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Russia to create safe passage for stranded Indians: Russian envoy
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has sounded urgent alerts to stranded Indian nationals to leave Kiev and Kharkiv urgently under all circumstances. "We are working intensely on creating the corridors, securing a safe passage for the Indian nationals stuck in those areas so that they can travel and be taken safely to Russian territories," Alipov said.
Musk hits out at Biden for not mentioning Tesla during State of the Union speech
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that no one was watching US President Joe Biden after the president did not mention Tesla during his State of the Union speech, media reports say."Nobody is watching the State of the Union," Musk said in an email to CNBC. Musk did not immediately return CNBC's follow-up requests for comment.
Kick off Russia from Internet, shut down its key DNS servers: Ukraine
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifies, the war-torn country has asked internet governing organisations to kick off Russia from the World Wide Web (WWW) and revoke Russia's top-level domains (TLD).Ukrainian ministers have written to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to revoke, permanently or temporarily, the domains ".ru", ".NN," and ace.su".The Internet is a global network of shared standards and protocols and Domain Name Server (DNS) provides the master address list for all web resources.
Russia seizes strategically important city of Kherson
Russian troops have seized Kherson, a provincial capital in the southern coastal part of Ukraine, the Defense Ministry announced in a briefing on Wednesday, RT reported.It also confirmed strikes on what it claimed to be part of Ukraine's psyops infrastructure, including a TV tower in Kiev. Kherson is a strategically important city, and a vital port on the Black Sea and on the Dneper River.
Kremlin planning to declare ex-Prez Yanukovych as new head of Ukraine
Fugitive former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych is currently in Minsk, and the Kremlin is currently preparing him for a special operation, according to Ukrainian intelligence. The information obtained indicated that the Kremlin may be preparing an informational operation or action to return former President Yanukovych to Ukraine or to publish an appeal on his behalf to the Ukrainian people in the near future, the report added.
US yet to take decision on recognising Afghan govt
Thomas West has said that the US wanted to see a representative government established in Afghanistan, Khaama news agency reported, citing an interview by TOLO news. The pledges that Afghanistan made to the international community must be held, West asserted during the interview. The US envoy expressed concern about Afghan women, in particular the women activists being detained, and called for an immediate end of the detention.
Afghanistan to vote against Russia in UN: Report
Diplomats have said that Afghanistan's permanent representative to the United Nations Naseer Ahmad Faiq will vote to "support" the resolution that denounces the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a news agency reported. Myanmar will also vote against Russia to support the resolution, Afghanistan based Khaama news agency reported. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has introduced their envoy-Suhail Shaheen- to the UN but has not been approved yet.
Pakistan stays out of UN debate, seen as getting closer to China and Russia
Pakistan allowed its turn to pass as the UN General Assembly on Tuesday continued to debate a resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, Dawn reported. Pakistan, which is trying not to take sides on this issue, stayed away from both sessions. As a UN member, Pakistan can participate in the UNGA debate, which entered its second day on Tuesday, but so far it has avoided doing so.
Belarus President accidentally revealed Moldova will be invaded next
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko appears to have indicated Vladimir Putin's forces have plans to invade Moldova, Daily Mail reported. Putin's war-mongering sidekick addressed security officials Wednesday while standing in front of a battle map that seems to show a planned operation from southern Ukraine into its tiny neighbour.
Republican Guv Abbott, Democrat O'Rourke projected to win Texas midterm primary
Seeking a third term, Abbott, 64, defeated his seven Republican opponents, including former Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West, multiple US media outlets projected soon after the poll closed across the country's second most populous state at 7 p.m. local time (0100 GMT on Wednesday).Meanwhile, O'Rourke, a 49-year-old former US Senate nominee and presidential candidate, fenced off challenges from four other Democrats and secured the Democratic nomination, Xinhua news agency reported.
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