Sri Lanka stated Sunday it had actually ended long-term traveler visa extensions for countless Russians and Ukrainians utilizing the policy to survive on the island because Moscow's intrusion of Ukraine. The federal government is not giving additional visa extensions, Commissioner-General of Immigration Harsha Ilukpitiya told AFP, offering a March 7 deadline for departure. The
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In a Russian City Near the Ukrainian Border, Life Teeters Between War and Normalcy
In a Russian City Near the Ukrainian Border, Life Teeters Between War and Normalcy

VORONEZH, Russia — Valeria, a 28-year-old journalist, was woken up in the middle of the night to the sounds of explosions last Saturday.

On Feb. 17, when the Defense Ministry announced that it destroyed four drones near her block, she had to sleep in her bathroom for fear of shelling.

“I heard about five explosions, although the news said there were

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised victory against Russia on the second anniversary of the invasion on Saturday as his troops fight on despite a lack of Western aid and recent Russian gains.

"We will win," he said at a ceremony at Kyiv's Gostomel airport, which was targeted by Russia in the first days of the all-out assault in 2022.

He

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MOSCOW — For most Russians, their country’s two-year war with Ukraine has long faded into the background of everyday life. 

“The average Russian is just waiting for this to end,” was how one Moscow resident described prevailing sentiments about the war.

“The idea of 'let me live my life and leave me alone' resonates with many people who chose to s

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The body of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed to his mother, more than a week after he died in an Arctic prison colony, his spokesperson said on Saturday.

Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, died on February 16 in one of Russia's toughest prisons in northern Siberia, where he was serving a 19-year

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Ukraine on Saturday said it hit one of Russia's largest steel plants with a drone strike on the second anniversary of Moscow launching its invasion.

Russia reported a fire in the huge Novolipetsk (NLMK) factory in the western Lipetsk region, with images on social media showing a huge blaze.

If confirmed, the attack would be the latest in Ukraine's

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