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Erdogan plans to hold negotiations with Putin: Turkish Foreign Minister
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
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UK to deploy advanced air defense system, 100 troops in Poland: Defence Mi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday that the UK will send its most advanced air defence system and 100 troops to Poland to bolsters NATO's eastern flank amid Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine.
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UAE ready to assist in finding peaceful solution to conflict in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The UAE is ready to provide assistance to find a peaceful solutions to the conflict in Ukraine, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on Thursday.
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Russia hopes Kyiv will realize inevitability of demilitarization: Foreign
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Moscow [Russia], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia hopes that Kyiv will realize the inevitability of a peaceful solution to the problem of demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the sooner the Ukrainian authorities understand this, the sooner Russia's special military operation will be
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Lithuanian parliament unanimously adopts resolution urging UN to close sky
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow, March 17 (ANI/Sputnik) - The Lithuanian parliament unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the UN to declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine at a meeting on Thursday, according to the vote's results.
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Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister says 9 humanitarian corridors approved for
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Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced that nine humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of citizens had been approved for Thursday.
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Number of people injured by earthquake in Japan rises to 126, two persons
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Tokyo [Japan], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who were injured by a powerful earthquake in Japan, has increased to 92 while the death toll stands at two people, the NHK broadcaster reported on Thursday.
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US Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike since COVID-19 outbre
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since the 2020 outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and said there could be another six hikes this year if inflation remains high.
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UK to provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Sta
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London [UK], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with high-velocity anti-aircraft missile systems Starstreak along with other military aid, the UK Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, following an extraordinary meeting of NATO defence chiefs.
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Russia's Patriarch Kirill discusses situation in Ukraine with Pope Francis
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Moscow [Russia], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia discussed with Pope Francis the situation in Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, the Russian Orthodox Church said on Wednesday.
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UK pays Iran USD 530 mln debt for unfulfilled tanks order
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London [UK], March 16 (ANI): Following the release of two British nationals held in Iranian prisons for several years, UK foreign minister Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed that the UK had paid Iran a USD 530 million debt for an order of tanks that was canceled after the 1979 Islamic revoluti
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IMF executive board suspends ceremonial role of dean held by Russian repre
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Washington [US], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board is temporarily suspending the ceremonial role of dean held by Russian representative Aleksei Mozhin amid Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine, the Financial Times said on Wednesday in a r
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