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US First Lady to start trip to Romania, Slovakia on May 5 - Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): US First Lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia this week to show support to Ukrainian refugees, meet with US military personnel deployed overseas, and hold official meetings, media reported on Monday, citing the White House.
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Conflict in Ukraine aggravates triple crisis in Africa, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dakar [Senegal], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has aggravated the food, energy and finance crisis in Africa, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here on Sunday evening.
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Trump accuses Biden of 'unmitigated failure' including on Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump says that the incompetence of the current administration in Washington could lead to an escalation of the Ukraine crisis.
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80 civilians evacuated from Mariupol's Azovstal: Russian Defence Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Eighty civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, the Russian Defence Ministry said Sunday.
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Belgian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' leave Russia: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The employees of the Belgian Embassy in Moscow who have been declared persona non grata left the Russian capital on Sunday, Belgian media reported.
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Syrian soldier killed in shelling of Idlib: Russian reconciliation centre
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): One Syrian soldier was killed and another was injured in an attack carried out by the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group in the Syrian province of Idlib, the deputy head of the Russian centre for the reconciliation of warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral
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Russia not to alter military action in Ukraine ahead of Victory Day: Lavro
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian military will not forcefully adjust their actions during the special operation in Ukraine to any date, including Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
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Russia to ban using cyber security tools from unfriendly countries startin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 1 (ANI/ Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin signed two decrees on Sunday on additional measures to ensure the country's information security, including a ban on the use of information protection tools originating from unfriendly countries starting January 1, 2025,
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About 300 civilians may remain on territory of Azovstal plant in Mariupol:
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mariupol [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): About 300 civilians may remain on the territory adjacent to the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where the remaining Ukrainian forces have been hiding since the takeover of the port city by the Russian troops, a resident evacuated from the territory
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Two jets from China enter Taiwan's air defense identification zone
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 1 (ANI): Two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker jets from China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Saturday, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
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New Army Chief underlines need for 'indigenous weapons' to fight conventio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Russia-Ukraine war has taught India to be prepared to fight conventional wars besides building capacity using indigenous weapon systems, said Army chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday soon after taking over his assignment.
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Firefighting helicopter crashes in Russia, injuring 6, killing 1
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): One person died, six more were injured on Sunday in a Mi-8 helicopter's hard landing at an airfield in the city of Mogocha on return from extinguishing a fire near the village of Maklakan, Trans-Baikal Territory, the emergency services told Sputnik.
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