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Zara, Paypal and Samsung suspend business in Russia

Shawdesh Desk: Zara, Paypal and Samsung are the latest international firms to suspend trading in Russia after it invaded Ukraine. The clothes retailer’s owner, Inditex, will shut all 502 stores

More than 1.5 million refugees flee Ukraine in past 10 days: UN

Shawdesh desk: The number of people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has topped 1.5 million, making it Europe’s “fastest growing refugee crisis” since World War II, the United Nations said.

Death toll climbs to 63 in deadly Pakistan IS mosque attack

Shawdesh Desk: Officials vowed Saturday to hunt down and arrest the masterminds behind a deadly mosque attack in Pakistan a day earlier claimed by an Islamic State affiliate. The assault

Ceasefire to let Mariupol residents evacuate: Russian defence ministry

Shawdesh Desk: Russia’s defence ministry announced a ceasefire Saturday to allow residents of two besieged cities, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate. “Today, March 5, from 10

Global Covid cases top 443 million

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 443 million as Omicron infections keep rising across the world. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case

Attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant triggers worldwide alarm

Shawdesh Desk: Russian troops Friday seized the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe after a middle-of-the-night attack that set it on fire and briefly raised worldwide fears of a catastrophe

Death toll rises to 56 from Pakistan mosque blast: hospital

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from a suicide attack Friday on a Shiite mosque in the northwest Pakistan city of Peshawar has climbed to 56 with 194 wounded, a hospital official said.

Russia, Ukraine agree civilian evacuation corridors as fighting rages

Shawdesh Desk: Russia and Ukraine agreed Thursday to create humanitarian corridors for civilians fleeing intensifying fighting as Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s advance was “going to plan” and to