Authorities in charge of a public Hong Kong hospital separated an 11-month-old baby from her mother this week after the mother admitted her infant daughter to the facility for an unknown illness and the baby subsequently tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Wednesday. Hong Kong permanent resident Laura, who was born…Continue Reading

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ongoing crackdown on participants of Canada’s peaceful “Freedom Convoy” in response to Trudeau supporting the freedoms of Ukrainian citizens while simultaneously stripping Canadians of their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The Freedom Convoy is a movement protesting vaccine mandates and other violations of Canadians’ civil liberties…Continue Reading

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen ordered her country’s military to be “combat ready” on Wednesday in case an “outside force” stages an attack on the sovereign island while the West is distracted by an unfolding crisis between Russia and Ukraine, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. “Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has ordered the island’s armed…Continue Reading

President Joe Biden on Thursday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin and promised to punish him as Russian forces poured into Ukraine, sparking the heaviest fighting in Europe in decades.“He rejected every good faith effort the United States and our allies and partners made to address our mutual security concerns through dialogue to avoid needless conflict…Continue Reading

Hundreds of Ukrainians sought shelter in a subway station in the city of Kharkiv on Thursday as Russia continues to attack its neighboring country.Videos posted on social media showed people, including families with young children, flooding train platforms as well as dark subway cars parked in the station.Kharkiv: Hundreds huddle on the train platform, dark…Continue Reading

Early photos of smoke, fire, bodies and bloodshed have emerged following the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military incursion into Ukraine, offering a small but powerful glimpse into the wide-ranging attack that’s left the country’s cities and military bases battling a barrage of deadly air and missile strikes.The photos, taken mere hours after Russia…Continue Reading

Queen Elizabeth has canceled planned engagements for a second time this week following her positive COVID-19 diagnosis, which was confirmed over the weekend.Buckingham Palace said in a statement Thursday that “two virtual audiences that had previously been scheduled to take place today will now be rescheduled for a later date.”The palace added that the queen…Continue Reading

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Viewed from Paris, London and Washington, the events unfolding in Ukraine may seem like a new Cold War taking shape in Europe.From the Baltic countries, it looks much worse.To Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians — particularly those old enough to have lived under Soviet control — Russia’s belligerence toward Ukraine has some…Continue Reading

Prime Minister’s Office Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation. Posted On: 24 FEB 2022 10:41PM by PIB Delhi President Putin briefed Prime Minister about the recent developments regarding Ukraine.  Prime Minister reiterated his long-standing conviction that the differences between Russia and the…Continue Reading

Ministry of Steel Steel Minister, Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh to chair two-day Conference of Ministers of Mines & Industries from States    Posted On: 24 FEB 2022 7:07PM by PIB Delhi Union Steel Minister, Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh will chair ‘Conference with Mines and Industry Ministers’ of mineral rich states of the country…Continue Reading