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CDS Bipin Rawat was found alive at Indian Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site, died on way to hospital: Fireman
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat was alive when he was pulled out of the crashed IAF Mi-17V5 chopper, a fireman who was part of the rescue team said. The rescuer said the late CDS also told his name when he was being evacuated...
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UK Defence Minister WARNS Putin invading Ukraine will bring MORE Nato closer to Russia
LONDON: Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday that it was important to defuse the Ukraine-Russia crisis as a war would not only mean human casualties but would also lead to greater instability, higher fuel prices and migrant flows. Wallace...
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Kurdish forces fight IS near Syria prison, says monitor
BEIRUT: Clashes erupted between Kurdish forces and Islamic State fighters near a prison in Syria, said Syrian Observatory of Human Rights. The prison where the fighting broke out has dozens of jihadists holed up. An IS assault on the sprawling Ghwayran...
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Is Ukraine-for-Taiwan a Xi-Putin bargain?
BERLIN: It has never been hard to read Vladimir Putin. A swaggering, laconic figure on the world stage, he has waited patiently for his moment to try to recreate the might of the Russian state. One month into 2022, that day may have arrived, though the...
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Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia ditches referendum on joining Russia
MOSCOW: President of Georgia's breakaway region, South Ossetia, on Monday, scrapped plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia which his predecessor Anatoly Bibilov had scheduled for July 17. South Ossetia was at the centre of the Russian-Georgian war...
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Russia sanctions package includes Nord Stream 2 pipeline: Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
BERLIN: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany is preparing a "strong" sanctions package against Russia should it invade Ukraine, including targeting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. She also stood firmly behind Germany's refusal to send arms...
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NATO members address Russia's security concerns in joint response
PARIS: The NATO military alliance's 30 members agreed a joint written response to Russia's security proposals that was sent to Moscow on Wednesday. Moscow also sent a separate proposal to Washington for bilateral security arrangements between the US and...
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Russia adds Putin critic Alexei Navalny to 'terrorists and extremists' list
MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday added jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a list of "terrorists and extremists", as authorities continue a clampdown on the opposition. Navalny and several of his allies, including key aide Lyubov Sobol, appeared Tuesday...
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Violence erupts at Al Aqsa mosque; Jerusalem on high alert ahead of Israeli flag march
Jerusalem: Tension simmered between Israeli police and Palestinians ahead of Israel's "flag march" on Sunday. The procession in Jerusalem celebrates Israel's capture of the Old City in the 1967 war as Palestinians threatened the parade could lead to violence....
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Petro Poroshenko tried to leave Ukraine for Poland, but he was turned away at the border
KYIV: Former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is trying to leave Ukraine for Poland. Now he is at the Rava-Russkaya checkpoint. Ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is now at the Rava-Russkaya checkpoint of the Lviv customs, trying to leave Ukraine...
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India - Mumbai: At least 7 people were killed and 29 others injured: PM Modi Announces Compensation
Mumbai: At least 7 people were killed and 29 others injured in a massive fire that broke out on the 19th floor of a residential building in Tardeo area of central Mumbai on Saturday morning. As per updates, the fire broke out at 7 AM in Sachinam Heights...
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Two Russian Tu-160s flew over the Arctic Ocean, the Barents and White Seas
MOSCOW: Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers completed a scheduled flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Ar ctic Ocean, the Barents and White Seas, the Defense Ministry said. Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight...
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Submarine "Volkhov" of the Pacific Fleet fired a "Caliber" missile in the Sea of Japan
Petersburg: In the Sea of Japan, the crew of the Volkhov submarine of the Pacific Fleet launched the Caliber cruise missile from a submerged position The newest diesel-electric submarine "Volkhov" during exercises in the Sea of Japan conducted a launch...
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Scholz on Nord Stream: All options on table if Russia invades Ukraine
BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Russia to reduce its troops on the border with Ukraine and warned again of "high costs" in the event of an invasion. Asked on Tuesday whether there would then also be consequences for the Nord Stream...
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Child hospitalizations reach record high amid omicron surge: WSJ
NEW YORK: Child hospitalizations in the United States and United Kingdom are reaching record highs amid the omicron surge, but it is not yet clear the exact role COVID-19 is playing, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal. While England saw...
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Russia Arrests Alleged REvil Ransomware Hackers at the Request of U.S
Moscow: Russia:vRansomware gang arrested: Footage of the detention of hackers who extorted money from American companies. The joint operation of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia took place in five regions at once. Russia Arrests...
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Putin appoints Boris Gryzlov as Russian Ambassador to Belarus
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Boris Gryzlov as new Russian Ambassador to Belarus, according to the presidential order, published at the official legal information website Friday. "Appoint Gryzlov Boris Vyacheslavovich as Ambassador...
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Grenade explosion rocks Iraqi parliament speaker's headquarters, wounds two
Baghdad: An explosion from a hand grenade hit the headquarters of Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s Taqaddum party in Baghdad early on Friday wounding two guards, police sources said. The blast caused damage to the building’s doors and windows,...
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Novak Djokovic's visa to Australia cancelled 'in the public interest'
SYDNEY: International tennis champion Novak Djokovic's visa to Australia has been cancelled for a second time - once again endangering his participation in the Australia Open - Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced on Friday. Hawke said in a statement...
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Djokovic wins court battle, Australian court orders his release from immigration detention
MELBOURNE: World number one Novak Djokovic was released from Australian immigration detention on Monday (Jan 10) after winning a court challenge to revive his bid to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the upcoming Australian Open. Judge Anthony Kelly...
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10 dead, suspect arrested in mass shooting at Buffalo, New York supermarket
New York: A gunman in military-style clothing opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities called a “hate crime and racially motived violent extremism,” killing 10 people and wounding three others before being taken...
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US hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job
NEW YORK: Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all. The move is a reaction to the severe hospital...
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Russian forces continue to occupy favorable positions in Avdeyevka area
MOSCOW: The Russian armed forces continued to occupy favorable positions in the Avdeyevka area, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "In the Avdeyevka direction, Russia’s battlegroup Center continued to occupy more advantageous lines and positions,...
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China's aviation sector aims for profitability this year: Regulator
BEIJING: China's aviation sector will aim to turn losses into profits this year with an expected recovery to 85 per cent of its pre-COVID volume of domestic passenger trips, the aviation regulator said on Monday China's domestic air traffic, once the...
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FANR reviews Barakah Nuclear Power Plant progress, approves 2022 operational plan
Abu Dhabi: The Board of Management of the UAE's Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) convened and approved the operational plan of FANR for the year 2022. The plan outlines a number of strategic projects to further strengthen FANR 's regulatory...