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'Russia wanted to send Ukrainians to concentration camps in Siberia'
Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said that on September 6, 2021, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu published an article entitled 'New Cities of Siberia', Ukrayinska Pravda reported. "Few people paid any attention to this publication, but we pay attention to such things," he said. "After reading it carefully, we realised that their desire to build up Siberia at the expense of our citizens and our country, as has already happened time and again, will never go away."
Pakistan's deadly air strikes increase tensions with Taliban
Pakistan launched air raids over eastern Afghanistan on April 16, killing dozens of civilians, RFE/RL reported citing locals as saying. Islamabad said it was targeting Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. The air strikes provoked unusually harsh exchanges, with the Taliban issuing threats against its longtime ally.
Shelter-in-place order lifted at California varsity after threat probe
"All clear - the situation has been resolved. Thank you for your patience," UC Berkeley police said on Twitter late Thursday, adding that based on investigation, it was "appropriate to end the shelter in place", reports Xinhua news agency. Police said the buildings would remain locked and in-person classes would be cancelled.
Parliamentary probe into UK PM sidelines his India visit
After a five hour debate on Thursday, the Commons, which corresponds to the Lok Sabha, voted unanimously on the opposition Labour Party's motion to refer the matter to the Privileges Committee, with ruling Conservative Party MPs either voting in favour or abstaining.
Zelensky lists '5 steps' during World Bank session
In his address to the session on Thursday, the President said the first step was immediate support for Ukraine, "so that the Russian leadership knows that the war will not allow them to realise any of their aggressive goals".
"Second, Russia must be immediately excluded from all international financial institutions," he said. In the third step, Zelensky said Ukraine needed a special tax for the war, adding that "Russia, and after it any other aggressor, must pay for violating global stability".
No respite from power cuts in Pak even during Ramzan
The power outages have further increased up to 10-12 hours, making the lives of the public miserable even at the time of iftar and sehri, The News reported. A power division official said: "The less production of hydropower in the wake of no improvement in water flows into the system and no rain spell coupled with an increase in demand of electricity, because of a surge in mercury, which has increased to 19,000MW at peak hours, have also aggravated the electricity availability crisis.
3,000-9,000 citizens may be buried in Mariupol mass grave: Authorities
Citing satellite images by Maxar Technologies, which collects and publishes satellite imagery of Ukraine, the Mariupol City Council said in a social media post on Thursday night that the "size of the mass grave in Manhush is 20 times that of the one in Bucha", Ukrayinska Pravda reported. "The Russians dug new trenches on the outskirts of Mariupol and filled them with bodies every day throughout April."
Kim Jong-un, outgoing S.Korean Prez exchange letters
Kim sent the letter on Thursday in response to a farewell letter that Moon sent the previous day as he prepared to leave office after a five-year term that included three summit meetings with the North Korean leader and two summits between Kim and former US President Donald Trump, reports Yonhap News Agency.
Biden announces additional $800mn in security assistance to Ukraine
Biden made the announcement on Thursday shortly his meeting with visiting Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal during which they "discussed recent developments in Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine", according to a White House statement. In his announcement to mediapersons, the President said the additional assistance was "to further augment Ukraine's ability to fight in the east � in the Donbas region".
Russia rejects proposal for Easter truce: Zelensky
In his latest video address, Zelensky said: "Unfortunately, Russia rejected the proposal to establish an Easter truce. This shows very well how the leaders of this state actually treat the Christian faith, one of the most joyful and important holidays.
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