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Trump blames 'dumb' US administration for Ukraine situation
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): Calling the current US administration "dumb", former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would have never allowed the Ukraine situation to unravel like this, reported Sputnik news agency.
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Iran to open fuel transit lane to Afghanistan: Afghan diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 15 (ANI): Iran will allow transit shipments of oil and gas to Afghanistan, Sputnik News Agency reported acting Afghan foreign minister as saying following his trip to Tehran in January.
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Taliban hopes relations with Russia will grow: Official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 15 (ANI): Even though the Taliban has not been recognized by Russia as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, it hopes to strengthen ties with the country, Sputnik News Agency quoted acting Afghan foreign minister as saying on Monday.
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Negotiations with Taliban planned in Norway, Turkey soon: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], February 11 (ANI): Norway and Turkey are expected to hold talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban in the near future, Sputnik News Agency reported citing Afghan media reported.
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For first time, Taliban appoints woman as hospital chief: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 30 (ANI): For the first time since the takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban appointed a woman as a head of an Afghan hospital, Sputnik News Agency reported citing a source at the medical facility.
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Canada advises citizens to refrain from trips to Ukraine over security fea
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 25 (ANI): Canada has advised its nationals to cancel plans for non-essential trips to Ukraine amid growing tension between Russia and Ukraine border, Sputnik News Agency reported citing an advisory issued by the country's ministry of foreign affairs.
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China: Olympic villages of 2022 Winter Games start working, says report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 23 (ANI): Three Olympic villages of the 2022 Winter Games have started working in China and have begun to receive members of foreign delegations, ahead of the official opening ceremony to be placed on Thursday, Sputnik News Agency reported citing the Beijing Organizi
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Two children killed in blast near Afghanistan's Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI): Two children were killed and several others were injured in a bomb blast near Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, Sputnik News Agency reported quoting an eyewitness on Sunday.
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UK lawmakers warned of suspected Chinese agent activities in Parliament: S
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], January 13 (ANI): UK lawmakers were warned on Thursday of the activities carried out by a suspected Chinese agent inside Parliament following an alert issued by the UK Security Service (MI5), Sputnik News Agency reported quoting a spokeswoman for Speaker of the House of Commons
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Kazakh President terms protesters of Almaty as 'Terrorist Gangs', seeks he
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 6 (ANI): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has described those involved in Almaty civil unrest as "terrorist gangs" during a meeting broadcast by state television, Sputnik news agency has reported.
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UK lawmaker Douglas Ross resigns over Dominic Cummings' lockdown breach
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 26 (ANI): UK Parliamentarian Douglas Ross announced his resignation on Tuesday in connection with the scandal around coronavirus quarantine violation by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide, Dominic Cummings in March, Sputnik news agency reported.
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5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Iran
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Oct 21 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck southern Iran on Monday, Sputnik news agency reported.
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