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Putin warns of retaliation if US deployed missiles in Europe
Feb 20, 2019 15:17Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States against deploying intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe, saying his country will target the US itself and not just the countries where those missiles are stationed.
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Russia, Europe, Asia interested in Iran cryptomining
Jan 30, 2019 10:06A blockchain and cryptocurrency research lab has been set up in Iran, says the head of the company contracted by the Central Bank of Iran to design and develop a national digital currency.
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Annual migrant deaths in Mediterranean fall by over a quarter: UNHCR
Jan 04, 2019 02:48The UN refugee agency says the number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous year, to 2,262.
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Germany ‘strongly opposes deployment of US nukes in Europe’
Dec 27, 2018 10:47Germany is strongly opposed to the stationing of American medium-range missiles with nuclear warheads in Europe if the United States scraps a key Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia, the German top diplomat says.
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Russia warns West, Europe over Azov Sea issue
Nov 24, 2018 09:48Russia has warned the West against escalating tensions in the Sea of Azov that borders Russia and Ukraine through imposing new sanctions on Moscow.
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We have never posed any threat to Europe: China
Nov 14, 2018 12:28China says it has never threatened Europe; the statement comes against the backdrop of a suggestion by French President Emmanuel Macron for building a military force to defend Europe against the United States, China and Russia.
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Europe stances ‘very good,’ but progress slow: Araqchi
Nov 09, 2018 09:37Deputy foreign minister of Iran has commended the political stances of the European Union in supporting the country in face of US sanctions, but criticized the rate of the bloc's progress towards the enactment of mechanisms to keep a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic alive.
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US-backed militants in Syria say holding 900 Daesh terrorists
Oct 12, 2018 02:54A US-backed Kurdish militant group says it is holding around 900 foreign members of the Daesh terrorist group in Syria.
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Ryanair strikes disrupts 40,000 passengers in Europe
Sep 28, 2018 10:45A staff walkout at low-cost carrier Ryanair grounded planes in six European countries on Friday, disrupting the plans of more than 40,000 passengers.
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Iran summons European envoys over terrorist attacks in Ahvaz
Sep 23, 2018 03:04Authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran have summoned ambassadors of the Netherlands and Denmark as well as chargé d'affaires of the British embassy in Tehran after terrorists with alleged links to the European countries carried out attacks during a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Saturday.