Sun 06 March 2022: Some 20,000 international volunteers have travelled to Ukraine to join in the fight against Russian forces, a top Ukrainian official has said. “This number is around 20,000 now. They come from many European countries mostly,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told US broadcaster CNN. “Many people in the world hated Russia and what […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: Appeals to stop war are coming from worldover. On Sunday, Pope Francis denounced ‘rivers of blood and tears’ in Ukraine “War is madness, please stop,” the pope said. He rejected Russia’s assertion that Ukraine attack was a special military operation. In a prayer said for the first Sunday of Lent, Pope […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the southern city of Aden on Sunday to draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the 8-year conflict in Yemen, Anadolu Agency reported. “She will be visiting Yemeni families, including displaced families and refugees, to hear directly from them how the conflict has ripped their lives apart,” the […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: According to an independent Russian-based protest monitor, more than 2,500 people have been detained in 49 towns across Russia during protests against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, the OVD-Info protest monitoring group said that arrests had taken place in areas such as Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, and […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: In a Sunday phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and what to do to solve the issue. Turkiye is ready to help resolve the situation by “peaceful means” as soon as possible, Erdogan told Putin. “A cease-fire would […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: After weeks at sea, more than 100 hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh. According to officials, the group arrived on Jangka beach in Alue Buya Pasi, a fishing town in Bireuen region, on a rickety wooden boat early Sunday. According to […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: On Saturday, the International Monetary Fund said it planned to forward Ukraine’s request for $1.4 billion in emergency finance to its board for approval as soon as next week, and that it was in negotiations with officials in neighboring Moldova about funding options. The global lender said in a statement that […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: Mastercard and Visa have announced that they will cease business in Russia, the latest blow to the country’s financial sector following its invasion of Ukraine. Mastercard announced that Russian bank cards will no longer be supported by its network, and that any Mastercard issued outside of Russia will not work in […]
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Sun 06 March 2022: Ukraine’s independence is in peril, and sanctions against Russia are tantamount to “declaring war,” according to Vladimir Putin. It comes as Russian troops continue to shell cities that have been besieged. On Saturday, a promised truce in Mariupol, which was supposed to allow people to evacuate peacefully, crumbled amid scenes of […]
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Sat 05 March 2022: At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine, a United Nations monitoring mission said. Many of the civilian casualties were due to explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multi-launch rocket systems, and from missile and air strikes, monitors from the […]
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