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Planes, crews are stranded in Kyiv, and airlines skirt Ukraine’s airspace as Russia invasion continues.Published On 24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022Airlines scrambled to adapt to conflict in Europe on Thursday as Ukraine closed its airspace, fuel prices soared, and carriers were urged to “exercise caution” deep inside Russia hours after Moscow’s military invaded Ukraine. Moldova,…Continue Reading

Russian soldiers are advancing in the direction of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, a US official says, as Moscow continues to flow troops into the country.  The UN refugee agency says an estimated 100,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes. US President Joe Biden unveils new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine while Western powers decry…Continue Reading

Russia has launched a “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine, with dozens reported dead after cities across the country were targeted with weapons strikes, prompting tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. After air raids and missile strikes, Russian troops attacked Ukraine on multiple fronts from Belarus, Russia and Crimea – which Russia annexed in…Continue Reading

Published On 24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022Police in Russia arrested nearly 1,400 people at anti-war protests staged in cities across the country after President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine, an independent monitor said. “More than 1,391 people have already been detained in 51 cities,” said OVD-Info on Thursday, which tracks arrests at opposition…Continue Reading

Major gun battle breaks out between Russian and Ukrainian forces at the stricken radioactive site, with its safety status now unclear.Published On 24 Feb 202224 Feb 2022Fighting broke out after Russia invaded Ukraine at the Chernobyl nuclear plant where radioactivity is still leaking from history’s worst nuclear disaster 36 years ago. Russian forces took control…Continue Reading

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia is not worried about U.S. and European sanctions as punishment for invading Ukraine because Russia long ago gamed out every possible sanctions move and fortified its economy to withstand them. “The emotional reaction of the markets and in the financial sector was predicted. All necessary measures…Continue Reading

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