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President Putin vows to boost Russia's nuclear forces
Feb 23, 2023 04:54President Vladimir Putin says Russia will continue to pay increased attention to boosting its nuclear forces, after he declared his decision to suspend the country's participation in an arms control treaty with the United States.
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UN mission calls on Taliban to reopen schools, universities for girls
Feb 23, 2023 04:51The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has voiced concern over the fate of female Afghan students, deprived of education by the Taliban.
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Putin, China’s top diplomat vow to bolster cooperation for ‘multipolar’ world
Feb 23, 2023 04:46In his meeting with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said relations between the two countries are “reaching new milestones" amid tensions with the US.
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China, Japan hold formal security dialogue after 4 years to diffuse tension
Feb 23, 2023 04:44China and Japan on Wednesday kicked off their first formal security dialogue in four years in Tokyo in a move aimed at diffusing tension.
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Massive snowstorm grounds 1,500 flights, knocks out power in US
Feb 23, 2023 04:42Powerful winter storms lashed the United States on Wednesday, with heavy snow snarling travel across wide areas, even as unusual warmth was expected in others.
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Biden meets NATO allies, labels Putin’s suspension of arms pact ‘big mistake’
Feb 23, 2023 03:56US President Joe Biden met leaders of NATO’s eastern flank in Warsaw on Wednesday in an exhibition of support for the military alliance's war in Ukraine, labeling Moscow's suspension of a key nuclear arms control treaty as a "big mistake".
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Fake doctor who falsely claimed ‘torture’ in Iran found guilty of fraud in UK
Feb 22, 2023 14:25A fake Iran-born doctor who falsely claimed "tortured" by Iranian authorities has been convicted in the UK of a “deliberate and wicked deception” for forging a medical degree certificate and practicing as a psychiatrist without prerequisite qualifications.
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Russia’s State Duma endorses Putin’s move to suspend nuclear pact with US
Feb 22, 2023 13:46Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of the country's parliament, on Wednesday unanimously passed a law endorsing President Vladimir Putin's move to suspend Moscow's participation in a key nuclear pact with the US.
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US embassy in London put under lockdown after security threat
Feb 22, 2023 11:58Authorities have put the US embassy in London into a state of lockdown with those inside told to duck and move away from windows of the building.
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West unwilling to cooperate on Nord Stream probe: Russian diplomat
Feb 22, 2023 06:40Russia's ambassador to the United Nations has once again accused the United States of being behind the explosions on Nord stream gas pipelines in September last year, saying the national investigations of Germany, Denmark, and Sweden into the sabotage are aimed at protecting Washington.