LVIV, Ukraine, March 12: Ukraine was at a turning point in the war with Russian forces appearing to be regroup for a possible assault on Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as the United States imposed new sanctions on senior Kremlin officials and Russian oligarchs.

UK's Queen Elizabeth pulls out of Commonwealth Service

Published On: March 12, 2022 07:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, March 12: Britain's Queen Elizabeth will miss next week's Commonwealth Service, Buckingham Palace has said, in what was due to have been the 95-year-old's first in-person public engagement since being advised to rest by her doctors.

LVIV, Ukraine, March 12: Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial city in the east, while the huge armored column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv appeared to have spread out near the capital.

India says it accidentally fired missile into Pakistan

Published On: March 11, 2022 08:19 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 11: India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance.

MARIUPOL, Ukraine, March 11: Russian strikes hit near airports Friday in the western Ukrainian cities of Ivano-Frankiivsk and Lutsk, far from Russia’s main offensive, possibly indicating a new direction in the war.

LVIV, Ukraine, March 11: The United States, together with the Group of Seven nations and the European Union, will move on Friday to revoke Russia's "most favoured nation" status over its invasion of Ukraine, multiple people familiar with the situation told Reuters.

March 11: The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, the agency told Reuters on Thursday.

WASHINGTON, March 10: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday evening passed omnibus spending legislation to fund the federal government through September 30 and provide $13.6 billion in assistance to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian military operation.

AAP leading election polls in Punjab

Published On: March 10, 2022 01:38 PM NPT By: Republica

NEW DELHI, March 10: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is leading in 89 seats on the 117 seat Punjab Assembly at 11:35 AM, followed by Congress (15) and Shiromani Akali Dal (8), according to the Election Commission of India.

U.S. man with transplanted genetically modified pig heart dies

Published On: March 10, 2022 10:41 AM NPT By: Reuters

March 10: A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig's heart died on Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the hospital said.