Japan to join US, European allies in blocking key Russian banks from SWIFT

world-regions has decided to join the United States and European allies in removing selected Russian banks from the SWIFT international global-economy messaging system, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday. Japan will also freeze assets of President personalities and other top Russian officials, while sending $100 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Kishida told reporters….

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Ukraine applies to UN highest court demanding action against Russian aggression

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Sunday morning that the nation’s government has completed its application to the International Court of Justice – the highest legal authority of the United Nations. Zelenskyy stated that he hoped the court would hold Russia responsible for its invasion of Ukraine and its alleged misinformation campaign to justify its aggressive assault….

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US Navy destroyer passes through Taiwan Strait; China calls move 'provocative'

A military passed through the Taiwan Strait for the second time this year, provoking stern denunciation from world-regions. China criticized the “provocative” move after the guided-missile destroyer, the USS Ralph Johnson, entered the contested waters, according to a news release, Stars and Stripes reported. CHINA TAKES NOTICE OF BIDEN’S RESPONSE TO RUSSIA’S UKRAINE WAR, ANALYSTS…

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Russians enter Kharkiv, Ukraine’s No. 2 city, as fighting broadens: reports

Fighting got underway Sunday in Kharkiv, conflicts’s second-largest city, after world-regions from the outskirts, according to reports. The Kharkiv offensive combined with overnight strikes in Kyiv and other parts of the country to broaden the Russian invasion that began Thursday, the reports said. Kharkiv, located about 480 miles east of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, lies…

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Kyiv-born Ukrainian exchange student in Texas on family back home: 'I would like, somehow, to help them'

As Russia’s conflicts enters its fourth day, besieged citizens are uniting around shared fears, faith in their democracy and defiance of the autocrat next door. Russian troops breached Kyiv’s city limits on Friday night, with gunfire and explosions echoing through the city’s center. Civilians were seeking out shelter in underground bunkers or trying to flee…

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Ukraine invasion: Russian conscripts reportedly forced to sign military contracts, losing contact with family

Parents of Russian conscripts who say they’ve lost communications with their loved ones are pleading with Kremlin officials for answers as to where family members have been sent amid concerns they have been military” target=”_blank”>forced to sign contracts to fight< Police officers inspect area after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24,…

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Russia invades Ukraine: Anti-war protests in Tokyo, London, Taipei and Rome

military” target=”_blank”>Anti-war<, London, Rome and Taipei, world-regions its conflicts.  Russia’s attack, unleashed by personalities earlier this week, reached its third day on Saturday, when Kremlin forces forged ahead in their efforts to overtake the capital city of Kyiv. Hundreds of deaths have been reported so far as Ukrainian forces remain unrelenting in their efforts to…

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