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'We observed restraint': Imran Khan on Indian missile landing in Pakistani territory
“We could have responded after an Indian missile fell in Mian Channu but we observed restraint,” PM Imran Khan said in a rally. Pakistan on Thursday alleged that on 9th March a high-speed projectile, which was launched from India, entered its airspace after travelling 124 km and crashed near Mian Channu.
Nearly half of Russia's reserves frozen amid Ukraine war
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine. Speaking to the local media, Siluanov said that Russia will pay rubles to its debt holders, reports Xinhua news agency.
India-Australia virtual summit after Modi hosts Japanese PM visit this month: Reports
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Scott Morrison are planning to hold a virtual bilateral summit. This summit will be held after Japanese PM Fumio Kishida’s bilateral visit to India on 19th and 20th March, as per a report by Economic Times. On the agenda of this virtual meet will be Indo-Pacific defence partnership, supply chain issues, import of critical minerals from Australia among other things.
US Embassy in Kiev asks Americans to leave Ukraine
The US Embassy in Kiev on Monday asked American nationals in Ukraine to leave the war-torn nation as Russia continued its assault for the 19th day. The Embassy's announcement on Monday came shortly after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba.
Russia seeks military, economic aid from China to sustain Ukraine invasion: US media
Russia has asked China to provide military and economic aid to help sustain its invasion of Ukraine. The details of the request and China’s response has not been disclosed, as per a report by the Financial Times. If the request goes through, it will undermine the collective efforts of the US and Europe to help the Ukrainian government to push back Russia’s invasion.
Mass evacuation planned for Monday in Ukraine's Luhansk region
Authorities in Ukraine's Luhansk have said that a mass evacuation of citizens from the separatist region has been planned for Monday as Moscow's war on Kiev has continued for 19 days now. In a Facebook post late Sunday night, Head of Luhansk Military/State Administration Serhiy Haidai said that people from local settlements will be brought to the Novozolotarivka railway station from where they will be evacuated in a train scheduled to leave at around 2 p.m.
Only 9 humanitarian corridors in Ukraine operated in last 24 hrs: Minister
Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that of the 14 planned humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of stranded people, only nine were operational in the last 24 hours. According to Vereshchuk, on Sunday 600 people were evacuated from the town of Borodyanka and taken to Zhytomyr, while 600 others were evacuated from Bucha, near Kiev, Ukrayinska Pravda reported.
Zelensky renews call for no-fly zone over Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has renewed his call to NATO leaders to establish a no-fly zone over his country, warning that it was only a matter of time that Russian missiles would also fall on the alliance's territories. A no-fly zone refers to any region of airspace where it has been established that certain aircraft cannot fly.
Iran suspends normalization talks with Saudi Arabia
Iran has "temporarily" suspended normalization talks with Saudi Arabia, Iran's Press TV reported on Sunday. The Iranian side has "unilaterally and temporarily" suspended the talks which was slated to be held in Iraq next week, according to the report.
ISPR denies reports of Pak Army Chief issuing show cause notice to Faiz Hameed
A story circulating on the social media about a show cause notice being issued to Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Corps Commander Peshawar and former ISI chief, is "absolutely false" and a "fake" story, said Pak ISPR DG Major General Babar Iftikhar, The News reported. The YouTuber said that he had confirmed and crossed-checked his information from three different sources. The vlog is now being widely circulated in political and media circles.
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