Russian forces may only be able to sustain full fighting capacity for another "10 to 14" days, senior UK defence sources indicated, after which President Vladimir Putin's men will struggle to hold the ground they have already captured from Ukrainian troops, the Daily Mail reported. ....

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday remembered the victims of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, which claimed the lives of 51 people. ....

The US and China have urged India and Pakistan to hold direct talks for reducing tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations following the inadvertent firing of a missile on March 9, Dawn reported. ....

American strategic thinkers from Kissinger to Perry have been warning of serious Russian reaction if NATO is taken to Russia's doorstep. In fact, Russian "special military operation" against Ukraine is considered to be the culmination of this. But the conflict has created a geopolitical complexity in Eurasia. It has rejuvenated NATO and Russia’s economic ties with Europe have been adversely impacted. ....

Russia does not rule out taking "full control" of Ukraine's major cities, the Kremlin has said. ....

Pakistan has been left with only five days of diesel stocks following oil prices in the international market hitting around $112 per barrel that stood at $94 per barrel before the start of Russia-Ukraine war, Express Tribune reported. ....

At least two people were killed on Monday after a nine-story apartment building in Kiev was struck by Russian shelling, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) said. ....

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that nearly half of the country's roughly $640 billion of gold and foreign currency reserves have been frozen in the wake of Moscow's ongoing war on Ukraine. ....

Russia is working on two options for nuclear blackmail and in any case intends to blame Ukraine, a top intelligence official in Kiev has said. ....

Gabriel Boric Font, a 36-year-old leftist politician, has been inaugurated as Chile's new President, the youngest ever to hold the office, for the period between 2022-2026. ....