The figure far outpaced China's 15.9% increased in total trade for the period.
Patrick Fok has more.
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The Pentagon says it's too early to say whether the United States will resupply Poland or any other NATO country that decides to provide fighter jets to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was asked about reports that the Biden administration has made plans to back-fill and jets sent to Ukraine by its NATO neighbors.
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Another round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials has ended with no major progress on the creation of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine.
Once again today, the Russian shelled civilians after a ceasefire was due to come into force.
Reporter Ryan Thompson has been covering today's talks ... he's on the Polish Ukrainian border.
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US President Joe Biden has not yet made a decision over whether to ban oil imports from Russia.
The White House says that discussions on the matter are continuing both internally and with allies.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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US President Joe Biden has spoken with the leaders of Germany, France and UK in an effort to "reaffirm their commitment to sanctioning Russia" in the wake of its invasion into Ukraine.
The four nations are amongst those that have imposed a series of sanctions on Moscow in past weeks, aimed at crippling the Russian economy.
From Washington DC, Benji Hyer reports.
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The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba are to meet face-to-face on Thursday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya.
The Kremlin insisted today there can only be a cessation of hostilities if Ukraine recognizes Russian sovereignty over Crimea and Eastern Ukraine….agrees never to join NATO or the European Union….and agrees to full demilitarization.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking through an interpreter, gave his reaction to those demands to America's ABC News. [MANDATORY CREDIT]
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The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Moscow's insistence that Ukrainians fleeing the fighting must seek safety in Russia and Belarus.
The French President Emmanuel Macron also today poured scorn on the idea.
Intense Russian bombardment of the cities of Mariupol and Kharkiv is continuing, and there's been more shelling of Irpen just 25 kilometers from Kyiv.
Reporter Anas Mallick with India's WION TV is in the Ukrainian capital. [MANDATORY CREDIT].
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Another round of talks are underway between Russian and Ukrainian officials, after it was announced today the the countries foreign ministers will meet southern Turkey on Thursday.
The latest dialogue is taking place on the Polish border.
Our reporter Ryan Thompson is there watching Ukrainian refugees stream into Poland.
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More than 200 thousand Ukrainians have now fled to Lviv in the country's west.
200 thousand more have entered Moldova where the country's President says his tiny nation won't be able to accommodate many more.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visiting Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia and again expressed a determination for the US and NATO not to be dragged into war with Russia.
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Reporter Rosie Birchard is at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
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As Russia's war in Ukraine continues without resolution, NATO is considering a longer term military presence in the Baltics region. FSN's Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says an EU open-door style policy for Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression is not right for the United Kingdom.
The government says it wants to have full control over who enters the country and the ability to carry out proper checks.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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The UK has announced its six-point plan to tackle the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
It's a plan that involved increasing humanitarian and military support for those impacted and further economic sanctions against Russia.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for NATO forces to introduce a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
UK foreign secretary James Cleverly says introducing a no-fly zone would lead to an all-out war between NATO and Russia.
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Kenya has declared a yellow fever outbreak. The country's Health Ministry says three people have died so far and more than twenty have contracted the virus. Leon Solomon reports
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Hearings in the International Court of Justice in The Hague open on Monday in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia.
It marks one of the first in a series of attempts by Kyiv to hold Moscow to account for its actions through international law.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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Hundreds of Indian students stuck in the East Ukrainian city of Sumi are crying for help.
It's believed to be the largest group of Indians still stuck in the war-torn country.
Officials are asking students to be ready to leave at a short notice, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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The Hong Kong government is ramping up efforts to isolate COVID-19 patients, in a bid to stop a fast-growing outbreak in the city. The number of coronavirus-related deaths reached a record high on Sunday.
Richard Kimber reports.
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