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Putin grants Russian citizenship to Snowden, who exposed US surveillance
Sep 27, 2022 05:31Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed mass spying by the US National Security Agency and then sought refuge in Russia.
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North Korea: Naval exercise by US, South driving Korean Peninsula to brink of war
Sep 27, 2022 04:34North Korea has warned that joint naval drills by the United States and South Korea, which started on Monday, may trigger an all-out war on the Korean Peninsula.
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EU ‘shot itself in foot’ as anti-Russia sanctions ‘backfired’: Hungarian PM
Sep 27, 2022 02:44Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has censured the European Union’s sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, saying the bloc “shot itself in the foot” by the imposition of such restrictive measures and caused a surge in energy prices across the continent.
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Ukraine acknowledges receiving sophisticated American missile systems
Sep 26, 2022 08:59Ukraine acknowledges being in receipt of advanced American missile systems, despite Russia's warnings that "pumping" the ex-Soviet republic with arms would only exacerbate the conflict there.
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Six soldiers dead as military helicopter crashes in southwest Pakistan
Sep 26, 2022 08:27A Pakistani army helicopter crashed during an overnight mission in southwestern Balochistan Province, killing all six military personnel on board, the military’s public relations wing said on Monday.
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British pound hits all-time low as PM Truss is accused of gambling with economy
Sep 26, 2022 08:16The British pound has plunged to an all-time low against the dollar with investors looking for exits after the new Tory government’s fiscal plan threatened to stretch the crisis-battered country's finances to breaking point.
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Islamic Republic supporters confront MKO rioters outside Iran's embassy in UK
Sep 26, 2022 08:05Violent rioters who assembled in front of the Islamic Center of England in north-west London on Sunday faced stiff resistance from the supporters of the Islamic Republic of Iran who joined the police to foil the unruly demonstration.
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At least 13 killed, 20 wounded in school shooting in central Russia
Sep 26, 2022 06:29At least 13 people have been killed and many others wounded at a school in the city of Izhevsk in central Russia, local police said on Monday, with most victims school children.
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Thousands take to streets in north Germany demanding launch of Nord Stream 2
Sep 26, 2022 03:50Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the northeastern German seaside town of Lubmin on Sunday, urging officials to put into service the halted Nord Stream 2 pipeline project that was designed to transport fuel from Russia to Germany.
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Mace says there is ‘pressure on the Republicans' to impeach Biden if they win House
Sep 26, 2022 03:47If Democrats suffer major losses in November's midterm elections -- as widely expected -- and the GOP takes control of the House, Republicans will face pressure to impeach US President Joe Biden, according to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).