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China makes representation to UK over meddling in Hong Kong Affairs: Forei
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 7 (ANI): A day after the United Kingdom lambasted Beijing for the arrest of over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists under the draconian National Security Law, China on Thursday claimed that Hong Kong was a territory of China and any interference in its domestic aff
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China asks US to stop interfering with Hong-Kong related issues
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): In a sharp rebuke, China has asked the United States to stop interfering with its internal affairs and judicial sovereignty on Hong Kong-related issues, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.
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Aden airport attack resulted from Yemen's foreign occupation, says Iranian
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The deadly terrorist attack on the airport of the southern Yemeni city of Aden is a result of the foreign occupation of the country, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
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Lithuania allows flights from UK from January 1, says Foreign Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Lithuanian government decided to lift the ban on receiving flights from the UK from January 1, 2021, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Moscow expands list of UK nationals banned from entering Russia, says Fore
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday notified UK Ambassador to Moscow Deborah Bronnert about the expansion of the list of UK nationals who are banned from entering Russia, the ministry said.
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Taliban leaders' presence in Pakistan violates Afghanistan's national sove
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): After a series of videos surfaced showing Taliban leaders continuing their terror activities in Pakistan, Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said that the presence of Taliban leaders in Pakistan "clearly violates Afghanistan's national
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Moscow expands entry ban list of EU representatives over Navalny-related s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday it was expanding the entry ban list of European Union's representatives in light of the sanctions introduced against Russian officials over their alleged involvement in the poisoning of opposition f
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Hong Kong lambasts Pompeo over calling for release of 12 Hong Kongers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): Hong Kong has slammed the United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo and accused him of "totally disregarding the facts" while backing the case of 12 Hong Kongers arrested while they were trying to flee to Taiwan.
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Kyiv confirms maritime kidnapping of 6 Ukrainians from ship off Nigeria's
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Saturday confirmed that six Ukrainian nationals were among the crew members abducted off the coast of Nigeria from the Cameroon-flagged STEVIA cargo ship.
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Greece welcomes US sanctions against Turkey
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Greek Foreign Ministry welcomed the imposition of US sanctions against Turkey for the acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence missile systems.
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Moscow vows to retaliate against UK sanctions over alleged rights abuse in
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow views the sanctions imposed by London against Russian individuals for alleged human rights violations in Russia's Chechen Republic as groundless and reserves the right to retaliate, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said o
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Baku to summon French ambassador over Karabakh resolution backed by French
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced the approval by the French lower house of the resolution on the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and said it would summon the French ambassador in Baku to express its stance on the matter to Paris
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