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2nd Trump-Kim summit critical for attaining peace: South Korea Presdent
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 11 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday said that the upcoming meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will become a critical turning point for achieving complete denuclearisation and long-lasting peace in the Kore
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Yogi Government sanctions two biofuel projects worth Rs. 800 crore
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): ShivOm Dayal Energies (P) Ltd., is setting up two biofuel projects worth Rs 800 Crore. The two biofuel plants will be set up in the districts of Saharanpur and Bijnor.
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Venezuela planning to remove US officials from state-run oil company
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Feb 10 (ANI): Venezuela's state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) on Saturday announced that it is planning to confiscate American officials, members of the board of directors at the company’s subsidiary located in the United States, Citgo Petroleum Corp, so
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US to lift sanctions on Venezuela Army Officers shifting to Guaido regime
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday proposed to end sanctions on senior Venezuela Army officers who switch their allegiance to National Assembly leader Juan Guaido, whom the Trump-led US government recognises as the legitimate President of Venezuela.
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Al-Qaida sees Afghanistan as safe haven for its leadership: UN Monitoring
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
United Nations, Feb 6 (ANI): Terror group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that backs Al Qaida still has its strongholds in Afghanistan where near about 2,500 to 4,000 militants are positioned in eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman, and Al-Qaida continues t
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US: Senate passes Syria, anti-BDS bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): United States Senate on Tuesday approved legislation which includes a provision warning US President Donald Trump not to precipitously withdraw troops from Afghanistan and Syria until terrorist groups in the regions are destroyed.
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USA imposes visa restrictions on Ghana
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): The United States, on Thursday (local time), imposed visa restrictions on Ghana for a "lack of cooperation in accepting their nationals ordered removed from the United States."
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EU launches mechanism to defy US sanctions on Iran
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] Jan 31 (ANI): The European Union has announced the setting of a mechanism to safeguard trade with Iran and defy sanctions imposed by the US after Washington pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2nd USA-N Korea summit to take place in Asia by Feb-end: USA
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): The second US-North Korea summit will take place by the end of February in Asia, the United States confirmed on Wednesday (local time).
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Ties with Russia not affected by US sanctions: Maduro
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 30 (ANI): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that US sanctions on the state-controlled oil company PDVSA do not threaten the close ties his country shares with Russia.
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China slams US over Venezuela sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing (China), Jan 29 (ANI): China on Tuesday slammed the United States for what it termed "one-sided" sanctions on the embattled Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela.
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'Hands off Venezuela': Maduro to Trump
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 29 (ANI): Shortly after the United States announced the imposition of sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company, beleaguered Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the USA to get its "hands off Venezuela."
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