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Relations with US not at lowest point yet, Russia says Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (file photo)
Russia says its diplomatic relations with the United States have not hit the lowest yet, despite rising tensions between the two sides over the thorny issue of Ukraine.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Saturday that ties between... |
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Russia formally quits Open Skies Treaty after US withdrawal A Russian Air Force A-50 reconnaissance plane is seen at an airfield in Rostov Region, on April 2021. (Photo by Sputnik news agency)
Russia has officially left the Open Skies arms control treaty following the United States unilateral exit from the pact last year, saying Washington bears "full responsibility"... |
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Kamala Harris concedes White House didnt see Delta and Omicron coming US Vice President Kamala Harris answers a question from a journalist at the Ceremonial Office of the Eisenhower Executive Building in Washington, DC on December 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
US Vice President Kamala Harris has acknowledged that Joe Bidens administration failed to prepare for the emergence... |
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Will Frances Hillary Clinton become their first female president? Valerie Pecresse, head of the Paris Ile-de-France region and Les Republicains (LR) right-wing party candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, attends a meeting following a closed-door session with party officials, in Paris, France, December 11, 2021. © REUTERS / Benoit Tessier
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EUs Mora: Now we have common basis on removal of Iran sanctions European Union deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora
European Union deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora says the parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal somehow have a "common basis" on the removal of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Moras remarks came on Saturday after the... |
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UK Tories warn Johnson gone in a year unless he cleans up act File photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Senior British Conservative Party lawmakers have warned that Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be gone within a year unless he cleans up his act and shakes up his No 10 operation.
Conservative Party Chair Oliver Dowden conceded on Friday, after... |
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Tidal wave: Omicron threatens to put US COVID-19 surge into overdrive Bipartisan members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), hold a moment of silence for the more than 800,000 American lives lost to COVID-19 outside the Capitol building in Washington, December 14, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
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EU inflation surges to 30-yr high as ECB plans less bond-buying File photo of ECB President Christine Lagarde
Amid a record 4.9 percent surge of annual consumer inflation in 19 EU countries last month, the European Central Bank (ECB) has declared plans to scale back its crisis bond-buying but ruled out raising interest rates next year.
The announcement, which... |
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Nearly dozen Sudanese mercenaries killed in fierce fighting with Yemeni forces This file picture shows Sudanese soldiers fighting alongside Saudi-backed militants loyal to former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi southwest of Hudaydah on Yemens southwestern coast. (Photo by AFP)
Nearly a dozen Sudanese soldiers have been killed as intense fightingbetween Saudi-led coalition... |
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Iran has no city in COVID-19 high-risk red zone No city in Iran has been in the COVID-19 high-risk red zone during the past 24 hours, the countrys Health Ministry and Medical Education said on Saturday.
According to the latest figures, eight cities are in the orange zone, while 119 are in the yellow zone. A total of 321 cities are in the blue... |
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Several Foxconn India workers hospitalized after food poisoning Several employees of a Foxconn India unit, which makes iPhones for Apple Inc, were hospitalized on Saturday after a bout of food poisoning, a source familiar with the matter said.
The food poisoning occurred earlier this week at Foxconns dormitories, where a majority of its staff lives, said a second... |
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Thai prison set on fire during riot over coronavirus cluster Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a coronavirus cluster, with some inmates wounded as officers sought to restore order.
Thai prisons are notoriously overcrowded and have struggled to curb the spread of the virus -- more than 87,000 inmates have... |
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Russia bars entry to British citizens in tit-for-tat move File photo of Russias Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Photo by TASS)
Moscow has barred entry into Russia of seven British citizens involved in anti-Russian activities in retaliation for a similar move by London against the same number of Russians back in August.
"In response to the... |
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Number of Afghan children without enough food rises to 3.3 million The number of children in Afghanistan not getting enough to eat has increased by 3.3 million in the four months since the collapse of the previous government, Save the Children has reported.
According to data from UN World Food Programme (WFP), as of the end of November, 98% of the population do not... |
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Taliban intends to mend Nasir Khisrow Balkhis tomb Provincial officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the northern Badakhshan province have said that they will fundamentally mend the historic tomb of the Persian poet and writer Nasir Khisrow Balkhi.
A team of cultural officials of the province along with the Taliban officials has visited... |
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Taliban reacts to UNs decision over allowing Faiq assume PR seat Taliban reacted to the decision of the United Nations over allowing Naseer Ahmad Faiq to assume the seat of Afghanistans permanent representative at the UNGA and said the UN must not further deteriorate the issue.
Talibans nominee for UN Suhail Shaheen has told Radio Free of Afghanistan that the... |
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Muttaqi Leaves for Pakistan to Attend OIC Meeting Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and his accompanying delegation left Kabul for Islamabad on Saturday morning to attend the Organization for Islamic Cooperations (OIC) extraordinary ministerial meeting on Afghanistan.
The meeting is set to be held on Sunday in Islamabad to discuss the... |
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Tunisians call for ouster of president on anniversary of 2011 revolution People protest against Tunisian President Kais Saieds seizure of power and declaration of putting a new constitution to public referendum, in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 17, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of Tunisians have protested against Tunisias President Kais Saied in a demonstration marking... |
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France to ask EU to take legal action against UK in fishing dispute French fishermen repair their nets at Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, on December 28, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Paris is set to call on the European Union (EU) to take legal action against London over a long-running fishing dispute with the UK, Frances European affairs minister says.
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UN rights forum orders investigation into abuses in Ethiopia United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada al-Nashif reads documents prior to an extraordinary meeting on Ethiopia at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, on December 17, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed to launch an international... |
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Verstappen lifts F1 Championship trophy at FIA gala Max Verstappen has been officially crowned 2021s Formula 1 champion after receiving his trophy at the FIAs Gala ceremony, which Sir Lewis Hamilton did not attend, following the controversial season-decider.
4 days after winning a dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and his maiden title, Verstappen received... |
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EU leaders ramp up tensions with Russia The EUs 27 heads of government have signed off on conclusions calling on Russia to "de-escalate tensions caused by the military build-up along its border with Ukraine and aggressive rhetoric." Moscow denies it intends to invade its neighbor but that appears to have fallen on deaf ears.
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Russian proposals to US & NATO not a menu to choose from Moscow FILE HPTO. US and Ukrainian troops during a military exercise in the Lviv region, Ukraine. ©REUTERS / Gleb Garanich
Security proposals submitted to the US and NATO by Russia this week represent a broad deal required to defuse escalating tensions between Moscow and the military bloc, one of the... |
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Turkish stock market halts trading as lira crashes © Global Look Press / Abdurrahman Antakyali
The Turkish stock exchange suspended trading after the national currency fell below 17 lira per US dollar on Friday. The lira has lost more than half of its value against the US dollar since the beginning of 2021.
"As of 16.24 (Istanbul time) transactions... |
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US has no scruples about smearing China by every means: Beijing Wang Wenbin, deputy director general of the Chinas Foreign Ministrys Information Department
Beijing has said that the United States has "no scruples about smearing China by every means" after Congress passed a bill against the Xinjiang region and imposed new sanctions to the area for alleged human... |
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UKs ruling party loses vote in Conservative bastion in latest blow to Boris Johnson Liberal Democratic candidate Helen Morgan uses a cellphone after winning the North Shropshire parliamentary seat, in Shrewsbury, Britain, on December 17, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party has lost a parliamentary seat to Liberal Democrats in a constituency... |
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At least 24 dead in building fire in Japans Osaka Firefighters are seen in front of a building where a fire broke out in Osaka, western Japan December 17, 2021 in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Via Reuters)
At least 24 people have lost their lives after a fire swept through a building in a shopping district in the Japanese city of Osaka, with police... |
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Biden warns of winter of severe illness and death as Omicron rages on US President Joe Biden Thursday warned that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is going to spread more rapidly, urging people to get vaccinated. (Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden on Thursday warned that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is going to spread more rapidly in the country and... |
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Russia tests hypersonic missile, holds naval drill amid tensions with West He file photo shows the Russian navy firing a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile from a warship in the north of the country. (Photo by TASS)
The Russian military has successfully test-fired a hypersonic cruise missile against a target in the countrys north as Moscow is engaged in naval drills in the... |
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Kabul Blast Targets Religious Scholar, Causes Slight Injuries A bomb blast targeted the vehicle of a religious scholar, Mawllawi Abdul Salam Abid, the Interior Ministry said, adding that Abid and three companions suffered slight injuries.
Eyewitnesses told TOLOnews that the explosion was due to a magnetic bomb blast. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon... |
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