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Russia-Ukraine talks, 3rd round: expectations fail, continuation due soon

Shawdesh Desk: The third round of Russian-Ukrainian talks, held in Belarus on Monday evening, failed to yield the expected results, as both Moscow and Kiev delegates acknowledged. Russia’s chief negotiator,

Global Covid death toll crosses 6 million

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from Covid-19 has now crossed six million, with the pandemic entering into its third year. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Ukraine claims it killed another Russian general

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine’s defense intelligence agency said Monday that its country’s forces had killed Russian Army Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, CNBC reports. It also claimed that other senior Russian Army

Kyiv rejects Moscow-proposed corridors to Belarus, Russia

Shawdesh desk: Ukraine on Monday rejected Moscow’s offer of humanitarian corridors to Russia and Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. “This is not an acceptable option,” she said, after

TikTok suspends posting of new videos from Russia

Shawdesh Desk: Social media giant TikTok announced Sunday it is suspending the posting of all video content from Russia in order to keep its employees safe and comply with the

15 soldiers dead in Syria attack on military bus: monitor

Shawdesh desk: Fifteen soldiers died Sunday in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a war monitor said, as state media reported a

Russia declares ceasefire in 4 Ukrainian cities including Kyiv

Shawdesh desk: The Russian Armed Forces announce a ceasefire and are opening humanitarian corridors from Kiev, Kharkov, Sumy and Mariupol, Russia’s Inter-Agency Humanitarian Response Coordination Center reported on Monday. “Considering

Global Covid death toll nears 6 million

স্বদেশ ডেস্ক: The global death toll from Covid-19 is fast approaching 6 million as Covid pandemic has entered its third year. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case