Web archive - February 25, 2022

World, Pakistan

NATO deploys response units to bolster Ukraine defences

Jens Stoltenberg says allies have activated defence plans and we are deploying forces on land, at sea and in the air

World

Iran to enrich uranium to 20% even after nuclear deal

Country's nuclear chief says enrichment will continue despite the lifting of sanctions ‘by both 20% and 5%’

World

College dreams dashed as young Afghan women fight to keep poverty at bay

Data shows women lost jobs at a higher rate than men with some were thrown out of work due to Taliban restrictions

World

Council of Europe suspends Russia over Ukraine invasion

The body was formed after the Second World War to protect human rights

World

Ukraine reports higher Chernobyl radiation after Russians capture plant

The still-radioactive site of the 1986 nuclear disaster lies some 100 kilometres from Kyiv

Business

Market watch: Stocks rally as global equities recover

Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 153.73 points to settle at 43,984.24

World

Putin calls on Ukrainian military to seize power

Russian president urges Ukraine armed forces not to allow ‘neo-Nazis to use your children, wives as human shields’

World

Russian chess grandmaster Kasparov criticizes Russia, calls support for Ukraine

'Bankrupt Putin's war machine. Freeze & seize Russia's finances & those of him and his gang,' chess champion says

World

Russia is ready to talk with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi

Statement comes after the Russian leader held phone call with the Chinese president, says Kremlin

World

Iran blames US-led NATO provocations for Ukraine crisis

Iran asks nationals in Ukraine to 'avail every opportunity to leave'