Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| US advises its citizens in Russia to dep | Washington, March 1 (TIWN): The US Department of State on Monday advised US citizens currently in Russia to consider departing the country “immediately,” citing Moscow’s ongoing military actions in Ukraine and what the department expected to be potential “harassment” toward Americans by “Russian government security officials”. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| NATO allies boost military, practical su | Brussels, March 1 (TIWN) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies have boosted support to Ukraine with military equipment, financial assistance and humanitarian aid, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| Russian envoy warns of strain in ties wi | Seoul, Feb 28 (TIWN) Russia's envoy to South Korea warned the two countries' cooperative ties could "change course," after Seoul announced its decision on Monday to join a sanctions campaign to hold Moscow accountable for its invasion of Ukraine. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| Chinese FM to address UN Human Rights Co | Beijing, Feb 28 (TIWN) On behalf of the Chinese government, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will deliver on Monday, a video speech at the high-level segment of the UN Human Rights Council's 49th session, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin, said. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| Zelensky says future 24 hours crucial fo | Kiev, Feb 28 (TIWN) The next 24 hours will be crucial for Ukraine's fight with Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday during a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| Russia shelled northern city of Chernihi | New Delhi, Feb 28 (TIWN) Russia shelled the northern city of Chernihiv all night, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said, BBC reported. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| George Soros likens Russian military ope | New Delhi, Feb 28 (TIWN) Billionaire investor and major political donor George Soros has compared the Ukraine conflict to the 1944 siege of Nazi-held Budapest by the Soviet army, RT reported. | 28-Feb-2022 |
| Ukraine conflict could last 'years': UK | New Delhi, Feb 27 (TIWN) The Ukraine conflict could last "a number of years" and the UK needs to be "prepared for a very long haul" in facing down Russian aggression, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, Sky News reported. | 27-Feb-2022 |
| Russia says armed forces hit 975 Ukraini | Moscow, Feb 27 (TIWN) The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 975 Ukrainian military infrastructure objects since the start of operations, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday. | 27-Feb-2022 |
| Voting begins for referendum on amending | Minsk, Feb 27 (TIWN) The main voting for a nationwide referendum on amending the country's constitution began in Belarus on Sunday morning. | 27-Feb-2022 |
| Arms smuggler arrested in E. Afghan prov | Kabul, Feb 27 (TIWN) Afghanistan's security forces arrested an arms smuggler and seized guns in the country's eastern province of Nangarhar, the government confirmed on Sunday. | 27-Feb-2022 |
| Ecuador announces first humanitarian fli | Quito, Feb 27 (TIWN) Ecuador will carry out on Monday its first humanitarian flight from Poland for citizens who have fled Ukraine amid escalating tensions with Russia, Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguin said. | 27-Feb-2022 |
| 'Moscow to re-examine relations with sta | Moscow, Feb 26 (TIWN) Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that the current sanctions against Russia could be a reason to review relations with all states that have imposed them. | 26-Feb-2022 |
| Canadian liquor stores pull out Russian | Ottawa, Feb 26 (TIWN) Crown liquor stores in several Canadian provinces have pulled Russian products, including Vodka, from their shelves, local media reported. | 26-Feb-2022 |
| Top diplomats from S.Korea, US condemn R | Seoul, Feb 26 (TIWN) The top diplomats of South Korea and the US on Saturday "strongly condemned" Russia's invasion of Ukraine and reaffirmed their support for Ukraine, the foreign ministry here said. | 26-Feb-2022 |
| Ukraine shoots down Russia's transport p | Kiev, Feb 26 (TIWN) Ukraine has shot down a Russian transport plane IL-76 near Vasylkiv town in Kiev region, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement on Facebook, Xinhua news agency reported. | 26-Feb-2022 |
| New Zealand reports 13,606 new cases of | Wellington, Feb 26 (TIWN) New Zealand reported 13,606 new community cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. | 26-Feb-2022 |
| Ukraine envoy calls for S. Korea's suppo | Seoul, Feb 25 (TIWN): Ukraine's ambassador to Seoul called Friday for South Korea and other partners to stand united in sanctioning and isolating Russia for its invasion of his country, saying the "future of the world order" is at stake in the armed conflict. | 25-Feb-2022 |
| Russia's attack helicopters wanted to ca | Russia, Feb 25 (TIWN): It appears the Russians almost pulled off a plan to seize an airport on the first day of the invasion of Ukraine when 20 attack helicopters landed a crack team of troops at Antonov Airport, 15 miles to the north of Kiev, Daily Mail reported. | 25-Feb-2022 |
| Pakistan pursuing case of Pakistani woma | Islamabad, Feb 25 (TIWN): Pakistan is actively pursuing the case of Sumaira – a Pakistani woman languishing in an Indian prison for nearly five years – with India, the Pak Foreign Office said, Dawn reported. | 25-Feb-2022 |
| Water from Rocky Mountains strains state | Denver (US), Feb 25 (TIWN): Last summer, drought conditions and water shortages dominated headlines in America's West, and 2022 has seen some half a dozen states ramping up to fight over the water they want and need coming from America's biggest mountain chain, the spectacular Rocky Mountains. | 25-Feb-2022 |
| 4 killed, over 20 injured as strong quak | Jakarta, Feb 25 (TIWN) At least four people were killed and more than 20 wounded as a revised 6.1 magnitude quake destroyed over 10,000 buildings and houses in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, a local official said. | 25-Feb-2022 |
| US Air Force deploys F-35As to Japan | Seoul, Feb 24 (TIWN) The US has deployed an unspecified number of F-35A radar-evading fighters to Japan, its military said on Thursday, in an apparent move to reinforce deterrence against an assertive China and a nuclear-armed North Korea. | 24-Feb-2022 |
| Russia says Ukraine's air defence has be | New Delhi, Feb 24 (TIWN) Russia has taken out Ukraine's air defences and airforce with a series of precision attacks, the country's Defence Ministry has said in a statement, after airports and runways across the country were rocked by explosions. | 24-Feb-2022 |
| Global Covid caseload tops 429.4 mn | Washington, Feb 24 (TIWN) The global coronavirus caseload has topped 429.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.91 million and vaccinations to over 10.42 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. | 24-Feb-2022 |
| Ukraine crisis: S.Korea to support sanct | Seoul, Feb 24 (TIWN) South Korea said on Thursday that it will join a move to sanction Russia if the latter carries out a full-blown invasion of Ukraine. | 24-Feb-2022 |
| Pak won't play camp politics: Imran Khan | Islamabad, Feb 23 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the country will no longer be taking sides or playing "camp politics" and will be working towards increasing trade relations with countries to get itself out of poverty. | 23-Feb-2022 |
| Australian delegation at IIT-Guwahati fo | Guwahati: An Australian delegation led by the country's High Commissioner in India Barry O' Farrell on Wednesday discussed several projects of mutual cooperation in various domains with the Director and top officials of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, officials said. | 23-Feb-2022 |
| 4th tropical storm hits Madagascar in a | Antananarivo, Feb 23 (TIWN) Tropical cyclone Emnati lashed the southeast coast of Madagascar, the fourth tropical storm to hit the island nation in a month, according to weather forecasters and UN humanitarians. | 23-Feb-2022 |
| Australian state bans offshore mining, e | Canberra, Feb 23 (TIWN) The government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced on Wednesday that it would no longer accept applications for offshore mining and exploration, instituting a ban on the practice. | 23-Feb-2022 |
| Early voting begins for constitutional r | Minsk, Feb 23 (TIWN) Early voting for a nationwide referendum on amending the Belarusian constitution has started, which will last until Saturday. | 23-Feb-2022 |
| Canadian MPs pass vote on Emergencies Ac | Ottawa, Feb 22 (TIWN) Canada's House of Commons voted to pass the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings. | 22-Feb-2022 |
| Ukraine urges int'l talks over Russia's | Kiev, Feb 22 (TIWN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Kiev has been urging the international community to hold emergency talks over Russia's decision on the independent status of the rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. | 22-Feb-2022 |
| Palestinian PM warns Israel against poli | Ramallah, Feb 22 (TIWN) Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has warned Israel against maintaining its policies in East Jerusalem and held it responsible for any possible future conflict between the two sides. | 22-Feb-2022 |
| 'Mexico needs comprehensive reform to bo | Mexico City, Feb 22 (TIWN) Mexico needs a "comprehensive reform agenda" to boost investment and economic growth, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. | 22-Feb-2022 |
| Satellite data shows forest loss 'higher | Berlin, Feb 22 (TIWN) Satellite data showed that the loss of forest land in Germany in the past years was considerably higher than expected, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) said. | 22-Feb-2022 |
| Pakistani authorities impose ordinance a | Islamabad, Feb 21 (TIWN) The Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has introduced an ordinance, clamping down on social media influencers, vloggers and journalists from spreading fake news against the authorities, state institutions and the military establishment. | 21-Feb-2022 |
| Japanese PM to join online G7 summit ove | Tokyo, Feb 21 (TIWN) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part in an online meeting of the G7 countries this week and the talks will be aimed at measures to de-escalate tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the government said on Monday. | 21-Feb-2022 |
| Police reclaim downtown Ottawa, 191 prot | Ottawa, Feb 21 (TIWN) With 191 people arrested and 79 vehicles towed, the police have reclaimed Ottawa's downtown from its occupiers 24 days after the trucker convoy rolled into the Canadian capital's core. | 21-Feb-2022 |
| Anti-polio campaign targeting over 1mn k | Islamabad, Feb 21 (TIWN) A five-day anti-polio campaign targeting over one million children began in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, an official said. | 21-Feb-2022 |
| New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: | Jerusalem, Feb 21 (TIWN) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that Iran may soon sign a new nuclear agreement with world powers but the new deal is "weaker" than the previous one. | 21-Feb-2022 |
| Africa's Covid-19 cases exceed 11.1 mn | Addis Ababa, Feb 20 (TIWN) Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, Africa has so far registered a total of 11,104,160 confirmed cases, according to health authorities. | 20-Feb-2022 |
| S.Korean President's approval rating fal | Seoul, Feb 20 (TIWN) South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating fell 0.8 percentage points to 42.4 per cent last week, a new poll revealed on Sunday. | 20-Feb-2022 |
| Death toll from floods, landslides climb | Brasilia, Feb 20 (TIWN) The death toll from landslides and floods that occurred last week in the city of Petropolis in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has increased to 146, the Civil Defense has said. | 20-Feb-2022 |
| German FM warns against guessing Russian | Munich, Feb 20 (TIWN) German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned against guessing or assuming Russia's decisions on Ukraine, after the US warned of an imminent invasion. | 20-Feb-2022 |
| 13 injured by roof collapse in Madrid am | Madrid, Feb 20 (TIWN) The roof of an auditorium in the Parque de Atracciones amusement park in Madrid partially collapsed, injuring 13 people with eight of them in need of hospital treatment. | 20-Feb-2022 |
| Trump's Truth Social app launch delayed | New York, Feb 19 (TIWN) The much anticipated former US President Donald Trump's social network 'Truth Social' has been delayed until March, The New York Times reported. | 19-Feb-2022 |
| US Surgeon General, family members test | Washington, Feb 19 (TIWN) US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that he and his family have tested positive for Covid-19. | 19-Feb-2022 |
| Ottawa Police arrest organisers of truck | Ottawa, Feb 19 (TIWN) Ottawa Police have arrested and laid charges against two organisers of the "Freedom Convoy" truckers' protest which has occupied the Canadian capital city's downtown for three weeks in opposition to Covid-19 vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions. | 19-Feb-2022 |
| Munich Security Conference opens focusin | Munich, Feb 19 (TIWN) The 58th edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has kick-started with a theme focusing on "unlearning helplessness" against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. | 19-Feb-2022 |