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NATO Chief says discussed Ukraine with Hungarian Prime Minister after his
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that he had discussed the situation around Ukraine with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the aftermath of the latter's visit to Moscow.
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Putin may visit Turkey in second half of February: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara (Turkey), February 3 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey in the second half of February, said Turkish media on Thursday, reported Sputnik.
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Travel groups ask Biden to end COVID-19 testing for vaccinated US-bound pa
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Washington [US] February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A coalition of travel and aviation organizations in a letter urged the Biden administration to terminate the pre-departure testing requirement for US-bound travellers that are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease.
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Biden says US troop deployment to Europe 'totally consistent' with what he
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has said that his decision to deploy several thousand more troops to Europe over the Ukraine crisis is "totally consistent" with that he has told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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FBI says black college bomb threats being probed as hate crimes
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Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US federal authorities are investigating the recent rash of bomb threats directed at more than a dozen Black colleges and universities as possible hate crimes, the FBI said in a statement.
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Turkey's Erdogan meets with President of Iraqi Kurdistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received Nechirvan Barzani, the President of Kurdistan, an autonomous region of Iraq, at his residence in Ankara, the Turkish president's office said on Tuesday.
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Switzerland expects COVID-19 to become endemic soon, eases restrictions
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Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland believes that the coronavirus will soon become endemic in the country and is therefore preparing to lift some restrictions starting Thursday, the government said.
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Additional US troops in Europe not to fight but ensure defense of NATO all
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The additional US forces set to be deployed in Europe will not fight in Ukraine, but will ensure protection of the NATO allies, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.
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Sweden allocates 5.3 miilion USD for Ukraine aid as part of new fund: Fore
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Stockholm [Sweden], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden has allocated USD 5.3 million for the newly-created Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine (PFRU), which also includes the UK, the US, Canada and Switzerland, and aims to provide Ukraine with financial assistance amid rising fears of a Rus
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US talks with China about sending gas to Europe in case of Ukraine conflic
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Washington [US], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and the European Union are in talks with China and other natural-gas importers in Asia about sending their fuel to Europe if a conflict erupts in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Lithuania to suspend Covid-19 certificates from February 5
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Vilnius [Lithuania], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The Lithuanian government at a meeting on Wednesday decided to suspend the use of COVID-19 certificates in the country starting February 5.
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At least 50 civilians killed by militiamen in northeast DR Congo
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Kinshasa [DRC] February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 50 people were killed by rebels of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) in a camp for displaced people in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Xinhua News Agency reported citing local sources.
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