UN chief calls for cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia

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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia to observe the Olympic Truce. "The people ...

US trying to draw Russia into war says Putin

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine. In his first significant comments on the crisis in several...

Budget 2022: Can India's budget address its uneven recovery?

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FEB 1: With elections in five states just days away, experts anticipate a slew of populist welfare measures targeting farmers and low-income families. But that alone will not stim...

Russia-Ukraine tensions: Powers clash at UN Security Council

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FEB1 : US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the mobilisation was the biggest Europe had seen in decades. Her Russian counterpart accused the US of fomenting hysteria and una ...

Yemen's Houthi claims responsibility for fresh missile attack on UAE

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FEB 1: Yemen's Houthi militia on Sunday midnight claimed responsibility for a fresh cross-border ballistic missile attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "The armed fo ...

Taliban reject UN report alleging 100 officials of previous Afghan govt killed after US exit

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FEB 1: The Taliban has rejected a UN report alleging more than 100 officials and members of the security forces from the previous government were killed by the Taliban or...

Ukraine's NATO membership would hurt bloc's ties with Russia: Lavrov

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MOSCOW, Jan. 31: Ukraine's admission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would seriously undermine relations between Russia and the alliance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday. ...

Portugal's ruling Socialist Party wins parliamentary election: preliminary results

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LISBON, Jan. 31: Portugal's ruling Socialist Party led by Prime Minister Antonio Costa has won the parliamentary election, garnering 42.1 percent out of 92.6 percent votes counted, according to preliminary...

Ukrainian, French leaders discuss cooperation in Normandy format

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Jan 31: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss a recent meeting of the Normandy format on the conflict in eastern Ukraine,...

Ukraine crisis: Don't create panic, Zelensky tells West

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JAN 29: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that warnings of an imminent invasion were putting Ukraine's economy at risk. On Thursday, US President Joe B ...

Facebook Messenger launches new end-to-end encryption features, adds Snapchat-style screenshot notification

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JAN 28: Meta announces that Facebook Messenger end-to-end encrypted chats and calls have even more features. For the past eight years, users had to choose between E2EE and having all...

Ukraine crisis: Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be axed, US warns

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JAN 28: Nord Stream 2 would run from Russia to Germany, and on Thursday officials in Berlin said the project could face sanctions if Russia attacks. Western allies say...

Ukraine welcomes February talks with Russia to defuse crisis

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COPENHAGEN, Jan 28: Ukraine on Thursday welcomed Russia's plans to continue talks in early February as "good news" and a sign that Moscow was intent on finding a diplomatic solution...

US rejects Russian demand to bar Ukraine from Nato

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken was giving Russia a formal response to its demands to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Mr Blinken gave no concessions but said that he was...

Nepal’s Prez, PM, FM extend best wishes on India's 73rd Republic Day

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KATHMANDU, Jan 26: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Narayan Khadka have sent separate messages of felicitations to Ram Nath Kovind,...