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Negotiations with Russia currently impossible: Volodymyr Zelensky
"We want to end the war, but (our) circumstances and capabilities have changed. (Our people do) not want to negotiate with terrorists. Although one can communicate even with terrorists, because at least they know what they want," Zelensky said on Saturday. He emphasised that there is no confidence that the Russian side will keep any of the promises it makes, Ukrainska Pravda reported. The President added that before diplomatic negotiations with the Russian Federation become possible, the Russian army has to withdraw from Ukraine and Russia has to "stop behaving like a terrorist".
Hindu temple in Pakistan becomes refuge for flood-hit Muslim families
The village was cut off from the rest of the province due to inundation in the Nari, Bolan, and Lehri rivers, leaving the residents of the remote area to fend for themselves. During these testing times, the local Hindu community opened the doors of the Baba Madhodas Mandir to the flood-hit people and their livestock, Dawn reported.
1 person dying every 44 seconds due to Covid: WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, said that this virus will not just fade away. "The global decline in reported cases and deaths is continuing. This is very encouraging. But there is no guarantee these trends will persist. The most dangerous thing is to assume they will," he said in his latest remarks.
Shehbaz Sharif seen as Pakistan's non performing Prime Minister
Service delivery of the government departments, falling within the jurisdiction of the federal capital territory, is disappointing like the past whereas there seems to be no government check on the phenomenal rise of dollar rate owing to illegal flight of American currency to Afghanistan and satta (speculative buying) -- which is badly hurting the economy and market sentiment.
Ukrainian army liberate two more villages in Kharkiv Oblast: Zelensky
"Step by step, our fighters are liberating Ukrainian land. Soldiers of the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade have liberated Vasylenkove and Artemivka in Kharkiv Oblast," Zelensky added on Saturday. The President continued to stress that freedom is not easy, Ukrainska Pravda reported. "Ukrainian defenders are fighting for independence for each of us at the cost of their own lives," he said.
Developed countries emitted maximum green house emissions through history: UN chief
Guterres made the remarks on Saturday in a press briefing in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi during his visit to the flood-affected areas of the country, Xinhua news agency reported. "Those impacts are skyrocketing," he said, adding that "people living in high climatic vulnerability conditions, including in South Asia are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts."
Russian officials summoned by police after calling for President Putin's impeachment
In a rare display of dissent in the country, local deputies from the Smolninskoye municipality in the St. Petersburg area appealed to the Russian Duma to impeach the Russian President Vladimir Putin, for what they called crimes of high treason, CNN reported.
Queen Elizabeth leaves behind assets worth $88billion of the monarchy
The British Monarchy was valued at roughly $88 billion in 2017, according to brand valuation consultancy firm Brand Finance. The Queen's personal wealth is closer to $500 million from investments, art, jewels and real estate, according to a 2021 estimate from Forbes.
DOJ, intelligence officials feel delaying Donald Trump investigation harms national security
The DOJ has made this claim in the wake of US District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Donald Trump-appointed federal judge, granting the former president's request for a special master to review evidence seized during the raid independently. The DOJ said it would appeal the Trump Mar-a-Lago Special Master order.
Space must be protected for the benefit of all people: Kamala Harris
She was speaking at the National Space Council meeting held at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday. "Space can and must be protected for the benefit of all people. There is so much we still don't know and so much we still haven't done," said US Vice President Kamala Harris.
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