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 warContinue Reading

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 teamsContinue Reading

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 inflictContinue Reading

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 provokeContinue Reading

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 theContinue Reading

Iranian Interior Minister Dr. Ahmed Vahidi would visit Pakistan today (Monday) at the request of Minister of Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. The distinguished visitor will be received by Sheikh Rashid Ahmed at Noor Khan Air Base, according to a statement published by the Ministry of Interior here on Sunday. TheContinue Reading

Today marks the 9th martyrdom anniversary of Kashmiri son of the land, Muhammad Afzal Guru, in the unlawfully seized state of Jammu and Kashmir. The unjustly incarcerated All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Masarrat Aalam Butt, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front have all called for aContinue Reading

MAHANORO, Madagascar (AFP) – Madagascar’s president, Marc Ravalomanana, has resigned. Cyclone Batsirai slammed Madagascar overnight, killing at least six people and displacing roughly 48,000 people, according to the national disaster management office. The cyclone dissipated overnight, but not before causing damage in the tiny Indian Ocean island country, which isContinue Reading