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  • 'Leave Ukraine if...' India tells its citizens amid Russian invasion threat

    Date: 2022-02-20 17:32:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:9428292

    KIEV, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Indian Embassy in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Sunday asked its nationals, whose stay is not essential, to leave the country temporarily amid high levels of tensions on borders. “In view of the continued high levels of ....

  • Macron, Ukrainian president discuss security situation in Donbas

    Date: 2022-02-20 17:26:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:9428208

    KYIV, Feb 20 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday held phone talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the latest security developments in Donbas. "I informed Macron about the current security situation and new ....

  • Pakistani PM to visit Russia Wednesday

    Date: 2022-02-20 11:13:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:9427381

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Preparations for the visit of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan are underway, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, reported TASS News Agency Sunday. "The visit will take place on February 23-24," the ....

  • Japan's top envoy, NATO chief agree to cooperate on Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-20 10:18:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:32 - ID:9427358

    TOKYO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has agreed with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to cooperate in their efforts to ease tensions over Ukraine, noting they are warily watching Russia's actions with grave ....

  • Australia to welcome tourists for first time in nearly two years amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Date: 2022-02-20 10:17:31 GMT - Australia - World - SN:31 - ID:9427344

    CANBERRA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to live with the pandemic as infections decline, CNA reported. "The wait ....

  • Kiev forces shell six areas in DPR, including Donetsk

    Date: 2022-02-20 10:16:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:30 - ID:9427321

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - The armed forces of Ukraine shelled six populated areas in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, including its largest city of Donetsk late on Saturday and early on Sunday, the DPR mission to the Joint Center for ....

  • ICRC calls on sides to spare critical civilian infrastructure in eastern Ukraine

    Date: 2022-02-20 10:01:27 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:27 - ID:9427168

    GENEVA, Feb 20 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on sides to spare critical civilian infrastructure in eastern Ukraine, again putting certain key essential services at risk of coming to a full stop, the ICRC said in ....

  • 170,699 cases of coronavirus infection detected in Russia per day

    Date: 2022-02-20 09:01:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9427151

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Some 70,699 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Russia over the past 24 hours, Tass News Agency reported Sunday. A day earlier, 179,147 cases were recorded. This was reported in the operational ....

  • Mitsotakis meets US Vice-President Harris, briefs her on East Med

    Date: 2022-02-20 08:37:08 GMT - Germany - World - SN:21 - ID:9427100

    MUNICH/ATHENS, Feb 20 (MENA) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had talks with US Vice President Kamala Harris on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference Saturday evening, Kathimerini reported. The two discussed all bilateral ....

  • Ukrainian forces shell settlements in DPR

    Date: 2022-02-20 08:15:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:16 - ID:9427047

    MOSCOW, Feb 20 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces shelled multiple settlements in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in Ukraine’s southeast, using 120-mm calibre mortars prohibited by the Minsk agreements, the DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and ....

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