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US withdrawal from INF to have multilateral repercussions: China
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Oct 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday warned that the United States decision to unilaterally pull out from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) would have multiple negative effects.
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Over 150 terror suspects detained in Russia, Central Asia over past year:
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], Oct 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 150 terrorism suspects have been detained and extradited by the special services of Russia and Central Asian countries over the past year, Vice Chairperson of the Kyrgyz State Committee on National Security Asylbek Kozhobekov said on Thursday.
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Blast in Crimea college a terrorist attack, says Russian investigative com
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 17 (ANI/Sputnik): A deadly blast rocked the polytechic college in Kerch, Crimea, on Wednesday leaving at least 18 people dead and 50 more injured, according to the Crimean health ministry. The Russian National Anti-terrorism Committee (NAC) said that an unidentified expl
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US Airstrike Slays 60 Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia: AFRICOM
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mudug [Somalia], Oct 17 (ANI/Sputnik): United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that an American airstrike coordinated with the Somalian federal government killed "approximately 60 terrorists" from Al-Shabaab, the most destructive air raid against the militant Salafi group since Nove
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Hate crimes in England, Wales grew 17% in 2017-18: Statistical Bulletin
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 16 (Sputnik/ANI): The police officers in England and Wales registered over 94,000 hate crime offenses in 2017-2018, which showed an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year, according to a statistical bulletin released by the UK Home Office on Tuesday.
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French, German Foreign Ministers discuss Khashoggi case with US State Secr
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 16 (ANI/Sputnik): French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart Heiko Mass on Tuesday discussed the recent disappearance of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
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Russia suspends assemblage of next Soyuz-FG launch vehicle
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 13 (ANI/Sputnik): All works with the Soyuz-FG booster that has been prepared for the launch of the Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft have been suspended because it may have the same defects as the Soyuz-FG that failed on Thursday and it may help the investigation into the
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Trump to discuss journalist Khashoggi's disappearance with Saudi King
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 13 (ANI/Sputnik): United States President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he will call Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud concerning the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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PM Modi to visit Japan for talks
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day visit to Japan in late October and will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
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Council of EU tightens rules on Money Laundering
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The Council of the European Union adopted a new directive aimed at counteracting money laundering on Thursday, the council said in a press release.
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Soyuz crew safely lands after Rocket launch failure, Commission opens prob
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 11 (Sputnik/ANI): A carrier failure occurred during the launch of the Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft from the Baikonur space center to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, which made the capsule with the crew return to Earth in a ballistic descen
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OPEC cuts 2018 world oil demand growth forecast over Turkey, Brazil, Argen
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Oct 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) downgraded its global oil demand estimate due to changes in economy forecasts for Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, a report by the OPEC showed Thursday. The OPEC, however, has forecasted non-OPEC oil su
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