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Armenia urges France to prevent Turkey's involvement in Nagorno-Karabakh e
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has held phone talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday (local time) to discuss the ongoing escalation of tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, emphasising the importance of keeping Turkey out of the
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Russia's COVID-19 death toll reaches 5,180
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The death toll from the coronavirus in the Russian capital city of Moscow has reached 5,180 after 16 new fatalities were recorded over the past 24 hours, country's COVID-19 response center said in an update on Sunday (local time).
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Azeri-Armenian clashes: Nagorno-Karabakh Army seizes 11 Azerbaijani armour
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The armed forces of self-declared Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have seized an Azerbaijani BMP-3 tank and 10 other armoured vehicles with military hardware, Armenian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Sunday.
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Macron rejects expediency of sanctioning Lebanese officials, confirms new
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday spoke against imposing sanctions on Lebanese political forces who he said "cynically" failed the international expectations, adding that Paris would cooperate with the United Nations and other internationa
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Azerbaijan's President approves martial law, curfew in parts of country
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 27 (ANI): Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday approved the introduction of martial law in several regions of the country with a curfew set to go into effect on September 28, presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said, as reported by Sputnik.
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Azerbaijani prosecutor's office says 14 civilians injured in Nagorno-Karab
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Baku [Azerbaijan], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 14 civilians have been injured during clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan said on Sunday.
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Police in Minsk detain several people ahead of scheduled protest
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Police in the Belarusian capital of Minsk have conducted the first arrests over administrative offenses ahead of yet another unauthorized anti-government rally, Natallya Hanusevich, a spokesperson for the police department of the Minsk City Execut
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UK Labour Party leads over Conservatives for first time Since Johnson's Pr
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London [UK], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Labour Party has a lead in the polls over the ruling Conservative Party for the first time since Boris Johnson became prime minister in July 2019, an Opinium poll indicated on Sunday.
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Energy Ministers of G20 countries to start two-day meeting on Sunday
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The energy ministers of the G20 states will gather virtually on Sunday for a two-day meeting, which will be devoted to the energy market stability amid low oil and gas prices and lacklustre demand.
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Joe Biden promises police reform through federal commission
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised, if elected, to create a federal commission to work on a policy covering excessive use of force by law enforcement officers.
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Five terrorists killed in explosion while planning attack in Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Syria], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five terrorists preparing an attack in Iraq died while trying to mount an explosive device on a vehicle, Iraqi security forces said in a statement obtained by Sputnik.
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Foreign sanctions, interference to have opposite effect on Belarus: Vladim
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Sanctions and foreign interference in the internal affairs of Belarus will have the opposite effect, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said at the UN General Assembly, warning against attempts to bring chaos to Belarus.
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