A Russian editor who protested Moscow's military action in Ukraine during a state TV news broadcast said Thursday she is quitting her job but not accepting France's asylum offer, calling herself "a patriot".

The BBC said on Thursday it had agreed to make a substantial payout to the former private secretary of the late Princess Diana over the corporation's now much-criticised 1995 interview with the royal.

US President Joe Biden will hold a call on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House said on Thursday, as the United States piles pressure on China not to provide support to Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

Rescue workers were searching for survivors in the rubble of a theatre in the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday, after Ukraine said a powerful Russian air strike had hit the building where hundreds of people had been sheltering from the war.

At least 1,600 people have been killed by security forces and their affiliates and more than 12,500 people have been detained in Myanmar, said a new UN report released today.

Fresh from resounding victory in recent assembly elections in four of the five states, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a conscious decision was taken by him to not nominate the siblings of BJP lawmakers for the polls as dynastic politics is “dangerous for democracy.”

Former US President Barack Obama said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was feeling fine other than a scratchy throat.

More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine as of March 11, the UN migration agency said on its website on Friday.

Breaking a 37-year-old jinx, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party -- led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- was today poised to storm back to power for a second successive tenure in the most populous and politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.

The European Union has agreed further sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine that will hit Russian officials and oligarchs, the maritime sector and three Belarusian banks, France said on Wednesday.

Energy giant Shell said Tuesday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations in the country amid international pressure for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukraine.

President Joe Biden has decided to ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A delegation of senior opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion against Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan with the National Assembly Secretariat today (March 8, 2022), PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told the military to step up the use of law in military engagement with foreign countries, state television CCTV reported on Monday.

“I'm relieved. I feel safe. Entered the banker. Don’t worry,” Additional Captain of state-owned vessel Banglar Samriddhi, Mansurul Amin Khan (38), said last night to his sister Sabina Khan Maitree, teacher of Tala Government College.

“My son is safe and well now,” informed the mother of the chief engineer of state-owned vessel Banglar Samriddhi which was abandoned by all the Bangladeshi sailors yesterday evening, a day after it came under attack near a Ukrainian port leaving a crew member dead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed no let-up in his invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, even as the warring sides met for ceasefire talks and Kyiv demanded safe passage for besieged civilians.

The government is giving utmost importance to ensure the safety of the stranded Bangladeshi crew members of Banglar Samriddhi in Ukraine, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today.

The world should not allow the one million Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh to be the cause of instability in the region, said Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki today.

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett offered his country's services as a mediator to bring peace to Ukraine in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, the Kremlin said in a statement.