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1 US Soldier, 2 Pentagon contractors killed in attack on Kenya Military Ba
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], Jan 06 (Sputnik/ANI): One US soldier and two Pentagon contractors were killed in the attack by Al-Shabaab group (part of al-Qaeda terrorist organization, banned in Russia) on a military base in Kenya used by US forces, US Africa Command said on Sunday.
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Rockets fell near US embassy in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Jan 06 (ANI): Several rockets fell near the United States embassy in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone on Sunday, days after the US killed Iran's senior military commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Iran completely abandons 2015 nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 06 (ANI): As rift deepens between Iran and the United States after the latter killed Iran's senior military commander Qassem Soleimani, Tehran on Sunday announced that it was abandoning its last obligation under the 2015 nuclear deal which is to limit the number to cent
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Nepal's foreign ministry alerts embassies amid rising tensions in Middle E
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 5 (ANI): The Nepal Foreign Affairs on Sunday alerted its missions overlooking Iran and Iraq as tensions in the region heightened following the killing of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani in a US-led drone strike.
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Jaishankar dials Pompeo, shares India's concerns on 'evolving situation' i
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday spoke to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the phone and shared India's concerns over the 'evolving situation' in the Gulf region after the killing of Iran's senior military commander Qasem Soleimani in a U
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Developments in Gulf have taken 'serious turn': Jaishankar after talks wit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Expressing concern over the recent turn of events in the Middle East, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that developments in the region have "taken a very serious turn" in the wake of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani's killing in
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Trump's assertion of Tehran's link to Delhi terror plot won't hamper matur
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump's claim that slain Iranian military commander Major General Qassem Soleimani was responsible for terror plots in New Delhi won't hamper the mature relationship that Tehran and India share, said Iranian Minister Mohsin Ja
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Pak ditches Iran, extends tacit support to US over airstrikes for resumpti
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 5 (ANI): Pakistan has extended tacit support to the United States over its action against Iran earlier this week in exchange for the resumption of military cooperation with Washington, in a move that led to the latter authorising the reinstatement of a military t
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If Iran strikes American assets, US will hit 52 Iranian sites, warns Trump
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Sunday has warned Iran saying if it strikes any Americans or American assets, the US has "targeted 52 Iranian sites" and it "will be hit very fast and very hard."
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UK to deploy warships to Strait of Hormuz amid tensions over US strike
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Jan 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Kingdom said it will send two warships to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the safety of UK vessels and citizens amid rising tensions in the Middle East in the wake of the killing of a top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani by the United Sta
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Protests across US following air raid in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A flurry of protest have started across the United States following Friday's airstrike which killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and seven others.
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May attack Iraq's military bases used by US forces, warns Kataib Hezbollah
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Jan 5 (Sputnik/ANI): Kataib Hezbollah, Iraqi Shia militias within the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, threatens to launch attacks on military bases used by the US forces in Iraq starting Sunday evening, according to a statement by the group's command.
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