On Wednesday, the US warned Russia to stop its “provocation” in Ukraine, reiterating it could slap new sanctions on them. The US State department demanded demobilization and de-escalation from the Russian forces. US Secretary of State John Kerry is on his way to Europe for international talks regarding the Ukrainian crisis. Kerry and the EU will hold a four-way talk …
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On Wednesday, over 50 Bollywood actors, writers and filmmakers signed an appeal which urged Indians not to vote for nationalist hardliner Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ongoing general elections in the country, and choose a “secular” party instead. Critics fear that if the BJP comes to power, it would set off religious tensions in the country. Some …
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On Monday, Pro-Russian insurgents covered even more Ukrainian separatist territory, as the new western-backed government in Ukraine looked for a way out of the international crisis by seeking UN help and proposing a referendum. Russia added a perilous tone to the escalation, saying that President Putin had received “a lot” of requests from the Russian-majority rust belt in Ukraine, “to …
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