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US approves sale of $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], April 6 (ANI): The Trump administration on Thursday approved a contract to sell about $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia as young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman concludes a marathon tour of the United States (US).
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China, N Korea hold talks
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 28 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing during the trip, which reportedly took place from March 25 to 28.
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Venezuela slams Donald Trump for banning its cryptocurrency
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States] March 21 (ANI): Diosdado Cabellohe, vice president of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela slammed United States President Donald Trump for signing a decree prohibiting Americans from using Venezuela's newly introduced cryptocurrency, Petro.
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Ex-spy poisoning: UN Chief says use of nerve agent 'unacceptable'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New York [United States] March 15 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the use of a nerve agent in an attack in Britain on a former Russian spy and branded it as "unacceptable."
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China opposes US tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 9 (ANI): China on Friday expressed 'opposition' to the tariffs imposed by the United States on the imports of steel and aluminum, saying the move will undermine normal international trade order, reported the Xinhua.
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Democrats release counter-memo over Russia probe
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Feb.25 (ANI): The US House Intelligence Committee has released a classified Democratic memo in redacted form that counters Republicans' claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) abused government surveillance powers in its Russia probe.
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Bomb explosions hit Myanmar's Rakhine state
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Feb 24 (ANI): A series of four bomb explosions occurred on Saturday in Sittwe, capital of Myanmar's western Rakhine state.
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22 killed in Nigeria suicide blasts
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], Feb 17 (ANI): The death toll in Friday's suicide bomb attack in Nigeria's busy market has reached 22.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's residential compound attacked
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Feb 1 (ANI): A petrol bomb on Thursday morning was thrown into Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi's residential compound in Yangon.
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Over 600 protesters arrested in Tunisia
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia]: At least 600 protesters were arrested in different parts of Tunisia during clashes between protesters and law enforcement officers, that broke out since late Monday.
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Chinese air force's combat training begins
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan 11 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force started its combat training on Thursday.
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UN Security Council welcomes talks between Koreas
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 11 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) welcomed the high-level talks between arch-rivals North Korea and South Korea on Wednesday, saying that it would reduce differences between the two countries and would lead to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsul
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