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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – In a phone chat with French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv for botched civilian evacuations from the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is besieged by Russian soldiers, according to the Kremlin. After two agreements to evacuate Mariupol in south-eastern UkraineRead More →

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that the “sad and abrupt departure” of Shane Warne had left Australians “bewildered,” and that the cricketing legend will be honoured with a state burial. Morrison said about the 52-year-old, “He was one of our nation’s finest personalities.” Morrison characterised him as aRead More →

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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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KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) – On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin set out the terms for stopping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow’s military bombed the country’s second city and Western nations prepared to ratchet up sanctions. Putin’s ultimatum came as Moscow and Kyiv had their first talks since the warRead More →

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Washington(AFP) – Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, YouTube has declared that it will prohibit specific Russian channels from selling their videos, among other limitations. “We’re taking a variety of initiatives in light of the exceptional circumstances in Ukraine,” a Google subsidiary representative said in a statement on Saturday. “Our teamsRead 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 →