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Pentagon confirms 2 US soldiers injured in rocket attack on Al-Assad Air B
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Two members of the US military were injured during a rocket attack against the Ain Al-Assad Air Base that hosts Coalition troops in Iraq, Defense Department spokesperson Commander Jessica McNulty confirmed to Sputnik.
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Cabinet expansion: Women ministers in PM Modi's team don handloom sarees,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): During the cabinet expansion ceremony on Wednesday, women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Darshana Jardosh, Pratima Bhoumik, Shobha Karandlaje, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Meenakshi Lekhi, An
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EAM Jaishankar calls on Iranian President-elect, hands over personal messa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who arrived in Tehran on Wednesday called on Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and handed over a personal message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Iran invites Taliban delegation for bilateral meetings as foreign forces w
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Tehran [Iran] July 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Iran has invited a Taliban delegation from Doha for bilateral meetings, informed Taliban spokesperson on Wednesday.
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Iraq reports record 8,818 daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 8,818 COVID-19 infections, the highest daily record, raising the nationwide caseload to 1,388,323.
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3 killed in oil, gas pipeline explosion in Iran
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three people were killed in an explosion at an oil and gas pipeline station in the southwestern province of Khuzestan in Iran, reported the official news agency IRNA on Tuesday.
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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan
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Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
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Alarm activated at US Embassy in Iraq over unknown flying object
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad (Iraqi) July 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Alarm sirens were turned on at the US embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the air defense system was activated over an "unknown object" in the sky above the embassy, Iraqi television channel Al Sumaria reported citing a security source.
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Turkey, Iran suspend consulate offices in northern Afghanistan amid securi
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 5 (ANI): Amid the recent spike in violence in Afghanistan and deteriorating security situation, Turkey and Iran have reportedly suspended their consulate offices in the country's northern province of Balkh.
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Iran likely to face fifth COVID-19 wave due to spread of Delta variant, wa
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Tehran [Iran], July 4 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday warned that the country could witness a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as the highly contagious Delta variant is spreading in the nation.
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Attacks kill 7 electricity workers in Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Seven electricity workers in Iraq were killed and 11 others wounded during the past ten days in attacks by militants aiming to prevent the government from supplying electricity during the scorching summer, the Iraqi government said on Saturday.
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US should answer for supporting criminals behind targeting Iranian Airbus:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 3 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the US for not apologizing for targeting Iranian Airbus passenger plane in the Persian Gulf in 1988 and urged Washington to explain why it has eulogized the perpetrators of the crime.
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