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China has no military bases in Central Asia - Foreign Ministry
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): China reiterated on Friday that it has no military bases in Central Asia amid reports that the Asian giant plans to build a special base in the eastern part of Tajikistan for its interior ministry, according to the statement by the spokesman for Chi
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Russia records 39,849 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 39,849 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from the record 40,096 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 8,432,546, the federal response center said on Friday.
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Turkey shells two localities in Northern Syria
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Turkish army fired missiles and rockets on the villages of Ain Digna and Bailunia in the north of the Aleppo Province in Syria, according to media reports.
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Sudan to have new Prime Minister, sovereign council within week: Al-Burhan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): A new prime minister and the Sovereign Council will appear in Sudan within a couple of days, "within a week at the latest," the commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, told Sputnik.
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Biden arrives in Rome for G20 Summit: White House
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The plane of US President Joe Biden on Friday night landed in Rome, where the American leader will participate in the in-person summit of the Group of Twenty (G20), the White House press pool reported.
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1 killed, 2 injured in protests against military takeover in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): One person was killed and two injured in the military crackdown on protests in Khartoum North on October 28, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reported on Thursday.
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Biden to meet with German, French, UK leaders in Europe to discuss Iran
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom during his trip to Europe to talk about Iran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Th
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UK envoy to UN says feeling 'optimistic' ahead of Glasgow climate summit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Ambassador to the United Nations Barbara Woodward said ON Thursday that she felt optimistic about the possible outcomes of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), organized by her country in Glasgow, Scotland, as the international community
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WHO says global COVID-19 cases, deaths on rise for first time in two month
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): New COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide are rising again for the first time in two months on account of renewed spread in Europe, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.
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Blinken, French counterpart discuss cooperation in Indo-Pacific, Sahel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian have discussed deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and joint effort to counter terrorism in the Sahel ahead of the Biden-Macron summit, State Department spokes
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Iranian deputy foreign minister to discuss in Moscow lifting sanctions aga
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri will discuss with Russian diplomats during his visit to Moscow the issue of lifting sanctions against Tehran.
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UN Yet to resume flights into Ethiopia's Mekelle amid safety concerns
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mekelle [Ethiopia], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has still not resumed humanitarian flights into Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, after a security incident last week forced the organization to suspend air service, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said on Thursday.
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