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U.S. announces new Patriot missiles for Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package

April 27, 2024 admin

The U.S.’ announcement to send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine came after the country’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv needs these missiles to create an air shield against further Russian missile attacks. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defence systems as part of a massive…

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Ukraine Suspends Consular Services For Men Of Fighting Age

April 23, 2024 admin

It made an exception for documents allowing Ukrainians to return to Ukraine (Representational) Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine authorities on Tuesday suspended consular services for men of fighting age living abroad, after announcing measures to bring them home amid manpower shortages in the army fighting Russia. Ukraine’s army has been struggling to hold frontlines, partly due to…

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Russia unleashes new attacks as Ukraine sees another reshuffle

March 30, 2024 admin

A man covers windows with plywood boards of a building that was heavily damaged following a recent shelling, in the town of Mykolaivka, near Sloviansk in the north of the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on March 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday…

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War-Hit Ukraine Gets $1.5 Billion Funding Tranche Under World Bank Programme

March 29, 2024 admin

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday, helping it pay for its budget and social spending as it defends itself against the Russian invasion. Ukraine is reliant on financial aid from its Western partners but foreign financing dwindled in…

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EU scrambles to send weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces

March 22, 2024 admin

War footing:European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center left, with other EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Thursday. | Photo Credit: AP European Union leaders grappled at a summit meeting on Thursday with how to get more weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned forces while also re-arming their own countries in the face of…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 17, 2024

March 17, 2024 admin

Union Ministers and BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and party national president JP Nadda | Photo Credit: ANI Standing on cusp of history, PM Modi says NDA ready for polls The schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha election was announced by the Election Commission on Saturday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a third term in office,…

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Biden urges Congress to avoid a government shutdown, send urgent aid to Ukraine and Israel

February 27, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden implored the top four leaders of Congress on February 27 to act…

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Family Of 9 Shot Dead In Their House In Russia-Occupied Ukrainian Town

October 31, 2023 admin

Images from the murder scene were posted by the Ukrainian Donetsk Region Prosecutor’s Office. A family of nine, including two young children, were brutally killed in their house in the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha. The horrifying event has sent shockwaves in Ukraine. The incident has triggered investigations by both nations. Ukrainian officials are…

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Zelenskyy visits Canada for first time since war started seeking to shore up support for Ukraine

September 22, 2023 admin

Mr. Trudeau greeted Mr. Zelenskyy and will also speak in Parliament in Ottawa on Friday. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the Canadian Parliament on Friday as he continues his efforts to shore up support from Western allies for Ukraine’s war against the Russian invasion. Mr. Zelenskyy arrived at Ottawa’s airport…

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World Court To Hear Russia’s Objections To Ukraine Genocide Case Tomorrow

September 17, 2023 admin

Russia has so far ignored the ICJ’s orders to stop its military actions in Ukraine The Hauge: Russia and Ukraine will square off before the International Court of Justice on Monday in a case that centres around claims by Moscow that its invasion of Ukraine was done to prevent genocide. Ukraine brought the case to…

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