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Venezuela receives third oil tanker built by Iran: President Maduro
Sep 16, 2022 07:44Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the country has received an “advanced” oil tanker from Iran as part of a bilateral contract amid increasing cooperation between Tehran and Caracas in various fields.
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US announces new $600m Ukraine arms package, EU reaffirms support for Kiev
Sep 16, 2022 07:21The Biden administration has approved a new $600 million weapons package for Ukraine despite warnings that its military support to Kiev only fuels the flames of war in the former Soviet republic.
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict escalates amid fresh skirmishes
Sep 16, 2022 06:02Fresh clashes have erupted on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border, with Kyrgyz border guards accusing Tajik forces of opening fire on several of its outposts in the wee hours of Friday morning amid simmering tensions between the neighbors.
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Mexico arrests ex-army general linked to 2014 disappearance of 43 students
Sep 16, 2022 06:00Authorities in Mexico have arrested a retired general and three other military officials for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, a senior government official said on Thursday.
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Xi, Putin vow to 'inject stability into a turbulent world' as 'great powers'
Sep 16, 2022 05:10China is willing to cooperate with Russia, President Xi Jinping has said, hailing strategic ties with Moscow in defiance of the Western hegemony.
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US will cross ‘red line’ if it gives Ukraine longer-range missiles: Russia
Sep 16, 2022 00:26Russia has warned if the United States supplies Ukraine with longer-range missiles, Washington will cross a “red line” and become “a party to the conflict,” more than six months into Moscow’s military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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Armenia announces ceasefire with Azerbaijan after new clashes
Sep 15, 2022 08:35Armenia and Azerbaijan have negotiated a ceasefire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, a senior Armenian official said.
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China objects as US Senate advances bill to boost support for Taiwan
Sep 15, 2022 08:25China has complained as a panel of the United States Senate advances a bill to significantly expand military support for Chinese Taipei.
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Pakistan floods' death toll nears 1,500
Sep 15, 2022 07:41Pakistan's unprecedented floods, which have submerged huge swathes of the South Asian nation, have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities looked to step up relief efforts for millions affected by the disaster.
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US: Alabama may use untested execution method of nitrogen hypoxia next week
Sep 15, 2022 07:39The US state of Alabama may use an untried execution method, known as nitrogen hypoxia, later this month to carry out the death sentence of an inmate.