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Lavrov slams London’s attempts to dictate policy on Russia to US and EU
Date: 2018-08-21 21:33:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:7543079
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - The UK, which is calling for tougher sanctions against Russia, is trying to dictate foreign policy to the US and the European Union, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying on Tuesday. "Our British ....
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Family reunions between North, South Koreans welcomed by UN special rapporteur
Date: 2018-08-21 21:13:24 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:58 - ID:7543067
GENEVA, Aug 21 (MENA) - The reunion of separated North and South Korean families has been welcomed by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Reliefweb reported Tuesday. “These ....
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S. Korean ministry reverts to original plan to deploy Cheolmae II interceptors
Date: 2018-08-21 20:54:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:56 - ID:7543065
SEOUL, Aug 21 (MENA) - The South Korean defense ministry on Tuesday returned to its original plan to deploy seven batteries of surface-to-air Cheolmae II missile interceptors after having indicated it could be scaled back, Yonhap News Agency ....
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Russia to start delivering S-400 systems to Turkey in 2019 - Rosoboronexport
Date: 2018-08-21 20:36:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:7543072
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - Russia and Turkey signed a loan agreement on the sale of the S-400s to Ankara back in 2017, causing a backlash from the US that threatened to impose sanctions against Turkey if the latter proceeded with the agreement, Sputnik ....
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US Treasury sanctions Russian firms for allegedly helping North Korea
Date: 2018-08-21 20:13:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:7543084
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Trump administration on Tuesday levied new sanctions against Russian firms it accused of violating trade bans on North Korea and breaches of US laws against cooperation with Russia's intelligence services, The Wall ....
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Lavrov rejects possibility of using Taliban to fight Daesh
Date: 2018-08-21 20:02:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:7543056
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has rejected the possibility of representatives of the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) being used by Russia to fight Daesh terror group, TASS news agency reported. "I cannot ....
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US authorities charge 2 Iranians on allegations of spying for Tehran
Date: 2018-08-21 19:49:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7543060
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (MENA) - US prosecutors have charged two Iranian nationals with acting as “unregistered agents” of Iran by taking pictures of the Islamic Republic’s “political opponents,” Press TV reported Tuesday. The two Iranian men, who ....
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Taliban rejects involvement in Tuesday’s rocket attack on Kabul city
Date: 2018-08-21 19:05:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:7543076
KABUL, Aug 21 (MENA) - Taliban militants have rejected their involvement in Tuesday’s rocket attack on Kabul city, Khaama Press reported. Taliban spokesman Zabilullah Mujahid said in a statement that the group fighters have no links with today’s ....
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Return of Syrian refugees in focus of Putin's telephone conversation with King of Jordan
Date: 2018-08-21 18:45:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:7543106
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - Various aspects of settlement efforts in Syria, including the return of Syrian refugees, were in focus of a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and King Abdullah II of Jordan, the Kremlin press ....
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Putin greets Russia’s Muslims on Eidul Adha holiday
Date: 2018-08-21 18:12:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7543083
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has greeted the Muslims of Russia on the Islamic Eidul Adha holiday, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, TASS news agency quoted the Kremlin press service as reporting on ....
