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US Defense Secy Austin to visit Lithuania on Saturday
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Lithuania on Saturday, where he will discuss security in the Baltic region with the country's leadership and military officials, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
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US intelligence community still looking into recent cyberattack on Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US intelligence community is continuing to gather details about a recent cyberattack on a number of Ukrainian state and bank websites, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.
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Beijing expresses concern over ban on Chinese apps in India, says it damag
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China] February 17 (ANI): Beijing has expressed concerns over the ban on more than 220 Chinese mobile applications in India, saying it affected the Chinese companies' interests, reported Sputnik.
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Lukashenko says he will be President 'forever' if West does not stop 'atta
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday that he will be a president "forever" if the West does not stop "attacking" Belarus.
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Two more Canadian soldiers under investigation for support of Trucker prot
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian military police have started investigating two more soldiers allegedly involved in supporting trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions, the National Post reported on Thursday, citing Canadian Defense spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier.
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Dominican President removes all COVID-19 restrictions
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced the suspension of all COVID-19 restrictions due to the current decrease in the number of daily cases, while putting responsibility for individual healthcare squarely on the country'
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UK PM, UN Secretary-General stress for implementing Minsk agreements: Offi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have discussed the situation around Ukraine, stressing the need to implement the Minsk agreements, Johnson's office said.
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Scholz, Biden say there is no significant withdrawal of Russian troops: Ge
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden said in a phone conversation on Wednesday that there is no significant withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian borders, a spokesperson for the German cabinet told reporters.
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US weekly crude stocks rise, gasoline drops in mixed post-COVID trend
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Stockpiles of US crude oil rose for the first time in three weeks while gasoline inventories fell for a second week in a row in a mixed trend for energy consumption in an economy recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed on W
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Japanese, UK leaders agree to continue diplomatic efforts on Ukraine: Toky
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his UK counterpart, Boris Johnson, have reaffirmed during a phone call on Wednesday their intention to continue diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions around Ukraine, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affa
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Belarus ready for dialogue with Ukraine on sensitive issues
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk is ready for a dialogue with Kiev on sensitive issues, including security, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said on Wednesday.
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Kremlin welcomes Biden's readiness for security talks with Russia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow considers US President Joe Biden's readiness for negotiations with Russia on security issues to be positive and hopes for the start of the negotiation process, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
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