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Blue Origin to fly SNL's Pete Davidson to space on March 23
Blue Origin on Monday announced that its fourth human flight for the New Shepard programme will include Saturday Night Live fame Pete Davidson. This NS-20 flight, which is the 20th in the Jeff Bezos-owned company's history, is tentatively slated for liftoff at 8.30 a.m. CDT (7 p.m. IST) on March 23, from Launch Site One in west Texas.
Julian Assange denied permission to appeal extradition to US
A Supreme Court spokesperson said that the appeal "did not raise an arguable point of law", Xinhua news agency reported. In December 2021, Britain's High Court ruled that Assange can be extradited to the US, as it overturned a lower court ruling based on concerns about Assange's mental health and risk of suicide in a maximum-security prison in the US. Assange's lawyers had sought to appeal against the High Court's decision at the Supreme Court.
Next UN secretary-general should be female: General Assembly president
Just four women have been elected president of the General Assembly in its 76 sessions. However, no woman has ever been chosen as the secretary-general. This needs to be corrected, Shahid told the opening of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Xinhua news agency reported."The UN cannot call for the implementation of gold standards throughout the world as far as gender equality and women's empowerment is concerned, but not implement this standard at home," he said.
Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue daily: head of Russian delegation
"The negotiations with Ukraine are being held every day, seven days a week, in a format of video conferences," Medinsky posted on his Telegram account on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. Medinsky said video meetings save time and are more efficient. "We are striving to do everything that is possible to fulfill the tasks set by (Russian President) Vladimir Putin for Russia's peaceful future," he wrote. The fourth round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine occurred earlier on Monday through video link.
Russia has set up camps near Ukraine border to train Syrian mercenaries, claims Ukraine
Camps have been set up near the Ukrainian border in Russia's Rostov and Gomel regions for their accommodation and training, UNIAN reported. "The Russian occupiers continue to accumulate reserves on their territory for waging war against Ukraine," it said.
Ukraine using threat of reprisal against families to recruit men into battalions
In large Ukrainian cities, nationalists are threatening and forcing men aged 18 to 60 to enroll in territorial defence battalions, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of Russia's National Defense Control Center. He added that the inhabitants of Ukraine are intimidated, so they are forced to agree.
Guterres in touch with India on Russia-Ukraine mediation
Of New Delhi's efforts to end the "hostilities", India's Deputy Permanent Representative to UN, R. Ravindra, told the Security Council, "India has been in touch with both the Russian Federation and Ukraine in this regard and will continue to remain engaged. We call for direct contacts and negotiations with a view to cease hostilities."
Missile shot down in Kiev, wreckage destroys residential building
Anton Herashchenko, Advisor to the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed that he saw the missile being shot down and the wreckage fell in Kiev, near Kurenivka. Vitalii Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev said that missile wreckage fell onto the road. One person was killed and six were injured, with two taken away by ambulance.
Russia announces destruction of firing points of 'neo-Nazis' in Mariupol
He also announced the destruction of almost all neo-Nazi firing points that were equipped in the suburban areas of Mariupol. In addition, he reported the liquidation of the main forces of neo-Nazis in positions in residential areas along the perimeter of Mariupol. He said almost all the neo-Nazi firing points that were equipped in the suburban areas of Mariupol had been destroyed.
NATO entering conflict in Ukraine would mean WW-III: European Council head
The EU "is not at war with Russia", European Council President Charles Michel told El Pais in an interview published on Monday. Western nations should not get involved in the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, he said, arguing that a confrontation between Russia and NATO would mean nothing short of nuclear world war, RT reported.
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