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3 rockets hit airbase in Iraq's Salahudin province
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Three Katyusha rockets on Saturday landed on an Iraqi military airbase in Iraq's Salahudin province, a provincial security source said.
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6 year jail for two Iraqi Kurdish journalists is unfair, says Committee to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 20 (ANI): The sentencing of Iraqi Kurdish journalists Sherwan Sherwani and Guhdar Zebari to six years in jail "for jeopardising Kurdish national security" is "unfair and disproportionate", according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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Turkish police detain 9 IS suspects in Istanbul
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish police on Friday launched operations against suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) and detained nine suspects, local media reported.
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UN 'encouraged' by steps to preserve Iran nuclear deal after US proposes t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations welcomes all steps to preserve the Iran nuclear deal in light of the United States' announcement of its readiness to return to diplomacy with Tehran and is reviewing the details of the US proposal, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told Sput
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EU holding consultations to convene informal meeting on JCPOA with US part
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is holding intense consultation on a potential informal meeting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Washington's participation, but the date remains uncertain, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said
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Over 50 Irish religious leaders condemn China for persecuting Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], February 19 (ANI): More than 50 Irish religious leaders have signed a statement condemning the Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs Muslims in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
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US hopes common interests will promote cooperation with China, Russia on I
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States hopes that its common interests with China and Russia will help the three countries to cooperate on the Iranian nuclear issue, a senior official of the Department of State said.
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Biden makes move to restore Iran nuclear deal
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Joe Biden-led administration on Thursday (local time) made a major move to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the former Donald Trump administration.
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Smriti Irani slams Rahul Gandhi, says 'Yuvraj' forced Manmohan Singh to gr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], February 18 (ANI): Ahead of Gujarat local body elections, Union Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani on Thursday raked up the 2013 ordinance-trashing episode of Rahul Gandhi and said he forced former prime minister Manmohan Singh to
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US Security Adviser, UK counterpart discuss situation in Afghanistan, Myan
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Washington DC [US], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and his UK counterpart, Stephen Lovegrove, have discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Myanmar, as well as issues related to China and Iran, the White House said.
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Number of people injured by earthquake in Iran rises to 25
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have been injured by the recent earthquake in Iran, has increased to 25, the head of the country's emergency medical services said.
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'No separate ministry of fisheries in Italy': Giriraj Singh, Smriti Irani
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): After Rahul Gandhi's gaffe in Puducherry on Wednesday calling for the setting up of a separate ministry for fisheries, union ministers Giriraj Singh and Smriti Irani took to Twitter to take a swipe at the Congress leader's ignorance and attempt to "sp
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