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New Zealand plans to toughen sanctions against Russia: Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): New Zealand is hoping to amend the national legislation on foreign investment next week to amplify sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its actions in Ukraine, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
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Zelenskyy to address extraordinary session of European Parliament on Ukrai
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian parliament speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk will deliver a speech at an extraordinary session of the European Parliament on Ukraine on Tuesday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said.
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Ukraine crisis: Hardeep Singh Puri leaves for Budapest to aid evacuation o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri is en route to Budapest in Hungary to aid the evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in war-hit Ukraine.
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Russian advance on Kyiv made little progress in past 24 hours: UK Defence
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], March 1 (ANI): The Russian advance on Kyiv has made little progress over the past 24 hours, said UK Defence Ministry on Tuesday as the war continues to rage in Ukraine.
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Google to block YouTube channels linked to RT, Sputnik in Europe
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Google announced on Tuesday that it is blocking the YouTube channels linked to Russia's RT broadcaster and Sputnik news agency across Europe in the wake of the special operation in Ukraine.
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Taiwan to join SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Taiwan will join the international sanctions against Russia to disconnect the country's banks from the SWIFT transaction network over the situation in Ukraine, media reported on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka extends visas of Russian, Ukrainian tourists by 2 months
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
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'Leave Kyiv urgently', advises Indian embassy in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 1 (ANI): The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday advised its nationals to leave the capital city Kyiv "urgently today" amid the deteriorating security situation due to the Russian-Ukraine conflict.
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Operation Ganga: PM Modi asks Air Force to join evacuation efforts in Ukra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): In order to scale up the ongoing evacuation efforts under 'Operation Ganga', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked the Indian Air Force to join the evacuation efforts, said sources.
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Western countries use Zelenskyy in their interests as pawn: Syrian Foreign
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a politician, the West created his political figure and uses him as a pawn in its strategic interests, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar Jaafari told Sputnik.
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US coordinating with Allies to seize Putin's assets: Senator Murphy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The West is preparing further restrictive measures against Moscow, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said after a classified briefing from US President Joe Biden's top nati
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Huge honour to become World No.1, says Daniil Medvedev
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 1 (ANI): Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has said that it is a huge honour for him to become the new world number one.
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