Nearly 3.5 million Ukrainians have now fled the country following Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said Monday, praising neighbouring countries for showing overwhelming compassion towards their “extreme plight”. More than 10 million people — over a quarter of the population in regions under government control — are now thought to have fled their homes, including […]
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ON BOARD THE SUPPLY SHIP ELBE, Latvia (Reuters) – Hours after Russian missiles first struck Ukrainian cities on Feb. 24, German naval commander Terje Schmitt-Eliassen received notice to sail five warships under his command to the former Soviet Republic of Latvia to help protect the most vulnerable part of NATO’s eastern flank. © Reuters/INTS KALNINS NATO
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Twenty-six passengers reported missing when a fishing boat carrying undocumented migrant workers sank off the coast of Indonesia have been found alive, some after drifting for two days, officials said Monday. Two of the vessel’s 86 passengers, who were seeking work in neighbouring Malaysia, were killed when it capsized Saturday, said Rully Ramadhiansyah, spokesman for
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https://twitter.com/BJP4India/status/1505800745953918978 PM Shri @narendramodi inspects the 29 antiquities, repatriated to India by Australia, ranging in 6 broad categories as per themes: Shiva and his disciples, worshipping Shakti, Lord Vishnu & his forms, Jain tradition, portraits & decorative objects. Australia has returned 29 religious and cultural artefacts to India, among them several stolen or illegally exported
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© Provided by Romania Insider Of the more than 515,000 Ukrainian citizens who entered the country since the start of the war in Ukraine, 79,075 chose to stay here, Government spokesperson Dan Cărbunaru explained at a press briefing on March 19. Of these, 30,000 are children, and some of them are already in the care
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(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv had yet to yield any major breakthroughs and called on countries that can exert influence over Ukraine to use their clout to make Kyiv more constructive at the negotiations. Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said
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© Provided by Associated Press FILE – Vintage Mexican Air Force jets are displayed on a roundabout of the new Felipe Angeles International Airport, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Jan. 31, 2022. Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador is inaugurating the new airport, one of his hallmark building projects on Monday, March 21, 2022. (AP
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Female athletes are incredible role models. They’re strong, fearless, and confident. These are the accomplishments of some of the most influential women in sports right now. Soccer Star Hope Solo With two Olympic gold medals and World Cup titles behind her name, goalkeeper Hope Solo is taking women’s soccer by storm. These Are The Most
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The family of the British-Iranian detainee Anoosheh Ashoori had to scramble at the last minute to raise £27,000 to pay a fine to the Iranian government, delivering the money in cash to the authorities in Tehran’s Evin prison for it to be counted and authenticated. © Provided by The Guardian Elika Ashoori, right, with her brother
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Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY Video Player is loading. Pause Current Time 0:00 / Duration 2:02 Loaded: 9.86% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full screen As Russia moves into western Ukraine, families say goodbye and some volunteer to fight Click to expand Alaska lawmakers are assuring a Russian official who said the U.S. should return Alaska and other areas to
