PM Imran Khan should not have slammed Western powers publicly: Pakistan Finance Minister
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has admitted that Prime Minister Imran Khan could have avoided slamming Western powers publicly.
UN and partners boost presence and aid supplies inside Ukraine
New York: Humanitarians are deploying extra staff across Ukraine to aid the growing number of civilians sheltering from Russian bombardment, or fleeing the violence, the UN Spokesperson said on Thursday.
New York: The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday, as the head of the UN Children’s Fund, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the stricken coastal city of Mariupol, which has been under heavy bombardment for days.
UN refugee chief praises European response to Ukraine exodus
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has praised European countries welcoming people fleeing the war in Ukraine, whose numbers now surpass two million.
Ukraine issue: Relationship between UK, Pakistan touch new low points
Islamabad: Relationship between the UK and Pakistan has deteriorated in recent times after two important visits have been cancelled, following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Ukraine and his recent speech condemning the Western countries.
Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access
New York: On day 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday repeated her ceasefire call, with humanitarians on the ground describing conditions as increasingly “apocalyptic”.
West responsible for deaths in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky
Kyiv/UNI/Sputnik: Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the responsibility for the deaths in Ukraine lies with Western countries, as they refuse to close the airspace over the country and provide planes.
Russian general killed near Kharkiv: Reports
Ukraine's defence ministry has said a top Russian military commander was killed in a battle on the edge of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Protect unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine: UN agency chiefs
New York: Unaccompanied and separated children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine must be protected, two senior UN officials said in a joint statement on Monday.
Russia reduced Genocide Convention 'to confetti', Ukraine tells world court
New York: Ukraine addressed the UN’s highest court on Monday to reject as a “grotesque lie” Russia’s claims that genocide has been committed in eastern Ukrainian oblasts, or regions, before calling for emergency measures to halt Russian aggression.
Russia threatens to cut gas supplies if oil ban goes ahead
Moscow: Russia has threatened to close its main gas pipeline to Germany if the West goes ahead with a ban on Russian oil, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Ukrainian soldiers tie nuptial knot in field conditions amid war with Russia
Kyiv/IBNS: Even as war rages into the 11th day in Ukraine, two Ukrainian soldiers decided to tie the nuptial knot amid the field conditions on Sunday.
Third round of Ukraine-Russia talks underway in Belarus
New Delhi/IBNS: The third round of Ukraine-Russia talks has started in Belarus, hours after the Russian plan of a humanitarian corridor from three of Ukraine cities to Russia and Belarus fell.
Russian forces kill Hostomel mayor: Ukraine
Kyiv/UNI: Amid the heavy fighting from the north to the west of Kyiv since early on Monday Hostomel Mayor Yuriy Prylypko was among three people killed by the Russian forces, according to Ukrainian officials.
Ukraine claims Russian forces killed Hostomel Mayor Yuriy Prylypko
Kyiv/UNI/IBNS: Amid the heavy fighting from the north to the west of Kyiv since early on Monday Hostomel Mayor Yuriy Prylypko was among three people killed by the Russian forces, according to Ukrainian officials.