Published by Reuters UK By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Police on Monday evicted squatters who had occupied a London mansion belonging to the family of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who was placed on Britain’s sanctions list last week in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Wearing riot gear, officers entered the multi-million pound mansion in […]
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Published by The Bangkok Post BEIJING: China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day’s tally and the highest daily count since the start of the pandemic. The northeastern province of Jilin was worst hit, accounting for more than 3,000 cases, according to the National Health Commission. Since the coronavirus
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Published by Reuters UK By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – The United States warned China against providing military or financial help to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, as sanctions on Russian political and business leaders mounted and civilians sought to flee intense fighting on the ground. Further talks between Ukrainian
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Published by AFP Kyiv (AFP) – A series of powerful explosions rocked Kyiv early Tuesday even as talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume. At least three large blasts were heard in the centre of the capital early Tuesday, and an AFP journalist saw a column of smoke rising. The cause was not
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Published by Reuters By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian court upheld on Tuesday a ban on wearing of the hijab in classes in the southern state of Karnataka, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country which has a big Muslim minority. The ban last month by
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Published by Reuters By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – As thousands of would-be fighters from outside the country volunteer to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion, some may also face legal consequences in their home countries. Citizens of Canada, Georgia, India, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States are among the volunteers, Reuters and
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Published by Reuters By David Brunnstrom, Andrea Shalal and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan plans to meet China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday and will stress the economic penalties Beijing will face if it helps Russia in its war in Ukraine, U.S. officials say. Sullivan will
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Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – Diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine are stepping up, with Ukrainian and Russian negotiators set to talk again after both sides cited progress over the weekend, while high-level U.S. officials are talking to European and Chinese counterparts. There’s been no let up in violence, however, with Russian
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Published by Reuters By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine were stepping up on Monday, with Ukrainian and Russian negotiators set to talk again after both sides cited progress, even after Russia attacked a base near the Polish border and fighting raged elsewhere. A
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Published by Reuters By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government believes North Korea could test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as soon as this week, local media reported, citing unnamed sources. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been rising amid growing signs that Pyongyang could soon follow through on its threats to
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