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FBI Chief says terrorist groups probing US to plan large-scale attacks aft
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Terrorist groups are searching for US weaknesses in efforts to pull off a mass casualty attack reminiscent of September 11, 2001, especially with the American exit from Afghanistan, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress on Tuesday.
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Lavrov to take part in UNSC Permanent Members' Foreign Ministers' meet
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The meeting of the foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General will be held in New York on September 22, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in it, Russian Foreign Minis
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Russian Embassy in UK slams Scotland Yard's approach to fact-finding in Sk
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Embassy in the UK, during a meeting at the UK Foreign Office, expressed its categorical rejection of the methods used by the UK police in establishing the facts in the case of Yulia and Sergei Skripal, the Russian diplomatic mission said i
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Some members of Russian delegation yet to receive US visas for UNGA sessio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Not all members of the Russian delegation have received US visas to participate in the UN General Assembly session, Moscow expects Washington to fulfill its obligations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
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NATO fighters escorted Russian bombers over Baltic Sea: Russian Defence Mi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 flew over the Baltic Sea, at some point they were escorted by NATO fighters, the Russian Defence Ministry told reporters on Tuesday.
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Taliban, Russian envoy discuss situation in Afghanistan, relations between
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Representatives of the Taliban movement and the Russian president's special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, discussed at meetings in Kabul the current situation in Afghanistan, the country's future and interaction between countries, the
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Sudanese Prime Minister believes coup attempt reveals need for army reform
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], September 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok expressed the belief on Tuesday that the attempted military coup indicated the need for army and security agencies reform.
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Five people lilled as Almaty resident opens fire at Bailiffs, Police Offic
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): A resident of Kazakhstan's Almaty opened fire at court bailiffs and police officers, leaving five people killed, and was promptly detained, the city police said on Monday.
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British, French Defence Ministers' meeting cancelled amid AUKUS crisis: Re
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): A meeting between UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his French counterpart Florence Parly was cancelled because of the diplomatic row over the AUKUS deal between Australia, the US and the UK that stole away the $66 billion contract Paris had signed
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'Unthinkable' to go ahead with EU-Australia trade talks due to AUKUS: Fren
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The trade negotiations between the European Union and Australia are at risk of collapsing over lack of trust after Canberra ditched a multibillion defence contract with France, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune told Politic
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Volcanic eruption on Spanish island of La Palma forces evacuation of 5,000
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Around 5,000 people have been evacuated from areas close to the erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, the country's Civil Guard said.
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Two pilots injured in plane crash in Texas, no casualties on ground - Fire
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Two pilots ejected from the plane that crashed in the Texas city of Lake Worth are the only causalities as there are no injured people on the ground, Lake Worth Fire Chief Ryan Arthur said on Sunday.
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