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Blinken, NATO chief stress continued talks to support Ukraine against Russia: State Department
RIGA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and discussed the importance of continuing consultations regarding support for Ukraine against what he described as "Russian aggression," State Department spokesperson...
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Suspected Khashoggi murder squad member arrested at Paris airport!
Suspected Khashoggi murder squad member arrested at Paris airport PARIS: A suspected member of the team that murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, Khalid Alotaibi, was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport outside Paris on Tuesday, according...
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Indian IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying CDS Bipin Rawat crashes in Tamil Nadu; four killed, Rajnath briefs PM
Chennai: In an unfortunate incident, an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Chief Defence of Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife, and military personnel crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. An IAF...
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General Rawat spearheaded historic period of transformation in Indian military: US embassy condoles CDS demise
New Delhi: The US Embassy here on Wednesday expressed condolences over the demise of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who was killed in a helicopter crash along with his wife and 11 others on board an India n Air Force's chopper in Tamil...
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Taxi for Vladimir: Putin says he drove cab after Soviet fall
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the collapse of the Soviet Union spelt the end of "historical Russia," revealing he drove a taxi to make ends meet following the USSR's fall. Putin, a former agent of the Soviet Union's KGB security services,...
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French police shoot dead knife-wielding man at Paris train station
Paris: Police on Monday morning killed a man who attacked them with a knife at Paris' Gare du Nord station, French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari told RMC radio. The man attacked two police officers on patrol at the busy station, the terminus...
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Russian top diplomat, US Secretary of State interested in new security talks: Lavrov to meet in Europe next week
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and he are both interested in new talks on security guarantees. "[US] Secretary of State Antony Blinken and I agreed that he would be ready to meet after...
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Biden orders more US troops to Eastern Europe amid Russia-Ukraine tensions: White House Warnings Over Russia Strain Ukraine-U.S. Partnership
WASHINGTON: President Biden on Tuesday directed additional U.S. troops to NATO’s eastern flank as Russia moved a step closer toward a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. “As Russia contemplates its next move we have our next move prepared as well,” Biden...
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Nearly 2,500 Ukrainian military targets destroyed till now, claims: Russian defence ministry
MOSCOW: As many as 2,482 Ukrainian military targets have been destroyed by the Russian armed forces since the beginning of its military operation in the country, citing the Russian defence ministry. "In total, 2,482 military targets of Ukraine were hit...
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American Mercenary fighting in Ukraine describes destruction of Russian
BERLIN: American Mercenary fighting in Ukraine describes destruction of Russian: US Mercenary army veteran James Vasquez, 47, has joined Ukraines military as a foreign Mercenary. He left Connecticut earlier this month and has been fighting on the front...
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Russian defense ministry denies Kyiv's allegations of civilian killings in Bucha
MOSCOW: Photos and video footage published by Ukraine allegedly evidencing the Russian forces' crimes in the town of Bucha close to Kyiv are yet another provocation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "All photos and video materials published...
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Iranian officer shot dead in Tehran (IRGC, an elite part of the Iranian Armed Forces)
TEHRAN: An officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, an elite part of the Iranian Armed Forces) was shot dead on a street in eastern Tehran on Sunday. This was reported by the IRNA agency with reference to the press service of the corps....
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Rooftop Shooter Kills at Least 6 at July Fourth Parade in Chicago Suburb, Gunman Still at Large, 24 Injured
CHICAGO: At least six people were killed and approximately two dozen others were "seriously injured" Monday morning in a shooting at Highland Park's Independence Day parade, officials confirmed, urging residents to continue to "shelter in place" as the...
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Sri Lanka receives 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the USA through COVAX - Over 100,000 Pfizer doses donated via COVAX program!
COLOMBO: The United States donated over 100,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka on Saturday (28). These vaccines, delivered through COVAX, will help save lives and increase the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka so essential...
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FBI wanted criminal Haqqani's nomination as Afghan interior minister 'tight slap' on US, say experts!
Washington: Experts believe that the nomination of F B I wanted criminal Sirajuddin Haqq, as the Interior Minister of the caretaker the government of Afghstan is a 'tight slap' on the US. Seth G Jones, a senior vice president of a Washington-based think...
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Biden arrives at Ground Zero to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 - Remembering the fallen: Biden arrives at Ground Zero to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 before traveling to Pennsylvania and DC: Will be joined by Obama and Clinton
New York: Remembering the fallen: Biden arrives at Ground Zero to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 before traveling to Pennsylvania and DC: Will be joined by Obama and Clinton President Joe Biden arrived at Ground Zero Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary...
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Ten Melbourne Police officers injured in clashes with anti-lockdown protesters
Melbourne: Ten police officers were injured during anti-lockdown protests in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, local media reported. Police arrested 235 people during the protests that turned violent, according to the 9 News website. Protesters were...
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Al-Shabaab terror blast hits airport in Somalia, killing one Buildings at reconstructed airport flattened in terror attack, which also injures 5 people
Hiran: Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorists on Sunday set off a large blast at an airport in central Somalia, flattening buildings and killing one person and injuring 5, officials confirmed. Hiiraan Area MP Mohamud Benebenne confirmed the attack...
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US Capitol on high alert as pro-Trump demonstrators converge for rally!
Washington: Hundreds of police officers will be on duty around the US Capitol on Saturday braced for a rally by supporters of the hundreds of people who breached the building on January 6 trying to overturn former President Donald Trump's election defeat....
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Breaking news: Israel recaptures last two prison-break fugitives! Authorities already arrested four of the six who escaped almost two weeks ago in a spectacular prison break in northern Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli security forces overnight Saturday-Sunday arrested the two remaining Palestinian security inmates who escaped from Gilboa prison in northern Israel nearly two weeks ago, the army said. The arrests of the two dangerous fugitives — a...
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Tensions soar at Kosovo-Serbia border over license plates :Monday on the tense border as hundreds of Kosovo Serbs reportedly drove there in their cars to protest the move.
BELGRADE, Serbia: Tensions soared Monday at Kosovo’s border with Serbia as Kosovo deployed riot police while Serbs protested a move by Kosovo authorities to start removing Serbian license plates from cars entering the country. Kosovo special police with...
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Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
Washington: Noting that democracies around the world are under threat, US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said it is imperative that India and the US defend democratic principles and institutions within their respective countries and around the...
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Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Thwarted by Pepper Spray in Washington, D.C. Protest
Police use pepper spray to disperse protesters trying to pull down a statue of former U.S. President Andrew Jackson at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. Videos posted on social media showed that the protesters had climbed on the statue and tied ropes...
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Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla visit by seeking blessings at Sri Lanka - Sri Dalada Maligawa temple!
Colombo: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Sunday began his visit to Sri Lanka by seeking blessings at Sri Dalada Maligawa temple in Kandy city. The Foreign Secretary was received by Diyawadana Nilame, who is the chief custodian of the temple....
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Nobel Prize For Medicine Goes To US Scientists David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian!
STOCKHOLM: US Scientists David Julius And Ardem Patapoutian were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to U.S. scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian....