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Russia hopes Kyiv will realize inevitability of demilitarization: Foreign Ministry

Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia hopes that Kyiv will realize the inevitability of a peaceful solution to the problem of demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the sooner the Ukrainian authorities understand this, the sooner Russia's special military operation will be completed, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

2022-03-17T10:42:26.286565+00:00 IST

Baloch, Sindhi leaders raise voice against Pakistan, China for using 'brutal military machines' for suppressing minorities

Geneva [Switzerland], March 17 (ANI): Highlighting the gross human rights violations by Pakistan and China using the 'brutal military machines', the Baloch, Sindhi and other leaders provided insights about how the respective governments are exploiting the resources of the region and eliminating their communities by way of keeping them undernourished and illiterate.

2022-03-17T09:48:46.385469+00:00 IST

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister says 9 humanitarian corridors approved for Thursday

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced that nine humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of citizens had been approved for Thursday.

2022-03-17T09:15:16.337631+00:00 IST

Ukraine's Sumy Oblast Governor alleges Russian forces of stealing food, evicting civilians from home

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI): Russian forces in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast are evicting the civilians from their homes and are also stealing food, Sumy's Governor Dmytro Zhyvytsky said.

2022-03-17T05:58:59.281905+00:00 IST

UK Foreign Secretary Truss to visit India this month

London [UK], March 17 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit India later this month amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

2022-03-17T04:10:04.503426+00:00 IST

Ukraine terms Russia's appeal to support 'humanitarian' draft as outrageous

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI): Permanent representative of Ukraine in United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya said that the Russian appeal to UN members for supporting their "humanitarian" draft resolution is outrageous.

2022-03-17T03:16:24.199339+00:00 IST

Emergency UN Security Council meeting called to discuss Ukraine's humanitarian situation

New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Following a request by six countries including the UK, US, France, Albania, Ireland, and Norway, an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been called at 3:00 PM ET on Thursday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

2022-03-17T01:31:33.088136+00:00 IST

UK to provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak, confirms Defense Ministry

London [UK], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak along with other military aid, the UK Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, following an extraordinary meeting of NATO defence chiefs.

2022-03-16T21:52:53.412335+00:00 IST

Theatre sheltering hundreds of civilians bombed in Ukraine's Mariupol

Mariupol [Ukraine], February 17 (ANI): A drama theatre that was hosting hundreds of civilians fleeing the conflict-ridden areas of the city of Mariupol in Ukraine's south-east was bombed on Wednesday allegedly by Russian aircraft, media reports said.

2022-03-16T20:36:21.238243+00:00 IST

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls on Russia to immediately comply with ICJ order

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI): Calling the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) order relating to the ongoing war as a "complete victory" for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday asked Russia to 'immediately' comply with the order even as the ongoing peace negotiations in Belarus appeared to reach some headway with the two sides ready to make compromises.

2022-03-16T20:36:02.095660+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine War Day 21 Highlights: ICJ orders Russia to suspend military operation immediately, Zelenskyy urges US to do more

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): As Russia tries to gain stronghold in war-torn Ukraine, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Russia should suspend its military operations in Ukraine immediately.

2022-03-16T18:10:42.251866+00:00 IST

Activists raise issue of minority rights in Pakistan during protest outside UN

Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): Political activists and human rights defenders participated in a protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva on Wednesday to raise the issue of persecution of minorities in Pakistan.

2022-03-16T17:34:36.598355+00:00 IST

Chinese national gets 9-year prison term in Ethiopia for smuggling telecom device: Report

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 16 (ANI): A court in Ethiopia has sentenced a Chinese national to nine years in jail for reportedly trying to smuggle highly censored communication gear into the country, local media reported citing the country's ministry of justice on Wednesday.

2022-03-16T17:33:27.710653+00:00 IST

Ukrainian foreign minister seeks global intervention after country's mayor abducted by Russian troops

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday said that Mayor of Ukranian port city Skadovsk, Oleksandr Yakovlyev was abducted by the Russian troops, the third such incident of its kind this month.

2022-03-16T17:33:04.165307+00:00 IST

UK pays Iran USD 530 mln debt for unfulfilled tanks order

London [UK], March 16 (ANI): Following the release of two British nationals held in Iranian prisons for several years, UK foreign minister Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed that the UK had paid Iran a USD 530 million debt for an order of tanks that was canceled after the 1979 Islamic revolution, Sputnik reported.

2022-03-16T17:28:21.389442+00:00 IST

ICJ orders Russia to suspend military operations in Ukraine immediately

The Hague [Netherlands], March 16 (ANI): The International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Russia should suspend its military operations in Ukraine immediately.

2022-03-16T17:11:40.543324+00:00 IST

Kashmiris hold anti-Pakistan protest to demand dismantling of terror camps in PoK

Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): Political and human rights activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have raised a demand to dismantle terror camps in the occupied region during a protest in front of the United Nations office in Geneva on Wednesday.

2022-03-16T17:06:06.556169+00:00 IST

Russian troops shot and killed 10 people standing in queue for bread in Ukraine city, says US Embassy

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): US Embassy in Ukraine on Wednesday said that Russian troops shot and killed 10 people standing in line for bread in the Ukranian city of Chernihiv.

2022-03-16T16:52:52.214783+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy dismisses reports of surrendering as 'childish provocation'

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): Dismissing reports of surrendering as "childish provocation", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday said that Ukraine is not going to lay down its weapons until victory, said a media report.

2022-03-16T14:48:55.494941+00:00 IST

'Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle' unveiled in Madagascar to mark celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

Antananarivo [Madagascar], March 16 (ANI): Celebrating the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ambassador of India to Madagascar, Abhay Kumar jointly inaugurated a Green Triangle named after Mahatma Gandhi along with Mayor of Antananarivo Naina Andriantsitohaina on Wednesday.

2022-03-16T12:24:25.824112+00:00 IST

Finland, Sweden to enhance security cooperation: Finnish Interior Ministry

Helsinki [Finland], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Finland and Sweden seek to boost bilateral security collaboration amid changing security environment in the region, the Finnish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

2022-03-16T10:58:44.843619+00:00 IST