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Kyiv regime is destroying evidence of biological weapons: Russia

Moscow [Russia], March 12 (ANI): Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow confirmed facts revealed during the military operation that prove the Kyiv regime is destroying evidence of military biological programmes.

2022-03-12T00:23:28.949711+00:00 IST

Russia controls 70 pc of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine, says Governor

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Russia controls 70 per cent of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine, Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said, adding that the entire region is under heavy fire.

2022-03-11T23:37:07.366862+00:00 IST

Poland's Warsaw, Krakow can no longer accept refugees from Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Ukraine's border guard service has said that Poland's Warsaw and Krakow can no longer accept refugees from Ukraine.

2022-03-11T22:59:19.785092+00:00 IST

Heavy Russian shelling erupts in Ukraine's Mykolaiv

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Heavy shelling by Russian forces has erupted around the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Friday evening, according to a CNN report.

2022-03-11T22:10:23.808871+00:00 IST

Technicians start repairing damaged power lines at Chernobyl Nuclear Plant site

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): Ukraine authorities have told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that technicians have started repairing damaged power lines in an attempt to restore electricity supplies to the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that were entirely cut a few days ago, said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.

2022-03-11T21:46:39.419490+00:00 IST

Ukraine conflict would affect food supply in Europe, Africa, says French president

Versailles [France], March 12: French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concern that the conflict in Ukraine would affect food supply in Europe and Africa.

2022-03-11T21:21:31.457732+00:00 IST

Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda passes away

Lusaka [Zambia], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia's fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said.

2022-03-11T20:41:13.602423+00:00 IST

EU unveils new sanctions against Russia; to ban export of luxury goods from bloc

Brussels [Belgium], March 12 (ANI): Europe will ban the export of luxury goods from the European Union to Russia, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

2022-03-11T19:27:33.010875+00:00 IST

Russia-Ukraine war Day 16 highlights: US revokes "most favoured nation" status for Russia, EU to bolster Ukraine's defence capabilities

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 11 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine that entered sixteenth day, the US announced that Washington along with the G7 and European Union, will call for revoking "most favoured nation" status for Russia.

2022-03-11T18:05:01.712315+00:00 IST

EU leaders adopts Versailles declaration on Russian aggression against Ukraine

Versailles [France], March 11 (ANI): European Union leaders adopted Versailles declaration on Russian aggression against Ukraine during the two-day meeting for bolstering defence capabilities, reducing energy dependencies and building a more robust economic base.

2022-03-11T18:01:21.796724+00:00 IST

Town Halls in Paris raise Tibet flag to mark Tibetan Uprising Day

Paris [France], March 11 (ANI): Tibetans and French supporters at the Town Halls of various districts of Paris flew the Tibetan flag on Thursday (local time) to mark the 63rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising.

2022-03-11T17:17:28.221534+00:00 IST

Russian, Turkish Defense Ministers discuss situation in Ukraine, Middle East

Moscow [Russia], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, to discuss the situation in Ukraine, including the evacuation of Turkish citizens, as well as the situation in the Middle East, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

2022-03-11T17:01:43.086310+00:00 IST

EU to table proposals by May end to phase out dependency on Russian energy by 2027

Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): European Union on Friday (local time) said that it will table proposals by the end of May to phase out the dependency of European Nations on Russian gas, oil and coal by 2027.

2022-03-11T15:46:13.569033+00:00 IST

Ukraine crisis could trigger Pakistani migrants to EU: Report

Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): The ongoing Ukraine crisis could encourage Pakistani migrants to take advantage of the porous borders with bordering countries to seek asylum or arrive as illegal immigrants in European countries like Germany, said a media report.

2022-03-11T15:15:29.174989+00:00 IST

Billboards go up in London highlighting cases of Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan

London [UK], March 11 (ANI): Human rights campaigners from the World Baloch Organisation have put up billboards in London to highlight the dire human rights situation in Pakistan's Balochistan.

2022-03-11T14:30:09.263163+00:00 IST

Anti-China protests held in Vienna on Tibetan 63rd Uprising Day

Vienna [Austria], March 11 (ANI): A demonstration was organised by the Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna in front of the Chinese embassy on the Tibetan 63rd Uprising Day on Thursday.

2022-03-11T14:24:03.678288+00:00 IST

Canada bans imports of oil products from Russia

Ottawa [Canada], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is banning imports of oil products from Russia, the Canadian government announced on Friday.

2022-03-11T13:22:35.613247+00:00 IST

Operation Ganga: 600 Indian citizens flown out of Poland in three special flights

Warsaw [Poland], March 11 (ANI): A total of 600 Indians who were evacuated from Ukraine's Sumy were flown out in three special flights from Poland on Friday (Local Time).

2022-03-11T13:21:02.096905+00:00 IST

EU disburses first instalment of EUR 300 million aid to Ukraine

Brussels [Belgium], March 11 (ANI): Under the new emergency Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme, European Union on Friday (Local Time) disbursed EUR 300 million, the first payment of a EUR 1.2 billion package to support war-torn Ukraine.

2022-03-11T12:37:11.997344+00:00 IST

Tibetans protest in London against China's illegal occupation of Tibet

London [UK], March 11 (ANI): On the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, a protest was held by Tibetans at various places in London including the Chinese Embassy with protestors raising their voice against China's illegal occupation of Tibet.

2022-03-11T11:54:41.072045+00:00 IST

Turkish air company Pegasus suspends flights to and from Russia for 2 weeks

Ankara [Turkey], March 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish Pegasus Airlines decided to cancel all its flights to and from Russia from March 13 for two weeks amid financial sanctions imposed on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine.

2022-03-11T06:43:51.802024+00:00 IST