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Hindu girl shot in Pakistan after resisting abduction
According to Sindhi media, the girl was said to have been shot in the middle of the street after she put up resistance against her attackers, Friday Times reported. Every year, several women belonging to minority communities, especially Hindus in Sindh Pakistan, are abducted and forcibly converted by religious extremists.
UN chief warns against 'sleepwalking' to climate disaster
With the planet warming by as much as 1.2 degrees, and where climate disasters have forced 30 million to flee their homes, Guterres on Monday warned: "We are sleepwalking to climate catastrophe", Xinhua news agency reported. The goal to limit future warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, highlighted in the Paris Agreement on climate change, and driven home in last November's COP26, gathering in Glasgow, is now on "life support" and "in intensive care," the UN chief told the Economist Sustainability Summit.
Russia claims it destroyed a Kiev shopping centre used for rocket launchers
Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry, said that in Vynohradar district on the outskirts of Kiev, Ukrainian nationalist units covered residential buildings for several days and fired at the Russian military with MLRS, RT reported. According to the ministry, Ukrainian units used the area of a nearby shopping centre as a large base for storing rocket-propelled ammunition, as well as reloading multiple launch rocket systems.
Lebanon facing wheat crisis amid Russia-Ukraine conflict: President
"Wheat warehouses were destroyed in the Beirut port blasts in 2020, and the war in Ukraine further impacted our access to this commodity," Aoun was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. Aoun's remarks came on Monday during his meeting in Italy with David Beasley, the executive director of the World Food Programme, who said the WFP will continue supporting Lebanon despite the increasingly difficult global situation.
Russia refuses to negotiate peace treaty with Japan
Russia has refused to negotiate a peace treaty with Japan, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. "The Russian side under the current conditions does not intend to continue negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It noted that this decision was made due to the impossibility of discussing the fundamental document on bilateral relations with a state that takes an unfriendly position
Petition urges Switzerland to extradite Putin's 'lover' Alina Kabaeva
Kabaeva, 38, is a former Olympic gymnast and gold medalist who is widely believed to be Putin's "mistress" and mother to "secret" children whom he has never officially recognized, Daily Mail reported. The petition comes amid reports that Kabaeva, once named "Russia's most flexible woman", was sent to a private chalet in Switzerland earlier this month amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine's compromises with Russia to be put to referendum: Zelensky
"I explained to all negotiating groups: when you talk about all these changes, and they can be historic, there is nowhere to go - we will have a referendum," Zelensky was quoted as saying in an interview with the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne. Zelensky emphasized that he stands ready for any compromises if they are supported by the Ukrainian people, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia refuses to negotiate peace treaty with Japan
Russia has refused to negotiate a peace treaty with Japan, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. "The Russian side under the current conditions does not intend to continue negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It noted that this decision was made due to the impossibility of discussing the fundamental document on bilateral relations with a state that takes an unfriendly position, RT reported.
Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch OneWeb satellites
OneWeb, an Indo-UK joint venture satellite communications company, said on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. OneWeb is a joint venture between India Bharti Global and the UK government. According to OneWeb, it would resume satellite launches through SpaceX rockets.
Russia behind hoax calls to UK ministers pretending to be Ukraine PM: Downing Street
The Downing Street has said that Moscow was behind calls to British defence secretary and home secretary last week, The Guardian reported. The Russian state was responsible for hoax calls to Ben Wallace and Priti Patel, pretending to be the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Downing Street has said.
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