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Putin announces military operations in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke after parliament's upper house, the Federation Council, on Tuesday gave him unanimous approval to deploy "peacekeepers" to two breakaway Ukrainian regions. - AFP

US President Joe Biden announced tough new sanctions against Russia for "beginning" an invasion of Ukraine but said there was still time to avoid war, even as Vladimir Putin signalled plans to send troops beyond Russia's borders. - AFP Pic

US actor Alec Baldwin has been sued by the family of a woman shot on the set of the movie "Rust", claiming "substantial" damages for her wrongful death. - AFP

Eight men were charged at the George Town magistrate's court with participating in a riot at the Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. -BERNAMA

The image of Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begging police not to shoot 'the children' went viral in March as an uprising swelled in Myanmar. - AFP

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Thousands took to the streets in Almaty and in the western province of Mangystau, saying the price rise was unfair given oil and gas exporter Kazakhstan's vast energy reserves. (Source: AFP)