again.
Amid criticism over China visit, UN human rights head won't seek second term
After making the surprise announcement at a meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, she, however, told reporters that her decision was unconnected to the China visit and that she had told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres two months about not seeking another term. She said that she wanted to return home to Chile and spend time with her family.
Canadian PM tests positive for Covid for second time
Canadian PM Trudeau said that he would be following public health guidelines and isolating, Xinhua news agency reported. "I feel okay, but that's because I got my shots. So, if you haven't, get vaccinated. And if you can, get boosted. Let's protect our healthcare system, each other, and ourselves," he said. Last week Trudeau travelled to the US city of Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas, meeting a number of top officials, including US President Joe Biden.
John Allen resigns as Brookings president amid FBI probe into lobbying for Qatar
Allen, a retired four-star general who led US and allied troops in Afghanistan, wrote in his resignation letter, "While I leave the institution with a heavy heart, I know it is best for all concerned in this moment." Allen's resignation from Brookings, a prominent Washington think-tank, comes after a court filing revealed last week, which is publicly available on a non-profit legal research website, that the FBI had seized Allen's electronic communications.
Russian forces hitting Sievierodonetsk as fears grow for civilians
"Russians continue to storm the city, having a significant advantage in artillery they have somewhat pushed back the Ukrainian soldiers," said Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region, in a morning report on his Telegram channel. "The Russians are destroying quarter after quarter," Haidai said, adding that the Russian army had been "partially successful at night" and controlled 70 per cent of the city.
India, Pakistan seem to be increasing size of nuclear weapon inventories, says arms watchdog
At the start of 2022, nine states -- the US, Russia, the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea --possessed approximately 12,705 nuclear weapons, of which 9,440 were estimated to be in military stockpiles for potential use. About 3,732 of these warheads were estimated to be deployed with operational forces, and around 2,000 of these were kept in a state of high operational alert.
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