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If Ukraine falls, Europe falls: Zelensky
In a virtual address to thousands of protesters across major European cities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if his country fell to Russia in the ongoing war, then the whole continent of Europe will fall. On Friday night, protests against the ongoing Russian military assault on Ukraine took place in Vienna, Tbilisi, Prague, Frankfurt, Vilnius, Lyon and Bratislava.
CBS News becomes latest media outlet to pull out of Russia
CBS News became the latest media outlet to pull out of Russia after President Vladimir Putin signed a new law that would impose jail terms for "spreading fake news" about the ongoing Moscow-Kiev war. Putin on Friday signed the law which would impose prison terms of up to 15 years on people charged with spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine, the BBC reported.
14 injured, over 200 displaced after US apartment complex blast
At least 14 people were injured and over 200 people others displaced following an explosion that destroyed parts of an apartment building complex in the US state of Maryland, officials said. Three of the injured remain in serious condition, while all residents of the four-storey building in Montgomery County, just several kilometres outside of Washington, D.C., have been accounted for, Xinhua news agency quoted the officials as saying to the media on Friday.
Blinken says Ukraine can win war against Russia
Without giving a specific timeline, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Ukraine can "absolutely" win the ongoing war against Russia and praised the "extraordinary resilience" of the Ukrainian people. Blinken made the remarks during an interview with the BBC on Friday night following a meeting with his European Union (EU)counterparts in Brussels.
Pakistan retained in FATF ‘grey list’, asked to do more to counter terror financing
“Pakistan has completed 26 of the 27 action items in its 2018 action plan… Pakistan provided further high-level commitment to address these strategic deficiencies pursuant to a new action plan that primarily focuses on combating money laundering,” the task force noted in its review of the country’s performance.
Russia wishes to continue dialogue with Ukraine: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country wishes to continue a dialogue with Ukraine and wants peace, provided that all of Moscow's security demands are met amid the war on Kiev. Putin made the remarks on Friday during a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the Russian assault on Ukraine continued for a ninth day, reports Xinhua news agency.
India abstains at UNHRC voting calling for investigation into human rights violation by Russia
The resolution to establish an independent commission of inquiry as a result of Russia’s invasion and aggression against Ukraine was adopted with 32 votes, with 13 abstentions and two (Russia and Eritrea) voting against it in the 47-member council. This was the sixth time that India had abstained on a crucial UN voting on resolutions censuring Russia for its act of invading its neighbouring country.
'Russian military will use Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhya to deploy weapons so that Ukraine can't strike back'
"We are very worried about active hostilities in Voznesensk, near the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant," he said in an article in Ukrayinska Pravda. He said for the first time in world history, a large-scale war is being waged in a country with more than a dozen nuclear reactors and thousands of tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. Ukraine has 15 nuclear power units, including six at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhya.
Chechen leader seeks Putin's go ahead to seize major Ukrainian cities
If Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to put a quick end to the countrys military operations in Ukraine, he should give Chechen troops the go-ahead to seize the East European nations major cities, a Chechen leader has claimed. According to the head of the republic, there are currently 12,000 Chechen troops in the East European country.
New York City to drop key pandemic control measures
The decision is based on a sharp drop of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations as well as 96 per cent of vaccination rate among adults in the city, Xinhua news agency reported. New York State lifted the statewide mask mandate for schools on Wednesday while students and staff members in public schools of New York City were no longer required to wear masks outdoors starting from this Monday.
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