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“At the moment, commitment does not constitute delivery,” Rustem Umerov said. Kyiv, Ukraine: Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said on Sunday. Ukraine, which is struggling with an ammunition shortage, has for months said that Western aid is slow to reach it and this has real…
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This grab taken from video released by the head of the Russian-controlled Donetsk region Denis Pushilin’s telegram channel on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, shows damaged buildings, after Russian forces completed their takeover of Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine. Russian-controlled Donetsk region. | Photo Credit: AP Russia said on Sunday that its forces had taken more advantageous positions…
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Almost 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war, Gaza medical officials say (File) Gaza: Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed throughout the Gaza Strip over the weekend, both sides said on Sunday, as mediating countries sought common ground for a possible ceasefire that would release hostages held by Hamas. Prospects for securing any truce…
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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of Russians and Ukrainians staying in Sri Lanka on extended visas due to the war have been asked to leave the island nation within two weeks, officials said. The immigration controller has issued a notice to the Tourism Ministry that the Russian and Ukrainian tourists…
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Polls opened on February 25 in Belarus’ tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement the steely rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite calls for a boycott from the opposition, which dismissed the balloting as a “senseless farce.” President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly…
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Despite its name, those taking part in the festival are not naked Inazawa, Japan: Women officially joined a so-called “naked festival” at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event’s 1,250-year history, donning purple robes and chanting excitedly as they bore a large bamboo trunk as an offering. Seven…
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The six-party alliance, set to form a coalition government at the Centre under the PML-N Shehbaz Sharif, has already announced Asif Ali Zardari as its consensus candidate for the country’s top constitutional office. File | Photo Credit: PTI Still struggling to address the rigging allegations after general elections in the country, Pakistan is now gearing…
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The board has held the failure of the two pilots as the main reason for the fatal crash. (File) Karachi: A Pakistan International Airlines plane crash that killed 101 people near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi in May 2020 was a result of “human error” by the two pilots, according to the investigation report…
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Indian Coast Guard ship Samarth and ICGS Abhinav along with Sri Lanka Naval Ship Samudura are participating in the exercise ‘DOSTI-16’ while Bangladesh is participating as an observer. | Photo Credit: X@IndiaCoastGuard Highlighting the importance of “collaboration and interoperability” among the coast guards personnel of the Maldives, India and Sri Lanka, Maldivian Defence Minister Mohamed…
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Russian fighters injured in fighting with Ukraine transported through eastern Ukraine’s Balakliia Balakliia, Ukraine: When Russian forces withdrew from the town of Balakliia in eastern Ukraine in late 2022, pursued by Ukrainian troops and under artillery fire, they left a poorly equipped group of volunteers to guard their retreat. The force of around 50 men…
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