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6.4 magnitude quake jolts Greece's Crete island
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 12 (ANI): Earthquake with 6.4 magnitude rocked the shore of the Greek island of Crete today at 9:24 UTC.
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Russian lawmaker says borders not subject to revision after Kishida's rema
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian territory is indivisible, and the borders are not to be revised, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the first deputy chairman of the Russian upper chamber's foreign affairs committee, told Sputnik on Tuesday, commenting on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida says Japan's sovereignty extends to southe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, during a debate in parliament, said his country's sovereignty extends, among other things, to the southern Kuril Islands.
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Taiwanese President remarks incite confrontation, distorts facts: China
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 10 (ANI): China on Sunday said that the recent remarks by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen incite confrontation, distort facts and mislead the public in the name of so-called unity and consensus, reported local media.
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Greece swept by torrential rains, 100 people evacuated in fire-stricken is
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece was swept by a wet front this weekend which has caused significant damages in the island of Evia, which had suffered destructive wildfires in the summer, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Sunday.
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'Island of Resilience' can face unprecedented challenges brought by China,
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 10 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting Chinese incursions into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday promised to defend the island's sovereignty in the face of "unprecedented challenges" brought by China's military coercion.
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Taiwan says it is sovereign, independent country as Xi pledges 'reunificat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): After the Chinese President Xi Jinping's vowed to "reunify" with Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday said that the island is an independent country, and not part of the People's Republic of China, local media reported.
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Damaged US submarine arrives at Guam base after striking object in Indo-Pa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Guam [US], October 8 (ANI/ Sputnik): US Navy nuclear-powered submarine Connecticut that struck an object while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region arrived at the American naval base on the island of Guam on Friday, CNN reported.
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US should fully recognize high sensitivity of Taiwan issue: China
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): China on Friday asked the United States to fully recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue after media reports stated that US troops are secretly deployed on the island, helping train local troops.
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Record 56 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence zone
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 5 (ANI): China has flown a record 56 fighter aircraft towards Taiwan, continuing three days of sustained aggressive military posturing against the self-ruled island.
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Denmark and autonomous regions agree on framework for foreign, defense pol
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The governments of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland signed a deal on Monday on the terms of reference for the Foreign, Security and Defense Policy Contact Committee, the office of the Danish Prime Minister announced.
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Foreign Secretary Shringla inaugurates key housing and education projects
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 4 (ANI): As India and Sri Lanka reset their ties and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla concludes his visit to the island nation, four projects in the housing and education sectors were jointly inaugurated on Monday.
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