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Zelenskyy seeks Israel's help for release of Melitopol mayor

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the war situation in Ukraine with Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and sought his help for the release of the Melitopol mayor.

2022-03-12T22:51:35.377581+00:00 IST

Russia plans to take full control of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant: IAEA

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13 (ANI): Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that Russia plans to take full and permanent control of Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant under Rosatom management, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said in a statement.

2022-03-12T22:51:05.653082+00:00 IST

Two Russian helicopters shot down in Kherson Oblast: Ukraine armed forces

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13 (ANI): Ukraine armed forces said that two Russian helicopters were shot down in Kherson Oblast, according to a local media outlet.

2022-03-12T21:01:37.067786+00:00 IST

Moscow Stock Exchange will not resume trading next week: Russian Central Bank

Moscow [Russia], March 13 (ANI): The Russian Central Bank has said that it will not resume trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange in the equity market during the week of March 14 in wake of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

2022-03-12T20:21:10.768603+00:00 IST

Ukraine says Russians shot at evacuation convoy, killing seven including a child

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 13 (ANI): Ukrainian defence ministry on Sunday said that Russians fired at a convoy that was evacuating women and children in the Kyiv region, killing seven people including one child.

2022-03-12T19:29:00.828667+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine war Day 17 highlights: Russian troops advance towards Kyiv, Zelenskyy ready for negotiations in Jerusalem

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): As the war between Russia and Ukraine entered its seventeenth day, the latest satellite images issued by US company Maxar revealed that Russian forces are getting ready for a massive offensive in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

2022-03-12T17:27:08.012190+00:00 IST

'Ready to negotiate with Russia', says Zelenskyy

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Moscow and Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday expressed his readiness to enter into negotiations with Russia in Jerusalem.

2022-03-12T17:25:15.310455+00:00 IST

Singapore reports 12,632 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 12,632 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 929,735.

2022-03-12T17:21:15.120143+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy speaks with Scholz, Macron, seeks help for release of Melitopol Mayor

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the French President Emmanuel Macron and sought help for the release of the Mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov.

2022-03-12T16:32:23.329958+00:00 IST

Ukraine war: Satellite images reveal Russian Forces getting ready for offensive in Kyiv

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Latest satellite images issued by US company Maxar revealed that Russian forces are getting ready for a massive offensive in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

2022-03-12T14:36:47.152976+00:00 IST

UN human rights chief expresses concern over situation of women in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 12 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has expressed concern over the situation of women in Afghanistan and said that the women must play an "active role in transforming" the crisis-torn country.

2022-03-12T14:22:40.228865+00:00 IST

Baloch Voice Association in Geneva protest against Enforced Disappearance in Pakistan's Balochistan

Geneva [Switzerland], March 12 (ANI): Baloch Voice Association in Geneva, Switzerland organized exhibitions, conferences and seminars to protest against thousands of cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan region.

2022-03-12T13:10:54.420593+00:00 IST

British-Pakistani man gets life imprisonment by UK jury for conspiring to kill Netherlands-based blogger, activist

London [UK], March 12 (ANI): A 31-year-old British Pakistani man Muhammad Gohir Khan, charged for conspiring to kill Netherlands-based blogger and activist, Ahmad Waqass Goraya was sentenced to life in prison at the Kingston-upon-Thames court on Friday.

2022-03-12T12:59:25.251918+00:00 IST

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under Rosatom's control

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Petro Kotin, the head of Ukraine's state-run nuclear company Energoatom said that Russians have asked the staff at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to follow the orders of the Russian state atomis energy corporation Rosatom.

2022-03-12T12:08:51.757490+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine war: Missile attack by Russian troops destroy Vasylkiv military airbase, oil depot in Kyiv Oblast

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): The Russian forces destroyed Vasylkiv military airfield in Vasylkiv city of Kyiv Oblast in Ukraine by dropping eight missiles, said mayor Nataliia Balasynovych on Saturday (local time).

2022-03-12T11:12:09.517930+00:00 IST

France ready to host 2,500 Ukrainian refugees from Moldova: Interior Minister

Paris [France], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik): France is ready to accept 2,500 Ukrainians who are currently in Moldova, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

2022-03-12T09:22:30.823896+00:00 IST

Colgate-Palmolive to sell only essential health, hygiene products in Russia

Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): The US-based Colgate-Palmolive has suspended the importation and sales of all its products barring essential health and hygiene products in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

2022-03-12T04:29:34.998740+00:00 IST

Zelenskyy says 7,144 people evacuated from several Ukrainian cities on Friday

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 7,144 people had been evacuated from a number of Ukrainian cities on Friday.

2022-03-12T04:18:42.123339+00:00 IST

Instagram head condemns Russian decision to block social network

Washington [US], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Instagram head Adam Mosseri has condemned the Russian decision to block the social network over Meta's decision to allow publication of calls for violence against Russian soldiers and Russians in the context of the military operation in Ukraine.

2022-03-12T02:33:12.377861+00:00 IST

Ukraine's banking system still functional despite military operations

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Ukraine's banking system remains operational despite the ongoing war, according to the country's media outlet, Kyiv Independent.

2022-03-12T01:08:32.254805+00:00 IST

Ukrainian foreign ministry calls detention of Melitopol mayor a 'war crime'

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has posted a hard-hitting statement on its Facebook account that calls the detention of the Melitopol mayor a "war crime."

2022-03-12T01:08:14.279478+00:00 IST