March 1, 2022

*) Moscow, Kiev plan 'second round' of conflict talks Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia will return to their capital cities for consultations and have plans for fresh talks, both sides announced after the initial talks. "The delegations are returning to their capitals for consultations and have discussed the possibility of meeting for a second round … soon," a Ukrainian negotiator said. "We agreed to keep the negotiations going," the head of the Russian delegation added. *) Dozens of Ukraine soldiers killed, Russian military convoy grows More than 70 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kiev, a Ukrainian official said. The official later added that many Russian soldiers and some local residents were also killed during the fighting. Satellite images from Maxar Technologies showed a Russian military convoy north of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev that stretches for about 64 km. The Maxar photos also showed deployments of ground forces and ground attack helicopter units in southern Belarus. Meanwhile, Ukraine called for a no-fly zone for Russian aircrafts, which was rejected by the US as a step that could lead to a war between Moscow and Washington. *) Nearly half of humanity is living in danger due to climate crisis A latest report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has shown that “nearly half of humanity is living in the danger zone now". People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit by the climate crises, scientists said in the UN report. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commented that the "IPCC report is an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership”. *) Burkina Faso junta chief orders three-year transition Burkina Faso's junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has signed a charter setting a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. "The duration of the transition is set at 36 months from the d