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ABC News: Biden dismisses China’s proposed peace plan
In an interview with ABC News, U.S. President Joe Biden dismissed the peace plan China put forward for Russia’s full-scale war, noting that it would likely only work in Russia’s favor. “I’ve seen nothing in the plan that would indicate that there is something that would be beneficial to anyone other than Russia if the Chinese plan were followed,” he said.
Chinese fighter jet confronts US Navy plane with CNN crew aboard as tensions simmer in the South China Sea
"Looking To Kill Trump": Top Commander After Iran Builds Long-Range Missile
Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after
Russia's Medvedev suggests 'pushing Poland's borders' as next phase of Ukraine war
France won't sign G20 communique unless it strongly condemns Russia
France will not sign off on a G20 communique unless it contains the same denunciation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it did last year, its finance minister said on Friday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in India.
Moldova's Foreign Ministry reminds Russia that its troops must withdraw from Transnistria
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova has responded to Russian claims that Ukraine is allegedly preparing provocations in Transnistria by reminding Russia that it is yet to withdraw its own forces from Transnistria.
Ukraine’s Zelensky says he plans to meet China’s Xi
The decision reflects a rethink by Volodymyr Zelensky, days after a visit with President Joe Biden, on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's nuclear 'rhetoric' is unacceptable, Malta tells UN Security Council
Malta chairs heated Security Council about Russia's war in Ukraine
Zelenskiy open to China’s peace plan but rejects compromise with ‘sick’ Putin
Ukrainian president shows steel and emotion in marathon press conference to mark anniversary of invasion
Russian authorities have arrested several Russians who placed flowers at the statues of famed Ukrainian writers to protest against the war
Russian authorities have arrested several Russians who placed flowers at the statues of famed Ukrainian writers to protest against the war, according to Russian NGOs and media.
World 'not yet prepared enough' as H5N1 avian flu strain keeps spreading, WHO official warns
The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months.
A year into war, U.S. sponsors apply to welcome 216,000 Ukrainian refugees under Biden policy
Americans across nearly 10,000 zip codes in all 50 states have applied to sponsor Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their homeland.
Britain Bans Export Of Every Item Used By Russia In War On Ukraine
The British government on February 24 said it was introducing a new package of sanctions against Russia, including export bans on every item Moscow has been found using on the battlefield.
Belarusian Activists Raise Ukrainian Flag In Minsk
Amid a brutal crackdown on dissent by the authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka's regime, unknown activists in Belarus raised a large Ukrainian flag on a high-rise building in Minsk on February 24, the first anniversary of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
China says U.S. refused to share information on downed Chinese balloon
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that the United States had refused to reply to a Chinese request for information on the balloon that it had shot downed off the coast of South Carolina earlier this month.
Biden announces sweeping new sanctions against Russia one year into Ukraine war
Lithuania's prime minister says Ukrainians should get all the weapons they want because they are dying for Europe's safety: 'We're just losing some money'
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told Insider that Ukrainians are protecting European security, and should get as much help as possible.
Poland delivers first Leopard tanks to Ukraine
President Andrzej Duda has confirmed that the Polish prime minister "went to Kyiv to bring Leopard tanks" to Ukraine, where he offered a "clear signal of support."
Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland.