Chinese president Xi Jinping on Friday told his American counterpart Joe Biden that conflicts between states are in no one’s interest, news agency AFP quoted Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. “State-to-state relations cannot go to the stage of military hostilities,” the Chinese president said, adding that peace and security are the most valued treasures of the international […]
Film icon Arnold Schwarzenegger told Russians in a video posted on social media on Thursday that they’re being lied to about the war in Ukraine and accused President Vladimir Putin of sacrificing Russian soldiers’ lives for his own ambitions. Schwarzenegger is hugely popular in Russia, and apparently also with Putin. The President of Russia Twitter […]
Russian missiles struck an area near the airport of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early on Friday, the mayor said, while Japan and Australia imposed new sanctions on Russian entities as punishment for its invasion. Western sources and Ukrainian officials said Russia’s assault has faltered since its troops invaded on Feb. 24, further dashing […]
The Canadian government’s announcement it is dropping the requirement for vaccinated travellers to show a negative Covid test result to enter the country was greeted with relief by tourism and business groups on both sides of the border. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said tests would no longer be needed beginning April 1.Currently, fully vaccinated travellers […]
A bipartisan group of United States lawmakers have urged India to ‘speak out against Putin’s targeting of civilians in Ukraine’ and help end a war that has potentially killed thousands and left over three million homeless. Congressmen Joe Wilson (R) and Indian-origin Ro Khanna (D) spoke to India’s US ambassador, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and asked […]
Visuals of civilians being dug out of rubble amid rescuing operations were some of the defining images of survival a day after an iconic theatre in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol was targeted in Russian strikes, according to Kyiv. More than 50 people were reported dead as soon as the news broke – an overall […]
The United States remains in touch with Indian leaders and continues to encourage them to work closely with it to stand up against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. “As you know, we remain in touch through a range of channels from our national security team with leaders in India and continue […]
The United States on Wednesday welcomed an International Court of Justice order that asked Russia to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine. Describing it as a significant ruling, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the ICJ “clearly and unequivocally” ordered Russia to immediately suspend its military operations.”The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend military […]
Ukraine and Russia reached a tentative peace plan to end the war that was in its third week, The Kyiv Independent reported. It further said the deal included a ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops if Kyiv renounced its ambitions for a membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and accepted limits on its […]
Russia said on Wednesday that a neutral status for Ukraine with its own limited army, similar to Austria’s, was being considered as a compromise in peace talks with Kyiv, while Ukraine spoke of outside powers guaranteeing its security. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, in what it calls a special military operation to demilitarise and […]