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The safehaven Japanese yen fell slightly against the dollar on Friday, pulling back after recent gains, but was up for the week as a series of developments in the UkraineRussia crisis put investors on edge.

Tow trucks hauled away vehicles blockading central Ottawa on Friday and protesters barricaded behind snow mounds to slow the advance of police making arrests to end a truckerled movement that has challenged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government.

Kyiv, Feb 18 (AP) Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine on Friday aggravated Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe, with a humanitarian convoy hit by shelling and pro-Russian rebels evacuating civilians from the conflict zone. A car bo...

Russianbacked separatists packed civilians onto buses out of breakaway regions in east Ukraine on Friday, a shock turn in a conflict the West believes Moscow plans to use as justification for allout invasion of its neighbour.

Police earlier warned that they would clamp down on protesters and setup no-go zones around Ottawa

Gold prices jumped to an eightmonth high and safehaven debt rose on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden said there was every indication Russia planned to attack Ukraine, while Moscow accused Washington of ignoring its security demands.

The U.S. dollar index was down on Wednesday, hitting its lowest level since Friday after minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting suggested policymakers are not set on a particular pace of interest rate hikes.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that he spoke with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow about the Ukraine crisis, but said he did not deliver any specific message other than that Brazil supported a peaceful resolution.

Bahrain agreed to step up cooperation with Israel on Tuesday, hosting a first visit by its leader Naftali Bennett that highlighted an increasing Israeli presence in the Gulf amid high tensions with regional power Iran.

The leak website Distributed Denial of Secrets on Tuesday said it has posted more donor files from the fundraising platform GiveSendGo relating to the Canadian movement of people opposed to pandemic health measures, including COVID19 vaccines.

Russia did not say how many units were being withdrawn, and how far, after a build-up of some 130,000 Russian troops to the north, east and south of Ukraine.

Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops on the Ukraine border but denies it plans to invade.

The person's knife was inscribed with the acronym ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards - according to a report by news agency AFP.

Asian shares slipped on Monday as warnings Russia could invade Ukraine at any time sent oil prices to sevenyear peaks, boosted bonds and belted the euro.

The detentions come at a delicate time for the Biden administration which faces a major foreign policy crisis in Ukraine.

Australia said on Sunday it was evacuating its embassy in Kyiv as the situation on the RussiaUkraine border deteriorated quickly, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling on China to not remain "chillingly silent" on the crisis.