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According to a report, atleast fifty six people died in Peshaware, Pakistan when an armed man forced his way into a Mosque, opened fire and detonated his suicide vest. Reportedly, similar attacks were almost a daily occurrence until the military launched a crackdown in 2014.

According to a report, the region that comprises Pakistan was the realm of british east India company rule. Reportedly, the Pakistan movement sought a homeland for the Muslims of british India, becoming independent in 1947 when India was partitioned to form the republic of India, and the dominion of Pakistan and the peoples republic of Bangladesh. According to the report, the division, which was outlined in the Indian independence act involved the partition of two provinces, Bengal and Punjab based on religion, and the dissolution of the british Raj, or british rule in India. Reportedly, the partition displaced 10-20 million people along religious lines, creating a refugee crisis in the newly created dominions. According to the report, estimates of violence and loss of lives preceding and accompanying the partition varied between several hundred thousand and two million. Reportedly, the violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that affects their relationship to this day.

According to the report, in 1971 following a nine month long civil war the region of Bangladesh seceded from Pakistan. Reportedly, Pakistan’s political history has been characterised by significant economic growth. According to the report, Pakistan was part of the wealthiest region of the world during the first millenium, is a member of the commonwealth and one of the largest producers of natural commodities.

According to reports, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the u.s. and others have concerns about oil supply. Reportedly, Russia supplies 8% of the world’s oil. According to reports, energy shipments from Russia have not been the target of sanctions, though exxon mobile said it would exit russian gas and oil operations, Tuesday, in the footsteps of other western companies such as bp, shell and Norway’s equinor. Reportedly, exxon mobile who have been developing oil and gas fields since 1995, and operate three large off shore gas fields for various companies including Rosneft have been under pressure to cut ties with Russia. Reportedly, developing plans were to add a liquified natural gas terminal at the site.

According to a report, oil prices declined Thursday in the hope of an Iran nuclear deal. Reportedly, the deal means the lifting of sanctions, including an embargo on Iranian oil. According to the report, an Iranian energy journalist said, Iranian oil is returning to the market under golden circumstances. Reportedly, a term of the agreement is there will be no enrichment facilities other than Natanz, a city 70 km south of Kashan.

According to a report, the head of the international atomic energy is travelling to Iran this weekend for talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Reportedly, numerous talks in Vienna involving the u.s. and Iran have failed to reach a conclusion. According to the report, Tehran want the issue of uranium at undeclared sites to be dropped permanently. Reportedly, a quarterly report from the atomic agency said Iran had sharply increased their stock of enriched uranium. According to a report, Iran has 33.2 kilograms of enriched uranium with a purity of up to 60%.

Reportedly, the eu’s coordinator for the talks said, ‘We are at the final stages of the Vienna talks on the joint comprehensive plan of action. Some relevant issues are still open, and success is never guaranteed in such a complex negotiation. Doing our best in the coordinator’s team, but we are definitely not there yet. According to the report, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said, premature good news does not substitute good agreement.

According to reports, russian forces who are targeting major cities have captured the city of Kherson and imposed a strict curfew. Reportedly, Mariupol is under seige, residents are trapped without power, heating or water.

According to reports, russian forces targeted the largest nuclear plant in Europe causing a fire in the training facility. Reportedly, the plant, 33 miles from Zaporizhzhya in the south east, may be under russian control. According to the report, Ukrainian officials said radiation levels were normal. Reportedly, the plant is one of 15 of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors that generate over half the country’s power.

According to reports, Russian individuals continue to be targeted with sanctions, including the seizing and freezing of assets. Reportedly, a Ukrainian negotiator said peace talks didn’t deliver needed results, though both sides agreed on humanitarian corridors for aid and evacuation.

According to a report, leaders in the south said, ‘we are being destroyed’, after constant russian attacks which meant people could not be evacuated wiped out power supplies. Reportedly, residents in Mariupol are without light, heating or water, but authorities are doing their best to repair critical infrastructure, and working with international institutions to create a green corridor for humanitarian aid.

According to a report, the french president spoke to the president of Russia this morning in a phone call that lasted nearly 90 minutes. Reportedly, Moscow will continue their operations unless Ukraine agree to neutrality.

According to reports, a Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Belarus for a second round of peace talks.

According to a report, a Kremlin spokesman said russian delegates will be ready to resume talks on Wednesday evening. Reportedly, the delegation will be in place to await negotiations with Ukraine in the late afternoon.

According to a report, Ukrainian civil defence groups need armour, helmets and medical supplies. Reportedly, a russian convoy north of Kyiv has been travelling by road and the Ukrainian army are working on that. According to a report, Russia has told Kyiv residents to leave, before planned airstrikes.

According to a report, the russian advance may have stalled because of fuel and food shortages. Reportedly, more bombs exploded over Kyiv overnight, prompting people to flee. According to the report, the Ukrainian president has prohibited men under sixty to leave.

Reportedly, in 2013, protests against tighter economic and political relations with Russia resulted in a new pro western government, and Ukraine becoming a centre of economic activity. According to a report, in an hour long annual state of the union address, the u.s. president promised to sanction Russian oligarchs for what he said was their ill gotten gains. Reportedly, sanctions against Russia have spared energy shipments. According to the report, u.s. lawmakers are pressuring the president to sanction the sector. Reportedly, in the wake of sanctions, the operator of Nord stream 2 has laid off all employees, and companies have cancelled their contracts.

According to a report, a convoy of armoured vehicles appeared to have slowed down 18 kilometres from Kyiv. Reportedly, shelling in Kharkiv didn’t just target military buildings. According to the report, the mayor of Mariupol said the city had endured relentless shelling overnight.

Reportedly, a citizen in Kharkiv, said there are shortages of food already. According to a report, 160,000 have fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries. Reportedly, a Ukrainian citizen recently arrived in Poland confronted the uk prime minister at a press conference in Warsaw to demand a no fly zone to protect people from shelling. Reportedly, she said, Ukrainian women and children are in deep fear because of russian bombs. According to the report, the prime minister replied, the implication is that the uk will be in direct combat, shooting down russian aircraft. That is something we cannot do.

Reportedly, the Ukrainian president has signed an application for eu membership. According to the report, the president said, our goal is to be with all europeans, our goal is to be equal. Reportedly, more peace talks are expected.

According to a report, the russian president has denounced the u.n. and its allies as an empire of lies. There was a complaint at the u.n. emergency meeting, Monday that the security council was taking sides. Both the Ukraine and Russian delegates had a long list of misdemeanors they say the other perpetrated. According to reports, the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, a u.n. body wants to open an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.

Reportedly, a top aid to the russian president said the first peace talks may have identified points to develop. Further talks are expected.

According to a report, several large detonations were heard in Kyiv. Reportedly, russian forces are closing in on the capital in a 65 km convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles. According to reports, russian forces bombarded Kharkiv on Monday, killing atleast nine people as peace talks came to a close.

Reportedly, more than seventy Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after russian artillery hit a military base in Okhyrka, a city between Kyiv and Kharkiv, and soldiers have surrounded the southern city of Kherson.

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According to a report, talks between Russia and Ukraine began in Belarus on Monday at noon local time. Reportedly, the head of the russian delegation said that Moscow is interested in reaching agreements with Ukraine as soon as possible.

According to a report, russian armed forces said that losses suffered by Russia since the beginning of the war until 6 am Monday include 29 planes, 29 helicopters, 191 tanks, 816 armoured personnel carriers, 74 artillery pieces, 60 tanks and 2 ships. Reportedly, Ukraine said that Russia had suffered around 5,300 casualties. According to the report, president Zelensky said that four and a half thousand Russians have been killed.