American strategic thinkers from Kissinger to Perry have been warning of serious Russian reaction if NATO is taken to Russia's doorstep. In fact, Russian "special military operation" against Ukraine is considered to be the culmination of this. But the conflict has created a geopolitical complexity in Eurasia. It has rejuvenated NATO and Russia’s economic ties with Europe have been adversely impacted. ....

Russia does not rule out taking "full control" of Ukraine's major cities, the Kremlin has said. ....

Pakistan has been left with only five days of diesel stocks following oil prices in the international market hitting around $112 per barrel that stood at $94 per barrel before the start of Russia-Ukraine war, Express Tribune reported. ....

At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said. ....

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine. ....

Russia is working on two options for nuclear blackmail and in any case intends to blame Ukraine, a top intelligence official in Kiev has said. ....

Gabriel Boric Font, a 36-year-old leftist politician, has been inaugurated as Chile's new President, the youngest ever to hold the office, for the period between 2022-2026. ....

During a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that volunteers from the Middle East, who are ready to assist Russia in Ukraine, need to be helped to get to the war zone. ....

Covid-19 cases are expected to double in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) within weeks as the new Omicron BA.2 variant spreads, health authorities warned on Friday. ....

One person was killed on Friday after three Russian airstrikes hit Dnipro, an inland city located on the Dnieper river deemed as a major stronghold in central-eastern Ukraine, the country's State Emergency Services (SES) reported. ....