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Explosions rock Ukraine's key airport, military facilities
The Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said it was evacuating passengers and staff from Boryspil, reports Xinhua news agency citing the media outlets.Media reports said there were also attacks in Kharkiv city in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, in Kramatorsk town in the frontline in eastern Ukraine, in Vasylkiv city near Kiev, in Dnipro city in central Ukraine as well as in the southern port city of Odessa.
World will hold Russia accountable for unprovoked attack on Ukraine: Biden
In a statement issued by the White House, Biden said that "Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering". "Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the US and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way," he said. Biden said that he will be monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will will meet his G7 counterparts.
No let-up in Baloch guerrilla offensive against Pak - three soldiers now killed near Gwadar
A convoy of Pakistani troops was targeted in the Bedok area along the Makran Coastal Highway on Sunday, Balochistan Post reported. The 653-kilometer highway links Karachi in Sindh to Gwadar in Balochistan. It also passes through the towns of Ormara and Pasni. The latest attack follows morale-sapping mega-strikes by BLA on two big Pakistani military camps of Panjgur and Noshki, leading to multiple casualties
Ukrainian govt websites hit by cyberattacks amid Russia's military operation
The websites of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, infrastructure, education and others, were down, reports CNN. "In a separate and potentially more serious hacking incident hours earlier, a data-wiping tool was found on hundreds of computers in Ukraine, according to cybersecurity researchers," the report mentioned.
Security forces kill 10 terrorists in military ops in Pakistan: Pak Army
The security forces launched the operation by acting on an intelligence tip-off regarding the presence of terrorists' camp and hideout in the area, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement. The operation was launched to arrest "externally sponsored enemies of peace in Balochistan," but when "the troops started cordoning the area, terrorists tried to flee their hideout and opened indiscriminate fire whereby, a heavy exchange of fire ensued," the statement added.
Iran says 'a few but important' issues remain in Vienna nuke talks
The Vienna talks have reached a critical stage, and "still a few but very important issues remain in our talks" aimed at removing US sanctions and restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, said Abdollahian on Wednesday in a joint press conference with his visiting Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi.
More US states lift mask mandates as Covid-19 infections plummet from pandemic high
The US is averaging about 78,000 new cases per day now, lowest since November 11, according to latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The average daily increase was down substantially from a pandemic high of more than 800,000 cases on January 15, Xinhua news agency reported. The Covid-19 deaths also showed signs of easing, with average daily death count fell below 1,600, CDC data show.
Putin authorises 'special operation' in Ukraine's Donbass: Reports
Quoting the Russian state news agency TASS, Xinhua news agency reported that the operation has begun. "We are hearing reports - some unconfirmed - of explosions in other parts of the Ukraine. Loud bangs in the capital Kyiv as well as Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region," BBC news reported. But there have also been reports on social media of explosions in Ukraine.
Massoud, Taliban agree to not fight until next round of talks
The Resistance Front delegation comprised of 12 people led by Almas Zahid, a former Mujahideen Commander, and the six-member Taliban delegation was led by Mohammad Mohsin Hashimi, the Taliban's Deputy Leader of Intelligence. The meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon.
Guterres rebukes Russia for violating UN Charter, says world faces 'peril'
Reprimanding Moscow, Guterres said, "The decision of the Russian Federation to recognise the so-called 'independence' of Donetsk and Luhansk regions -- and the follow-up -- are violations of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations."
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