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New US sanctions target Iran's UAV program, its commander
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US has rolled out new sanctions targeting Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program and its chief, the Treasury announced on Friday.
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Senior UN Human Rights official to visit Mali from Nov 1-6
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris will pay a six-day working visit to Mali starting November 1 to address the human rights situation in the Western African nation and the whole Sahel region, dogged by insecurity, the O
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South Korea to develop its own naval interception system
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea will start developing its own naval interception system in December to protect its ships from hostile aircraft and missiles, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said on Friday.
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US federal reserve's main inflation gauge hits 30-Year High in September:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Federal Reserve's annual inflation gauge hit a 30-year high in September, Commerce Department data showed on Friday, keeping the pressure up on the central bank's policy makers as well as the Biden administration in reigning in surging costs.
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Erdogan vows to make Turkey one of world's 10 largest economies
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to make his country one of the world's 10 largest economies as it celebrates the 98th anniversary of the republic's creation on Friday.
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South Korean Presidents asks Pope Francis to visit North in peace effort o
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday urged Pope Francis to visit North Korea to promote and ensure peace between the two Koreas, his office said.
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Russia should remain Europe's big suppiler, but diversification needed: US
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia should remain a big energy supplier to Europe, but the continent should work on diversification and transition away from dependence on natural gas, US State Department Senior Advisor for Global Energy Security, Amos Hochstein, said on Friday.
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Biden's meeting with Pope Francis lasted 90 minutes behind closed doors
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Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The meeting between US President Joe Biden and Pope Francis lasted some 90 minutes, longer than the pontiff's audiences with Biden's predecessors, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, journalists at the scene said on Friday.
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Iranian, Russian Deputy Foreign Ministers held fruitful meeting, discussed
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Moscow [Russia], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri assessed his recent negotiations with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in Moscow as fruitful, noting that the lifting of the potential sanctions was discussed and an agreement was reached to
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US, Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti alive
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US and Canadian citizens, members of the religious organization Christian Aid Ministries abducted earlier this month, are alive despite remaining in the captivity of their abductors, a police source confirmed to the Nouvelliste newspaper.
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Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron to discuss global, European agenda on Nov 3
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Berlin [Germany], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss international and European issues during a meeting in France on November 3, German Government Deputy Spokesperson Martina Fitz said on Friday.
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Putin to address G20 Summit twice: Kremlin
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Moscow [Russia], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the G20 summit twice this weekend, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pesko said on Friday.
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