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Ukrainian forces had secured full control of Kharkiv on Sunday following street fighting with Russian troops in the country’s second-biggest city, the local governor said.“Kharkiv is fully under our control,” the head of the regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said on Telegram, adding that the army was expelling Russian forces during a “clean-up” operation.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Meanwhile, on Sunday, the mayor of Kyiv also said that there were no Russian troops in the Ukrainian capital, which was holding its defense against attacks.Vitaly Klitschko said that in total 31 people died in the capital since the attacks started, including nine civilians, while 106 people had been injured.“Our military, law enforcement and territorial defense continue to detect and neutralize saboteurs,” he wrote on his Telegram channel. Read more:Germany to step up plans to cut dependence on Russia gas: Chancellor ScholzUkrainian refugee tally tops 368,000: UNUkraine’s Zelenskyy says he spoke to Belarus’ Lukashenko
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Ukraine army secures Kharkiv, as Kyiv continues to hold its defense

"I do not make political statements, I am a businessman with responsibilities to my many thousands of employees in Russia and Ukraine."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: War dividing Russian and Ukrainian brothers - Russian-Israeli billionaire

The Gulf state has called on Israel to end vaccine apartheid on Palestinians. Qatar stressed the importance of providing equal access to effective and affordable Covid-19 vaccines around the world on Saturday, during a UN General Assembly meeting. The Gulf state was virtually represented by its Health Minister Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari at the ..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Qatar stresses importance of equal vaccine distribution globally

Formula One has pulled its race from Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine, saying on Friday that it would be..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Formula One race cancelled in Russia, Qatar as potential replacement

Although there seems to be no apparent evolutionary advantage for one blood group over another, their distribution is markedly uneven. How did one blood group become more prevalent than others?
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: What Makes Type O Blood the Most Common?

Antonov-225 Mriya was damaged during Russian strikes at the Hostomel airport near Kyiv. Ukroboronprom said restoration would cost over $3 billion and demands Russia pay for it.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ukraine crisis: Russian strikes damage world's largest airplane

A preschool in north-eastern Ukraine was hit on the morning of 25 February with widely-banned cluster munitions while civilians took shelter inside, killing three of them, including a child, and wounding another child, Amnesty International said today. The attack appears to have been carried out by Russian forces, which were operating nearby, and which have ..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Ukraine: Cluster munitions kill child and two other civilians taking shelter at a preschool

"The fact that Russia has now invaded Ukraine should not give Iran the green light to develop a nuclear weapon," US State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US, Russia share table for Iran talks despite Ukraine war

All GCC member states approved the Gulf Railway project in 2009 during the 30th GCC summit in Kuwait City..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Construction for Gulf Railway connecting Qatar to Saudi kicking-off

There is a culture within the ministry that the staff is available round the clock, without any additional monetary compensation, says Yosef Levi-Sfari who represented the workers.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli FM staff working under fire in Ukraine, while fighting for rights at home