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Biden: President Mahmoud Abbas, Ground is not ripe at this moment‘ for two-state solution talks
WASHINGTON: President Biden on Friday reiterated his support for a two-state solution in the Middle East, adding that while it’s not the time to restart negotiations, there should be momentum from Israeli progress into integrating into the region. “Even...
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Top Myanmar General says military rule will continue into 2023
New York: Six months to the day after Myanmar's military staged a coup and imposed a reign of terror over the country, the junta's leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, on Sunday said a national state of emergency would be extended for another two years....
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Kiev needs to agree on presidential meeting at next round of talks with Russia — Zelensky: and Ukrainian delegations will start on Monday morning in an on-line format
KIEV: Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian delegations must agree on a meeting between the presidents of two countries during their upcoming talks, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said on Monday. "Representatives of our countries’ delegations...
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'US will defend every inch of NATO,' Kamala Harris tells Polish leader
Warsaw: As Russia’s war on Ukraine, at NATO’s doorstep, enters its third week, “the US is prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory,” said the US vice president in Warsaw on Thursday. “The US takes seriously that an attack on one is an attack on...
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Russia-DPR forces repulsed the attack of Ukrainian militants near Vuhledar
DONETSK: A group of Ukrainian militants was destroyed in the area of Vuhledar after an attempt to occupy the positions of the Russia-DPR forces. This was announced today by the Deputy Head of the People's Militia Department Eduard Basurin. "In the Vuhledar...
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US set to sanction more Russian oligarchs: report
WASHINGTON: U.S. officials are preparing to expand sanctions against Russian oligarchs in efforts to ramp up pressure on Russia as its invasion of Ukraine enters its second week. The Washington Post and Reuters reported that the new list could include...
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NATO signs protocol to admit Sweden, Finland: 30 ambassadors approve decisions of last week's NATO summit
BERLIN: 30 ambassadors approve decisions of last week's NATO summit; move further increases Russia's isolation in wake of invasion of Ukraine Brussels: The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending...
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New Yorker Magazine reveals how Afghan peace talks failed
NEW YORK: The New Yorker Magazine in a report revealed how the Afghan peace talks failed. As per the report, throughout the negotiations between the Taliban and the Trump Administration, Ashraf Ghani and his government were sidelined, reported Tolo News....
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The Russian military took full control of the city of Kherson, say Ukrainian officials; ICC to start 'active' probe into war crimes
BERLIN: Russia-Ukraine War: Russian forces laid siege to two strategic Ukrainian seaports Wednesday and pressed their bombardment of the country's second-biggest city, while the huge armoured column threatening Kyiv appeared stalled outside the capital....
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Boebert shocks Democrats with Biden State of the Union interruption, accusing him of putting American troops in coffins.
WASHINGTON: In an extraordinary breach of decorum, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) yelled out at President Biden during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, accusing him of putting American troops in coffins. Biden was in the midst of discussing how...
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Pakistan: Suicide bomber rams bike into a military convoy in North Waziristan, 10 soldiers left injured
Islamabad : On Tuesday, a suicide bomber rammed his bike into a military convoy in North Waziristan injuring at least ten Pakistani soldiers. The incident happened late on Monday night when the military convoy was near the Khadi Market in Mirali and was...
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Russia claims Ukraine arms, supplied by the West, spreading to Middle East and black market
Moscow: Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow on Tuesday (July 5) claimed that some of the West-supplied weapons are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market. During televised remarks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said...
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Ukraine says its forces pulled out of Lisichansk to save lives of servicemen: Ukrainian troops retreated with losses at Lisichansk
KIEV: The General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday said it pulled out troops from Lisichansk to save the lives of servicemen. "After heavy fighting for Lisichansk, the defense forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw from their positions...
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The Russian military says it has launched a barrage of cruise missiles at Ukrainian military facilities.
MOSCOW: Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that the military struck a range of Ukrainian military installations with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles. He said that since the start of Russia’s attack Thursday,...
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Denmark: Mass Shooting in Copenhagen Shopping Mall: One person has been arrested
COPENHAGEN: Several people are hit by shots in Fields on Amager: One person has been arrested. Three people are being treated at Rigshospitalet in connection with the shooting. Several people have been killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in the...
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Air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones close to Kursk - governor: Prior to this, several UAVs were shot down in the border areas of the region
MOSCOW: Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Strizh drones on approach to Kursk, there were no casualties, Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoyt said on Sunday. "Tonight, on approach to Kursk, our air defenses shot down two Ukrainian...
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US: At least 50 presumed dead after tornadoes, severe storms sweep across 5 states
Illinois: At least 50 are presumed dead after tornadoes and severe storms swept across five states Friday night into Saturday morning. The storms hit Kentucky, Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri, The Associated Press reported. Dozens were killed...
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Russian military had destroyed two BMPs of the Ukrainian army that had crossed the Russian border with Ukraine for the extreme evacuation of a Ukrainian sabotage group.
MOSCOW: the press service of the Russian Southern Military District reported that the Russian military had destroyed two BMPs of the Ukrainian army that had crossed the Russian border with Ukraine for the extreme evacuation of a Ukrainian sabotage group....
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Russian Amur region, a tactical flight exercise with the crews of Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers was completed
MOSCOW: In the aviation regiment of long-range aviation stationed in the Amur region, a tactical flight exercise with the crews of Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers was completed. Long-range aviation pilots worked out the tasks of air patrols in a given...
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Spanish Chief Prosecutor Will Investigate Deadly Melilla Incident
MADRID: The Spanish chief prosecutor ordered on Tuesday a probe to clarify the circumstances that led to the death of at least 23 migrants trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla last Friday amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security...
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East Ukraine Separatist Regions to Evacuate Civilians to Russia
MOSCOW: The two pro-Moscow separatist regions in eastern Ukraine will launch a “mass evacuation” of civilians into Russia starting Friday, accusing Kyiv of planning to invade the breakaway territory. Denis Pushilin, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk...
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Kiev forces shell six areas in DPR, including Donetsk
DONETSK: The armed forces of Ukraine shelled six populated areas in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, including its largest city of Donetsk late on Saturday and early on Sunday, the DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination...
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UN agency records over 4,400 migrant deaths worldwide in 2021
Berlin: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that over 4,470 migrants have died in 2021 on their way across borders, exceeding last year's figures by more than 200. "Despite repeated calls for concrete action to reduce the tragic...
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Russia calls on US to stop NATO eastward expansion in draft security treaty
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Ministry published a draft agreement on guarantees of security between Russia and the United States Friday. The document includes eight articles and covers the main aspects of mutual guarantees of security between Moscow and Washington....
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Russian Army welcomes Indian contingent at SCO's 'Peaceful Mission' exercise
Orenburg: Indian Army contingent was welcomed by Major General Ivan Tereschenko, Chief of Staff, Central Military District, Russia n Armed Forces on Wednesday at the sixth edition of ' Peaceful Mission ' military exercise by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...