Speaking about NATO and Ukraine's relationship, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has rejected Russia's call asking the West to withdraw its invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance.

NATO chief, Jens Stoltenberg, turns down Russia's demand to deny Ukraine entry

Ukraine on Monday launched joint military exercises with the United States and other NATO countries as tensions with Russia remain high over the Kremlin-backed insurgency in the country's east.

Ukraine launches military drills with NATO

In his latest remarks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Russia had to choose between dialogue and confrontation. While speaking at CNN's "State of the Union" show, he said, "There's a path of dialogue and diplomacy to try to resolve some of these differences and avoid a confrontation.

Ahead of talks on Ukraine, Blinken warns Russia of confrontation

New satellite images show that Russia is still building up forces in Crimea and near Ukraine, reports Reuters. However, the agency claims that it could not independently verify the latest images from Maxar technologies.

Satellite images expose Russia's attempts of building up forces near Ukraine

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit on Thursday to strengthen ties with Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Top 10 world news: India-Central Asia summit, China accused of punishing Lithuania, and more

Moderna Inc has announced that it has started clinical trials of a booster dose of a vaccine that is specifically designed to fight the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine for adults

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced that the quarantine period will be reduced to 14 days, starting from February 5. Earlier, residents who were returning from more than 160 countries were asked to quarantine for 21 days in designated hotels.

Hong Kong to reduce quarantine period for arrivals to 14 days

A retired teacher named Clive Jones has deemed himself as the "world's most prolific donor" as he has been donating his sperm for the last nine years. Clive claims that he has fathered 129 children.

This man claims to be 'world’s most prolific sperm donor’ with 129 children

Maus, which is a Pulitzer prize-winning graphic novel about the holocaust, has been banned by a Tennessee school board in the US. This happened after a total of 10 board members unanimously agreed in favour of removing the novel from the curriculum, citing its use of phrases like “God Damn” and the image of a nude woman.

This is why a US-based school board has banned Pulitzer prize-winning Holocaust novel

National tourism day 2022: Here is a list of a few stunning tourist attractions in India

In a confession made by former Pope Benedict XVI on Monday, he admitted that he was present at a meeting in 1980 where an abusive priest was discussed. He further claimed that he mistakenly told German investigators he was not there.

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI confesses about faulty testimony in German abuse case

Seven school districts in Virginia sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday, objecting to his executive order overruling their mask policies and making the wearing of masks optional in public schools.

Seven school boards sue Virginia governor over mask policy

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