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Negotiations between the presidents of Russia and France in Moscow.
MOSCOW:Talks with President of France Emmanuel Macron It is a pleasure to see you. Last time we met was two years ago and, of course, there is a backlog of issues that we can and should discuss in a direct format. Still, over these years, our contacts...
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New Zealand police arrest 120 demonstrators against vaccine mandate
Wellington: New Zealand Police have arrested 120 people at the convoy protest on Parliament grounds on Thursday amid vaccine mandate demonstrations, Wellington District Commander Superintendent Corrie Parnell said. "In terms of the 120 arrested today...
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India - Karnataka hijab row: A look at nations that have banned veils, hijabs, burqas, or any kind of headscarves; see list here
NEW DELHI: The world has been divided over banning the hijab or headscarf worn by Muslim women. The issue accelerated into a massive controversy in Karnataka followed by protests and vandalism. The row began last month in Karnataka when six students of...
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Iran's army sets up missile unit: senior commander as saying
TEHRAN: The Iranian army has set up a missile unit, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, quoting a senior commander as saying. The missile unit has been established in the army' Ground Force, Xinhua quoted the force's Commander Kiomars Heidari as saying....
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Over 30 injured in clashes in East Jerusalem: Red Crescent
JERUSALEM: More than 30 people were injured in clashes with Israeli police in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The Israeli police reported riots in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood on...
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UK: Armed cops storm WRONG house and arrest WRONG man:
London: Armed police hunting a man in connection with a shooting stormed a house in Oldham only to arrest the wrong person - who has the same surname as the suspect. West Yorkshire Police officers who were searching for Kashif Hussain, 43, in relation...
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More US troops deploy to Europe to counter Russia: U.S. already has about 80,000 troops throughout Europe at permanent stations and on rotational deployments
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 others who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine. The soldiers are...
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Urgently! A hurricane hits Germany! Storm Ylenia brings great destruction
BERLIN: The German weather service on Wednesday issued the second-highest severe weather warning for all of northern and eastern Germany as the country prepares for Storm Ylenia. Storm Ylenia is expected to bring hurricane force gusts with wind speeds...
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association to sue federal government over Emergencies Act
OTTAWA: The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced Thursday that it plans to sue the federal government over its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests and blockades. "Emergency powers cannot and must not...
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Scholz: "War is threatening again in Europe": German Chancellor Scholz among speakers at Munich Security Conference
BERLIN: Speeches are expected from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the second day of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. In addition, on the sidelines of the world's most...
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Ravaged by Omicron, Hong Kong patient gurneys parked in open as hospitals run out of isolation space
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, as residents are suddenly confronted with a severely overstretched healthcare system and a tightening of restrictions even as much of the world opens up. The city's strict but...
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Russia creating list of Ukrainians 'to be killed or sent to camps' in event of invasion: US warns UN
WASHINGTON: Russian forces creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps, says US. The United States has warned the United Nations it has information that Russia has lists of Ukrainians "to be killed or sent to camps" in the event...
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Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin 'highly likely' to move on Kyiv - as Liz Truss warns 'nothing off the table' for more sanctions
LONDON: Vladimir Putin is "highly likely" to be planning a move on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told Sky News - as she warned Russia that "nothing is off the table" when considering further Western sanctions. The UK, US and...
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Donald Trump condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine after praising Prez Putin; hints at 2024 Presidential elections
NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump condemned on Saturday Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said he was praying for Ukrainians, switching tone from his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. Trump's remarks at the CPAC conservative...
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Eighteen missing at sea near off Malaysian island rescued
Kuala Lumpur: Eighteen people missing at sea near the Malaysian holiday island of Langkawi were rescued, officials said Sunday, after their boat capsized due to bad weather. The coast guard said the 18 were picked up by fishermen late Saturday after their...
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International Judo Federation suspends Putin as honorary president
BERLIN: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation (IJF) due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the sport's governing body announced on Sunday. The conflict has entered the fourth day with...
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Russia launches attack on Kyiv soon after talks with Ukraine end
Kyiv: Russia launches attack on Kyiv soon after talks with Ukraine end. Soon after Russia and Ukraine held talks in Belarus today, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine's capital city Kyiv, reported publication Kyiv Independent on Monday. Russian...
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A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force left for Romania on Wednesday morning carrying humanitarian aid to Ukraine
NEW DELHI: A C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force left for Romania on Wednesday morning carrying humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The aircraft is expected to bring back Indians from Romania, who exited war-hit Ukraine through its border crossings....
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7 key takeaways from Biden’s 2022 State of the Union speech: hard-hitting sanctions that off Russia’s access to technology
WASHINGTON: Only a little more than a week ago, President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address was focused largely inward, looking at the economic and public health woes besetting the U.S. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war that has...
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After Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia expected to ask to join EU
BERLIN: A senior European Union official says that in the wake of Ukraine's formal application this week to join the bloc, bids for entry are also expected "imminently" from Moldova and Georgia. The two eastern European countries are already part of EU...
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Russia is changing tactics' UK sends anti-air missiles to Ukraine to adapt to new threat.
LONDON: Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced to the House of Commons that the UK is considering sending anti-air missiles to Ukraine and additional non-lethal aid to combat Russia's change in tactics. Ben Wallace revealed the Russians are "changing...
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President Biden signs $1.5 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON: President Biden has signed into law a sweeping $1.5 trillion bill that funds the government through September and provides billions in assistance for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. Biden signed the legislation during a ceremony in the...
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Ukraine crisis: 21 killed after attack Merefa town
KYIV: Twenty-one persons were killed and 25 were injured after shelled Merefa town near Kharkiv city in Out of the injured persons, ten are in a critical condition, the prosecutor's office in the Kharkiv Oblast said. A school and community centre were...
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China's Russia entente amid US pressure
NEW DELHI: Senior American leaders and their Chinese counterparts witnessed acerbic exchanges last week following reports by the US intelligence agencies that Russia had asked China for specific weapons and economic assistance to aid its war effort against...
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Serbia will not join NATO because it cannot forget children killed in 1999: NATO’s aggression against Yugoslavia in 1999 lasted for 78 days — Vucic
BELGRADE: Serbia will not join NATO, because it cannot forget the children killed during the alliance’ aggression against it in 1999, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic told an election rally in Kikinda on Monday. "I believe that Serbia must not join...