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SAN FRANCISCO: Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Friday. Days of meetings involving ministers and leaders were dominated by a summit on Wednesday between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at cooling tensions between the world’s two largest …

PRAGUE: Newly-elected Czech president Petr Pavel, a former Nato general, will promote close ties with the European Union and offer firm support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, analysts said. The 61-year-old war hero beat billionaire populist Andrej Babis to win Saturday’s presidential election. A former chief of Nato’s military committee, he will replace outspoken, divisive incumbent …

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan abstained from voting on two key UN resolutions on Afghanistan and Ukraine this week, joining Russia and China on both issues against the United States and its allies who voted for the two moves. Pakistan was among the 72 other countries that abstained when the UN General Assembly voted on Monday to adopt a resolution that held …

KYIV: New talk of compromise from both Moscow and Kyiv on a status for Ukraine outside of Nato lifted hope on Wednesday for a potential breakthrough after three weeks of war, but the hostilities, including the killing of civilians, continued on the ground. In other notable developments of the day, the UN’s top court asked Russia to end the invasion, …

Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday after Russia launched a “military operation” after weeks of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions failed to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Europe’s aviation regulator warned about hazards to flying in bordering regions. Moldova, southwest of Ukraine, also closed its airspace, while Belarus to the north said civilian …