Thu 14 April 2022: Russia has warned NATO that, if Sweden and Finland join the military alliance, it will have to bolster its defences and there could be no more talk of a “nuclear free” Baltic. “There can be no more talk of any nuclear–free status for the Baltic – the balance must be restored,” Dmitry […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: Millions of refugees and displaced people in East Africa are facing a “desperate future” due to a “toxic cocktail of conflict, climate shocks and COVID-19, combined with spiraling costs of food and fuel,” UN agencies warned on Wednesday. Along with the number of refugees in need of support, the gap between […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: Ukraine said on Thursday (April 14) that it had fired Neptune missiles at the Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship, causing damage to the ship. In a social media post, Odesa state regional administrator Maxim Marchenko reported that the Russian ship was damaged by two missiles. He did not, however, provide any […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: S Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, responded to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks on a “rise in human rights abuses” in India remarks on Wednesday (April 13). In a fitting riposte to Antony Blinken, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made it clear that India too has concerns about the […]
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Thu 14 April 2022: Moscow has called US President Joe Biden’s use of the term “genocide” to characterize Russia’s activities in Ukraine “unacceptable,” and has accused the US of hypocrisy over its own misdeeds. “We categorically disagree and consider unacceptable any attempt to distort the situation in this way,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has called on China to pressure Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, saying Beijing risked losing its standing in the world if it does help end the “heinous war”. Speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington on Wednesday, Yellen said she “fervently” hoped that […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: Russia on Wednesday condemned a Ukrainian official for saying that it was necessary to beat information out of Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk before putting him on the list of war prisoners to be exchanged with Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the comment by Vadim Denisenko, an adviser […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: The United Nations has demanded an independent investigation into rape and sexual violence in Ukraine, after allegations Russian troops committed such crimes during the continuing invasion of the neighbouring country. “We are increasingly hearing of rape and sexual violence. These allegations must be independently investigated to ensure justice and accountability,” Executive Director for […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: A manhunt is on after a gunman set off two smoke bombs and opened fire on common people in a New York subway car on Tuesday (April 12). He injured at least 20 people in the morning rush hour in the city. After the incident, the New York Police Department (NYPD) […]
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Wed 13 April 2022: Sharply higher global food and energy prices due to the war in Ukraine are hitting developing countries hard, and better mechanisms for dealing with sovereign debt stress will be needed to stave off defaults, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday. “The war in Ukraine is adding risks to unprecedented levels of […]
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