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    Svitolina of Ukraine beats Potapova of Russia in WTA event
    Sports

    Svitolina of Ukraine beats Potapova of Russia in WTA event

    Mexico City, Mar 2: Elina Svitolina put on the yellow and blue colours of Ukraine and beat Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-2, 6-1 in the opening round of the Monterrey Open, deciding she could do more for her country by playing than boycotting the match. Top-seeded Svitolina earlier said she...
    Russia out of skating events as sporting sanctions bite
    International

    Russia out of skating events as sporting sanctions bite

    Lausanne, Mar 1: Russia was excluded from all international ice skating events as sporting sanctions continued to mount Tuesday following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A day after Russian teams were barred from soccer, rugby and President Vladimir Putin's preferred sport of hockey — rulings...
    Live updates: Artillery kills 70 Ukraine soldiers
    International

    Live updates: Artillery kills 70 Ukraine soldiers

    Kyiv, Mar 1: More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the head of the region wrote on Telegram. Dmytro Zhyvytskyy posted photographs of the charred shell of a four-story building and rescuers searching...
    Live updates: 16 children killed, 45 injured in Ukraine
    International

    Live updates: 16 children killed, 45 injured in Ukraine

    Kyiv, Feb 28: Ukraine's president says 16 Ukrainian children have been killed and another 45 have been injured in the Russian invasion. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video message Monday that "every crime, every shelling by the occupiers bring our partners and us even closer." He...
    Ruble sinks 26% after SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks
    Business

    Ruble sinks 26% after SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks

    Tokyo, Feb 28: The ruble plunged to a record low of less than 1 U.S. Cent in value Monday after Russia was cut off from the global bank payments system in retaliation for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian currency dropped nearly 26% to 105.27 per dollar, down from about 84 per dollar...
    US official: Belarus may join Ukraine invasion
    International

    US official: Belarus may join Ukraine invasion

    Washington, Feb 28: A senior US intelligence official says Belarus is expected to send troops into Ukraine as soon as Monday to fight alongside Russian forces that invaded Ukraine last week. Belarus has been providing support for Russia's war effort, but so far has not taken a direct part in...
    Russian troops enter Ukraine
    International

    Russian troops enter Ukraine's 2nd largest city of Kharkiv

    Kyiv, Feb 27: Ukrainian authorities say that Russian troops have entered Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv and fighting is underway in the streets. Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, said Sunday that Ukrainian forces were fighting Russian troops in the city...
    Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter
    International

    Street fighting begins in Kyiv; people urged to seek shelter

    Kyiv, Feb 26: Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital early Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. The country's president refused an American offer to evacuate, insisting that he would stay. "The fight is here," he said. The clashes...
    Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv
    International

    Zelenskyy declines US offer to evacuate Kyiv

    Kyiv, Feb 26: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the US government but turned down the offer. Zelenskyy said in response: "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride," according to a senior American intelligence official with direct...
    Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West
    International

    Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West

    Warsaw, Feb 25: It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warning in a speech that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means to try to stop Russia's takeover of...
    Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital
    International

    Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital

    Kyiv, Feb 25: Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Explosions sounded...
    NATO in emergency session as Russia attacks Ukraine
    International

    NATO in emergency session as Russia attacks Ukraine

    Brussels, Feb 24: NATO envoys met in emergency session Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a large-scale attack on Ukraine as the 30-nation military organisation prepares to bolster its defenses in allies neighbouring both countries. Preparations are also underway for a NATO...
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