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Biden calls Putin 'murderous dictator', 'pure thug'
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Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "murderous dictator" and a "pure thug" while speaking at the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon on St. Patrick's Day at Capitol Hill.
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Pentagon says US intelligence provided to Ukraine 'making a difference' ag
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Washington [US], March 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is providing Ukraine with intelligence that is making a difference in its fight against Russia, US Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie said during a hearing.
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Don't lose sight of the many other crises in which people are suffering: W
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New York [US], March 18 (ANI): Briefing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday (local time) said that even as the war-torn country remains to be the centre of the world's attention, peop
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Mayor of Velykoburlutska captured by Russian forces, says Ukrainian offici
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 18 (ANI): Russian forces have captured Viktor Tereshchenko, mayor of Ukraine's north-eastern settlement of Velykoburlutska, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration, in a video message on Thursday.
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Russia puts UNSC Ukraine Resolution on hold, calls for emergency meeting o
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New York [US], March 18 (ANI): Russia halted its call for a vote on its draft resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine over lack of support and will instead call for an emergency meeting to address the US bio-laboratories in the war-torn country.
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Moody's lowers India's economic growth forecast to 9.1 pc for 2022
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Global rating agency Moody's on Thursday lowered India's economic growth estimate for the calendar year 2022 to 9.1 per cent for its earlier projection of 9.5 per cent citing the adverse impact of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy.
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UK Foreign Secretary Truss to visit India this month
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London [UK], March 17 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit India later this month amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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US welcomes ICJ order asking Russia to suspend military operations in Ukra
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The US welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order asking Russia to suspend its military operations in Ukraine on Wednesday (local time), State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
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Emergency UN Security Council meeting called to discuss Ukraine's humanita
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Following a request by six countries including the UK, US, France, Albania, Ireland, and Norway, an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has been called at 3:00 PM ET on Thursday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Read More
FAO chief economist warns of Ukraine conflict's possible heavy toll on foo
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Maximo Torero, on Wednesday warned of the possible heavy toll of the Ukraine conflict on world food security.
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Six countries including US, UK request UN Security Council meeting on the
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Six countries - including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States - have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, the UK permanent mission to the UN said on Wednesday.
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UK to provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Sta
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London [UK], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak along with other military aid, the UK Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, following an extraordinary meeting of NATO defence chiefs.
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