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Blinken, NATO chief stress continued talks to support Ukraine against Russ
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and discussed the importance of continuing consultations regarding support for Ukraine against what he described as "Russian aggression," State Department spokespe
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15-year-old arrested in connection with school shooting in Michigan, USA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): A 15-year-old sophomore student was taken into police custody in connection with a high school shooting near Detroit that has so far left three dead and six others injured, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday in an updated stateme
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UN seeks USD 109 million to support people in eastern Ukraine next year
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani on Tuesday launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan seeking $190 million to support next year 1.8 million people affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Office for the Coor
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Sweden sticks to non-participation, not applying for NATO membership: New
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Sweden has no plans to join NATO, the country's prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, said on Tuesday while presenting the new government's policy.
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Moscow, Hanoi agree to continue developing cybersecurity cooperation
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow and Hanoi will continue to develop comprehensive cooperation in the field of cybersecurity, according to a statement following the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Vietnam published on the Kremlin's website.
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NATO Foreign Ministers say Russia should 'stop escalation' on border with
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO foreign ministers call on Russia to "stop escalation" on the borders with Ukraine, to show transparency, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said following the first day of the bloc's foreign ministers meeting in Riga.
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US revokes terrorist designation for Colombia's FARC: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has removed its designation of Colombia's FARC rebel group as a foreign terrorist organization, but designated the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) and Segunda Marquetalia as well as their respectiv
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Minsk ready to deploy Russian nuclear weapons if NATO systems appear in Po
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk will propose to Moscow to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus if similar NATO systems appear in Poland, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Sputnik.
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UK foreign minister warns Russia against 'any action' against Ukraine ahea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will use all economic and diplomatic means at its disposal to prevent the Russian incursion into Ukraine, and such move by Moscow would be strategically wrong, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday.
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UK competition regulator orders Facebook to sell GIF sharing platform Giph
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) on Tuesday ordered Facebook to sell off Giphy, on the ground that the acquisition of the animated graphic sharing platform by the US company would increase its already significant market power in detriment
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Maldives cancels 5-year jail term of ex-president convicted of corruption:
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Male [Maldives], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Maldives Supreme Court has revoked the five-year prison term imposed on former President Abdulla Yameen on money laundering charges, media reported on Tuesday.
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South Korea considers rescheduling upcoming UN summit over omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea is revising plans to host several large international events in December, including the 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, due to the emergence and spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the country's foreign ministry sa
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