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Over 3.2 million people have fled Ukraine till now, says UN refugee agency

Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): An estimated over 3.2 million people have left Ukraine for neighbouring countries from February 24, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.

2022-03-18T17:31:53.567226+00:00 IST

Europeans hoard food in panic amid conflict in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Residents of some European countries have begun mass purchases of goods fearful of food shortages due to supply chain disruption amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, British newspaper Financial Times reported on Friday.

2022-03-18T13:48:21.598660+00:00 IST

Commander of Yemen's Al-Qaeda killed in armed confrontations

Aden [Yemen], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch was killed in armed confrontations on Friday with the Houthi militia for seizing key areas in the country's oil-rich province of Marib, a military official told Xinhua.

2022-03-18T13:26:05.068062+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine War: Indian Embassy in Ukraine continues to function with 24X7 helpline

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI): Indian Embassy in Ukraine issued an advisory on Friday saying that it continues to function and further shared the details where the stranded Indians can contact the Embassy for assistance.

2022-03-18T13:25:40.360435+00:00 IST

Russia 'will not allow' S-300 air defence system transfer from Slovakia to Ukraine, threatens to attack logistics

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI): Russia has threatened to attack supply chains of S-300 air defence systems to Ukraine after Slovakia announced that it is willing to support Kyiv by providing the said defence system, reported local media on Friday (Local Time).

2022-03-18T12:19:33.586643+00:00 IST

As war rages on, Ukraine, Russia agree on nine humanitarian corridors

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI): Ukraine and Russia have agreed on nine humanitarian corridors for Friday (Local Time) that may start from Ukraine's Mariupol, Sumy, Trostyanets, Lebedyn, Konotop, the settlements of Krasnopillya, and Velyka Pysarivka.

2022-03-18T11:29:01.834360+00:00 IST

German FM Baerbock presents Germany's new national security strategy

Berlin [Germany], March 18 (ANI): German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in a speech in Berlin on Friday highlighted Germany's plan for the new national security strategy in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

2022-03-18T10:14:28.482220+00:00 IST

UK media regulator Ofcom revokes RT's license to Broadcast in country

London [UK], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) on Friday announced that it has revoked Russia Today's license to broadcast in the country "with immediate effect," arguing that it did not consider the television channel "fit and proper" to hold the broadcasting permit.

2022-03-18T09:44:08.920776+00:00 IST

Russian missiles destroy aircraft repair plant in Lviv

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI): Ukraine's Lviv city mayor Andriy Sadovyi said that the Russian missiles struck an aircraft repair plant in Lviv on Friday, according to The Kyiv independent, a Ukraine media outlet.

2022-03-18T08:24:58.734237+00:00 IST

Several European politicians nominate Ukraine's Zelenskyy for Nobel Peace Prize

Moscow [Russia], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until March 31.

2022-03-18T07:25:50.138305+00:00 IST

Work on TAPI pipeline project may resume in spring

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the negotiations over technical issues of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project will resume in the spring.

2022-03-18T05:44:32.102963+00:00 IST

Mayor of Velykoburlutska captured by Russian forces, says Ukrainian official

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI): Russian forces have captured Viktor Tereshchenko, mayor of Ukraine's north-eastern settlement of Velykoburlutska, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration, in a video message on Thursday.

2022-03-18T00:18:47.081910+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy, Macron discuss France's support for Ukraine over phone

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss France's support for Ukraine.

2022-03-18T00:06:01.487595+00:00 IST

12 killed, 34 injured in at least 43 attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine, says WHO

Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (local time) said that at least 12 people have been killed and 34 people have been injured in at least 43 attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine amid intensified attacks by Russia.

2022-03-17T22:00:13.514600+00:00 IST

Humanitarian action in Ukraine should not be politicised: India at UNSC

New York [US], March 18 (ANI): India emphasized that humanitarian action shall be guided by the principles of humanity and should not be politicised while reiterating its previous calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Thursday (local time).

2022-03-17T20:49:29.999412+00:00 IST

EU takes steps to ensure food security in Europe amid conflict in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission is preparing measures to ensure food security in the European Union and the rest of the world as the situation in Ukraine constrains "one of the main exporters of food to the world," EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski said on Thursday.

2022-03-17T16:26:31.729633+00:00 IST

EU experiences new surge in COVID-19 cases after lifting restrictions: Report

Brussels [Belgium], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 cases as member countries continue to lift restrictions and return to pre-pandemic life, Marco Cavaleri, the head of the Biological Health Threats and Vaccines Strategy of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), said on Thursday.

2022-03-17T16:23:14.445132+00:00 IST

21 killed in shelling near Ukraine's Kharkiv: Report

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI): At least 21 people have been killed and another 25 were injured when after Russian forces shelled the town of Merefa in Kharkiv, according to the regional prosecutor's office.

2022-03-17T15:59:58.747882+00:00 IST

Erdogan plans to hold negotiations with Putin: Turkish Foreign Minister

Ankara [Turkey], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.

2022-03-17T15:00:56.137562+00:00 IST

UK to deploy advanced air defense system, 100 troops in Poland: Defence Minister

London [UK], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday that the UK will send its most advanced air defence system and 100 troops to Poland to bolsters NATO's eastern flank amid Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.

2022-03-17T14:53:27.674342+00:00 IST

UAE ready to assist in finding peaceful solution to conflict in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The UAE is ready to provide assistance to find a peaceful solutions to the conflict in Ukraine, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on Thursday.

2022-03-17T12:51:32.152610+00:00 IST