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Veteran pianist Byron Janis passes away at 95
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Veteran pianist Byron Janis, who was student of Vladimir Horowitz and was selected in 1960 by the US to perform in the Soviet Union, has died.
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Russia plans to set up naval base in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Aslan Bzhania, the self-proclaimed president of Abkhazia, shared this information following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The agreement for the permanent Russian Navy base is set to be located in the Ochamchira district.
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Polish aggression on Belarus will be considered attack on Russia, warns Pu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Accusing Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any aggression against its neighbour and ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Moscow itself.
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Israel's Russian-speaking immigrants aren't facing challenges alone
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In the face of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Israel has been facing a surge of immigration from countries of the former Soviet Union. With more than 5,000 Russian-speaking immigrants arriving in Israel each month, Shishi Shabbat Yisraeli, a non-profit, has been working to support immigrant fam
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US 'India Caucus' representatives arranging for PM Modi to address US Cong
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We're working to ensure that the Prime Minister gets to speak to the United States Congress. The co-chairs will be requesting the Speaker to issue that invitation," Ro Khanna told ANI.
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China respects sovereignty of ex-Soviet states: Foreign Ministry after upr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While responding to a media query during the press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning reported that China's position on the relevant issues has not changed.
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Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on espionage charges, says Russia's
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In a statement, FSB said, "Gershkovich acting on the instructions of the American side, collected information constituting a state secret about the activities of one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex," read a WSJ report.
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China slowly becoming suffocating police state like former Soviet Union: R
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The sources have expressed concern over the possibility of creating a new police and state security organization, which would be placed under the direct command of Xi, the "core" of the party's Central Committee.
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US reaffirms commitment, unwavering support to people of Ukraine: US State
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that Washington will stand with Ukraine as he reaffirmed his commitment to the country's people and blamed Kremlin for executing a brutal war to subjugate Ukraine's people.
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Using formal financial channels covertly, Pak ISI backed Mujahideen cause
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI): Pakistan's intelligence agency covertly funnelled money to back Mujahideen, Afghanistan's rebellious groups who were fighting the soviet union in the 1980s, through formal financial institutions, media reports revealed.
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India restores historic ties with Central Asian nations under PM Modi: For
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has brought back the focus on Central Asia after 30-year-long neglect of this landlocked and resource-rich region that shares cultural and historical links with India, said the former envoy to Kazakhstan, Asho
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Putin won't attend Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral: Kremlin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] September 2 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, according to Kremlin on Friday.
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