Lausanne [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): The International Chess Federation on Friday decided that the 44th Chess Olympiad, including the competition for players with disabilities, and the FIDE Congress, will not take place in Russia.
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 25 (ANI): The 9th meeting of India-Nepal Joint Working Group (Joint Secretary level) and Joint Steering Committee (Secretary level) on bilateral power sector cooperation has concluded in Kathmandu.
Ankara [Turkey], February 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Ankara wants to be a mediator in the Ukraine crisis, Turkish Ambassador to the United States Murat Mercan said on Friday.
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday urged all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Parents of some students, stranded in Ukraine amid Russian military operations, have urged the Indian government to evacuate their children from there at the earliest as the situation becomes tense.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Amid ongoing Russia's military operations in Ukraine, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and enquired about the safety and well-being of Indian students stranded in Ukraine.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has launched a helpline number for the Indian students stranded in Ukraine after Russia launched a 'military operation'.
Moscow [Russia], February 25 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation of high-ranking officials to Minsk to hold talks with Kiev, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 25 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday issued a helpline number for the citizens stranded in the Eastern European country and said that the government is working to bring back the people of the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced that the state government will bear the expenses for the return of the stranded citizens of the state from Ukraine amid the ongoing crisis in the eastern European country.
London [UK], February 25 (ANI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that the United Kingdom will work for as long as it takes to ensure the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine is restored, adding that the National flag of Ukraine flies over Downing Street.
Beijing [China], February 25 (ANI): Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine at a high level, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.