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UNSC: India asks all sides to exercise restraint amid escalating tension a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 22 (ANI): Concerned over the escalating tension along the border of Ukraine with Russia, India on Tuesday strongly emphasized the need for all sides to exercise the utmost restraint and intensify diplomatic efforts to ensure for a mutually amicable solution.
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Australia demands answers from China over use of laser on its Air Force je
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Seoul [South Korea], February 21 (ANI): Australia on Monday demanded from China to investigate the use of the laser to "illuminate" an Australian Air Force jet.
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Putin to hold extraordinary meeting of security council of Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): Amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an extraordinary meeting of the security council on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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Ukraine seeks NATO membership despite signals from some European countries
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): As tensions continue to simmer at the Russian-Ukraine border area, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Kiev is seeking to become a NATO member despite signals from some European countries urging it to abandon the idea.
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Japanese PM to join online G7 summit over Ukraine tensions
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part in an online meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries this week, the Japanese government said Monday.
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Two ITBP personnel injured in IED blast in poll-bound Manipur
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], February 21 (ANI): Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel sustained splinter injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Manipur on Sunday, which escalated tension in the poll-bound state.
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'Will break every booth machine': BJP's Arjun Singh warns TMC against viol
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North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], February 21 (ANI): Ahead of the February 27 municipality elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal vice-president Arjun Singh on Sunday said that if post-poll tensions would occur again, the party will give a befitting reply.
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US Embassy in Russia warns of 'threats of attacks' in Moscow, other cities
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): The US Embassy in Russia warned of "threats of attacks" at public places in major urban areas including Moscow, St. Petersburg as well as in areas of heightened tension along the Russian border with Ukraine and also urged American citizens staying in th
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Indian Embassy in Kiev issues advisory for Indians to leave Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], February 20 (ANI): In a travel advisory to Indians, the Indian Embassy in Kiev advised its citizens to leave Ukraine temporarily in view of the continued high levels of tensions and uncertainties.
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Switzerland calls on citizens to leave Donbas, urges sides to de-escalate
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is urging Swiss nationals to leave the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's southeast (Donbas) amid escalations on the contact line.
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Putin scheduled to have phone call with Macron amid Russia-Ukraine tension
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI): Kremlin has confirmed a scheduled phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday amid the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, media reports said.
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Pro-Russian separatist leader orders full military mobilization in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Donetsk (Ukraine), February 19 (ANI): A separatist leader in Ukraine ordered a full military mobilisation on Saturday amid ongoing tension between Moscow and Kiev, according to media report.
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