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Germany urges resumption of stalled Ukraine peace talks: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
MOSCOW: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged a rapid resumption of peace negotiations in the Ukraine conflict, after talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. Such talks were important for European security, Baerbock told...
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New York Times publisher: White House ‘extremely upset’ about coverage of Biden age
NEW YORK: The publisher of The New York Times acknowledged in a recent interview that the White House has been unhappy with how the newspaper has been covering President Biden and concerns about his age. “We are just stating the truth fully and plainly,...
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Forty military aircraft bring peacekeepers home from Kazakhstan: Russian Defense Ministry
MOSCOW: Forty aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have brought home from Kazakhstan Russian peacekeepers from the Collective Security Treaty Organization's forces over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "Forty aircraft...
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Condition of injured in blast onboard INS Ranvir stable, Indian Navy probing matter
NEW DELHI: Ten people who were injured in the blast in an internal compartment onboard INS Ranvir have been admitted to INHS Asvini Navy Hospital. It has been learnt their condition is stable even though some are critical. The explosion claimed the lives...
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Six Ukrainain Neo-Nazis militants killed at Azovstal plant while trying to blow up ammo depots - DPR leader
MOSCOW:"It is unclear who did this, no one is assuming responsibility, but after the main group walked out, someone ordered to blow up ammunition caches," Donetsk People’s Republic leader Denis Pushilin told :Six Ukrainain servicemen were killed on the...
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Grand flypast planned for Indian Republic Day celebrations; 75 aircraft, including Rafale, to fly over Rajpath
New Delhi: As many as 75 aircraft of Indian defence forces, including Rafale, will fly over the Rajpath as India plans a grand flypast for Republic Day celebrations. "The grandest flypast ever will take place over Rajpath during the Republic Day parade...
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Defaults, drama and dodgy science: Five Novak Djokovic controversies
PARIS: Hailed as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Novak Djokovic was aiming to defend his title at this year's Australian Open and win a record 21st Grand Slam. But his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19 pitted him against the Australian...
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Left laughs off floated changes to 2024 ticket
WASHINGTON: Progressives are openly frustrated as the Biden administration flounders on issues across the board, but they are dismissing outright suggestions that previous party leaders — or, worse, Republicans — could be the solution. The New York Times,...
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Who is Rishi Sunak? The Indian-origin UK politician believed to be front-runner for PM's post
London: A major bookmaker in the UK slashed its odds that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will resign soon, with his Indian-origin Chancellor Rishi Sunak odds on favourite to step in at 10 Downing Street. Betfair says the clock seems to be ticking for Johnson,...
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Djokovic back in detention at hotel ahead of visa appeal hearing
Melbourne: Novak Djokovic is back in detention at the Park hotel ahead of his appeal against the re-cancellation of his visa on Sunday morning at the Federal Court of Australia. After meeting with his lawyers for several hours, Djokovic was driven to...
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Yoon, Biden to visit key Air Force operations centre
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his US counterpart Joe Biden plan to jointly visit a key Air Force operations centre south of Seoul during Biden's visit here, Yoon's office said Friday. Yoon and Biden are set to visit the Korean Air and...
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Social media giants subpoenaed over roles in US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol on Thursday subpoenaed records from four social media companies. Chairman Bennie Thompson said in a statement the committee was demanding...
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Philippines to ban travel from France starting Dec 13
Manila: The Philippines will ban travel from France starting Dec. 13 to stem the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a government official said Wednesday. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the ban will take effect until Dec. 15 just like the...
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Will Turkey topple NATO expansion? : US officials are trying to determine how serious Turkish President is on opposing
WASHINGTON: With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan taking an increasingly tough line against the NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden despite far less strident statements from some of his top aides, US officials are trying to determine how...
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The first meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in the last three years ended in Brussels: NATO, Russia fail to bridge differences as talks end without result
BRUSSELS: NATO-Russia security talks ended as expected without specific steps forward on Wednesday, but with both sides willing to keep talking through tensions surrounding a build-up of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border. "Our differences will not...
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Kim Jong Un observed latest 'Hypersonic' launch, says state media
SEOUL:North Korea state media on Wednesday said that its leader Kim Jong Un attended what it described as another "hypersonic missile" successful test. According to the pictures shown in the Korean Central News Agency, Kim wearing a leather jacket and...
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China orders suspension of some U.S. flights after COVID-19 cases
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China's aviation regulator has ordered the cancellation of more than 60 scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks, after numerous passengers tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in China. The Civil Aviation Administration...
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Venezuela: Opposition candidate wins ex-president Hugo Chavez's fiefdom
BARINAS: Voters in the home state of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chávez on Sunday picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the contender representing that faction in November's regular contest...
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United States sees record 1.48mn new virus cases
NEW YORK: The United States reported at least more one million new coronavirus infections on Monday, the highest daily total of any country in the world as the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant showed no signs of slowing. The US saw 1,481,375...
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US & Russia hold high stakes talks over Ukraine border crisis: Crisis talks over Ukraine as the US and Russia try to de-escalate tensions
GENEVA: American and Russian officials held high-stakes talks Monday about the build-up of troops near Ukraine's border, as fears mount over a possible Russian invasion. Tensions have worsened in recent weeks, with an estimated 100,000 troops gathering...
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Indian Supreme Court forms independent committee to probe PM Narendra Modi's security lapse
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday (January 10, 2022) agreed to set up an independent committee to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Ferozepur in Punjab last week. The Apex court said that the independent committee will be headed...
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Republican Congressman rejects request to cooperate on Capitol riot inquiry
WASHINGTON: Republican Congressman Jim Jordan has rejected a request from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot to voluntarily cooperate with the probe. "This request is far outside the bounds of any legitimate inquiry,...
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Alan Gagloev wins elections in South Ossetia with 56.09% of the vote CEC processed 100% of protocols
TSKHINVAL: The candidate for the presidency of South Ossetia and the leader of the party "Nykhas" Alan Gagloev, after processing 100% of the protocols, received 56.09% of the votes, he won the elections, follows from the protocol of the Central Election...
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Biden is 'incapacitated', says senior Republican senator
WASHINGTON: Rick Scott, a senior Republican senator on Tuesday said US President Joe Biden was mentally "incapacitated" to perform duties of his job and that he should resign. This is being considered to be first taste of the expected brutal campaigning...
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Chinese Mission to EU opposes political manipulation of origins study in response to statement by US, EU, Australia, Japan!
China condemns the politicization of the virus origins tracing, or using it to attack others and shirk responsibility, as this disrupts international cooperation, said spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) after the EU, the US,...