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WASHINGTON : (AFP)On Tuesday, US Vice President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “dictator” who faces economic and diplomatic isolation for invading Ukraine, and warned that the world is in a “battle” between democracy and despotism. Biden made it clear that there would be no US boots onRead More →

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BERLIN – Germany and its Western allies have decided to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global payment system, according to a German government spokeswoman. The move is part of a third round of sanctions aimed at deterring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions, which include the United States, France, Canada,Read More →

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BRUSSELS(AFP) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that the alliance was deploying its quick reaction force for the first time in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The situation is still fluid. What we’ve seen is that the Ukrainian troops are battling valiantly and are able to inflictRead More →

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After Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, sea, and air, Ukraine’s president claimed on Thursday night that 137 people had been killed and 316 injured so far. According to Volodymyr Zelensky, the current dead toll includes both Ukrainian army and civilians. Heavy exchanges of fire were takingRead More →

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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the Ukrainian army to remove the government, describing its leaders as “terrorists” and “a band of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.” Putin also accused “Ukrainian nationalists” of installing heavy weaponry in residential areas of major cities in order to provokeRead More →

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This morning, Ukrainian President Putin announced a special military operation in Donbas. Russia launched airstrikes on our military installations and border guards. According to CNN, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared in a speech to the public, “There were explosives heard in several areas around Ukraine.”“We’re declaring martial law over theRead More →

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BERLIN (AFP) – After discussions in Berlin on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European allies claimed that reviving the Iran nuclear agreement was still feasible, but that “time is running short.” Blinken told reporters that negotiators in Vienna seeking to resurrect the 2015 agreement with Tehran hadRead More →

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MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia increased the stakes in its conflict with the West over Ukraine on Thursday, with a top diplomat refusing to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the US escalate. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who headed the Russian teamRead More →

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MUZAFFARABAD – The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has reached another milestone by introducing Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) and Bachelor of Science in Ventilation and Respiratory Therapy degree programmes through its Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. “The University has become the first in the stateRead More →