Seoul [South Korea], March 8 (ANI/Global Economic): The Korean government has imposed additional sanctions against Russia, including suspension of transactions with the Russian central bank.
Hong Kong, March 8 (ANI): Amidst the gravity of bitter fighting in Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his invasion, China announced its defence budget for 2022 on the opening day of its fifth annual session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). Usually these annual ann
Moscow [Russia], March 8 (ANI): Russia on Tuesday declared a ceasefire amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine from 10 am (Moscow time) to provide humanitarian corridors in the cities of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said in a statemen
Tokyo [Japan], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese Foreign Ministry unveiled the details of the third sanctions package against Russia and Belarus in connection with the situation in Ukraine: personal sanctions were imposed against another 20 Russians and 12 Belarusian citizens, as well as a
Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): The World Bank on Monday approved a USD 723 million package of loans and grants for Ukraine, providing government budget support amid the all-out conflict with Russia.
Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): The United States announced on Monday that over 500 US troops would be deployed in Europe to reinforce NATO's flank including Poland, Romania, Germany and Greece.
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Underlining the immediate need for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Monday emphasised on allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivery of much-needed aid to these locations.
Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): The multinational technology corporation IBM has suspended all its business in Russia due to the conflict in Ukraine, CEO Arvind Krishna said.
New York [US], March 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Wall Street ended in deep red territory on Monday, with tech stocks losing almost 4% after oil prices hit 14-year highs above $130 a barrel on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and analysts saying the ensuing inflation could result in a global recession.
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 8 (ANI): Amid the escalating Ukraine-Russia conflict, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has confirmed his plans to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on March 10.
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Martin Griffiths, the Undersecretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs on Monday called on both parties of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas with active hostilities.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 8 (ANI): As many as 77 students studying in Ukraine were welcomed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Bhubaneswar Airport on Monday. The special Air Asia flight was arranged by the Odisha government.