“Block off this industrial area so that a fly cannot travel through.” Putin urged the remaining Ukrainian forces in Azovstal to lie down their guns, saying Russia will treat them with respect and give medical aid to any injured.
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As Sri Lanka faces its greatest economic crisis since its independence in 1948, the murder of the country’s first victim underscores the dangers of more conflict.
Johnson arrived in Gujarat — Modi’s home state and the ancestral home to half of the United Kingdom’s British Indians — where he is meeting business leaders and taking a cultural tour of the historic Ahmedabad city.
It is the first time since the establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan that a court has issued such an order under sharia law
Ukraine has recaptured 934 settlements from the Russian army so far, and life in these areas is gradually returning to normal, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked fears of a global economic fragmentation, which Malpass attributed to an over-reliance on Russian energy and Chinese supply lines.
“Citizens, please don’t be overly panicked. We hereby clarify the information and apologise,” an anchor said in the network’s news bulletin at 10 am local (0200 GMT).
The administration pledged investigations into charges that police used excessive force to remove protesters protesting high fuel prices and seeking President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s resignation over the increasing economic crisis.