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Sri Lanka to end visa extensions granted to war-hit Russian and Ukrainian tourists

February 25, 2024 admin

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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Ukraine claims it downed another Russian early warning and control plane in a major blow to Moscow

February 24, 2024 admin

A Ukrainian soldier fires an RPG toward Russian positions at the frontline near Avdiivka, an eastern city where fierce battles against Russian forces have been taking place, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian forces downed a Russian early warning and control aircraft on February 23, the air force chief said —…

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Biden Nominates Indo-Pacific Lead Campbell as Blinken’s Deputy

November 1, 2023 admin

Some U.S. foreign policy experts believe that Mr. Campbell’s move to the State Department will help maintain momentum for some of Mr. Biden’s initiatives in the Indo Pacific. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden, on Wednesday, announced that he had nominated his Indo-Pacific policy chief Kurt Campbell for the Deputy Secretary of…

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Biden to address U.S. on Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine

October 18, 2023 admin

Members of the U.S. Jewish community protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza inside the Cannon building in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on October 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Joe Biden will give a primetime speech on Thursday about the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the Russian invasion…

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Qatar reunites stranded Ukrainian children with families

October 16, 2023 admin

A 7-year-old Ukrainian boy, who is the first child released under a new mechanism Qatar has set up with the goal of repatriating children from Russia to Ukraine, is seated next to his grandmother (L) and Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova after being released to Qatari diplomats in this handout image taken at…

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Dozen injured, including baby, in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kherson

October 8, 2023 admin

Representational file image of rescue workers | Photo Credit: REUTERS A dozen people were wounded, including a 27-year-old woman and her nine-month-old baby, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, its governor said on Sunday. “The Kherson region experienced another terrible night,” Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on the Telegram messaging app….

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Ukraine crisis | EU pledges lasting support at ‘historic’ Kyiv meeting

October 2, 2023 admin

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell shake hands at the opening of the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 2, 2023 | Photo Credit: AP The European Union signalled its long-term support for Ukraine on Monday as its foreign ministers convened in…

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Russian FM accuses West of direct fighting in Ukraine

September 24, 2023 admin

September 24, 2023 05:44 am | Updated 05:44 am IST – United Nations, United States Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S. on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Western powers through their support to Ukraine have…

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Pope blames weapons industry for Russia-Ukraine war and ‘martyrdom’ of Ukrainian people

September 23, 2023 admin

Pope Francis attends a press conference on board an airplane on his flight back from Marseille to Rome on September 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis has labelled the weapons industry as being a key driver of the “martyrdom” of Ukraine’s people in Russia’s war, saying even the withholding of weapons now is…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky to make second visit to U.S. White House to rally wartime support

September 15, 2023 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will pay his second wartime visit to Washington next week, the White House announced Friday, in a bid to solidify the support of his country’s crucial backer which has shipped billions of dollars in aid to fight Russian invaders. Zelensky will travel…

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