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Lauding ‘Khayyam’ satellite launch, Iran president vows acceleration of aerospace feats
Aug 10, 2022 09:15President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi hails earlier launch of Khayyam satellite on board a Russian rocket, pledging that the Islamic Republic would witness new achievements in the field of aerospace technology in the future.
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Russia requests Security Council meeting over attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
Aug 10, 2022 06:39Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council concerning what it called Ukraine’s continuous attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, as both sides blame each other for repeated shelling of the site.
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US confirms supplying Ukraine with previously-undisclosed missiles
Aug 10, 2022 03:35The US military has confirmed the delivery of American anti-radar missiles to Ukraine in a bid to facilitate the targeting of Russian radar system by Ukrainian warplanes.
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Biden signs ratification documents approving Finland and Sweden's NATO membership
Aug 10, 2022 02:32US President Joe Biden has signed documents backing the membership of Sweden and Finland in the NATO military alliance.
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Ukraine evacuates thousands from Donetsk ahead of winter
Aug 09, 2022 11:34Ukraine says it has evacuated at least 3,000 people from the eastern region of Donetsk in the last six days, as part of compulsory evacuations ahead of winter.
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Russia ‘temporarily’ suspends US arms inspections under New START treaty
Aug 09, 2022 08:11Russia has "temporarily" suspended on-site inspections of its strategic nuclear weapons by the US under a 2010 arms control treaty known as New START, citing travel curbs, sanctions and coronavirus infections.
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Iran's 'Khayyam' satellite blasts off from Moscow-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome
Aug 09, 2022 02:01Iranian “Khayyam” satellite has been launched into orbit from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan marking strategic aerospace cooperation between Tehran and Moscow.
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US to extend another $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine
Aug 09, 2022 01:59The United States plans to send an additional $5.5 billion in aid to Ukraine as Washington ramps up its support for Kiev in its war with Russia.
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Iran rejects reports Russia will control its satellite
Aug 08, 2022 00:26Iran has denied media reports suggesting that Russia will briefly maintain control of an Iranian satellite that will be sent into space next week from a Russian space station in Kazakhstan.
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Russian Muslims observe Tasu'a Mourning rituals
Aug 07, 2022 09:03Russian Muslims, alongside the other followers of Imam Hussein (PBUH) across the world, hold mourning rituals of Muharram on the night before Tasu'a. Today (Sunday, 7th of August 2022) coincides with the ninth day of the Lunar month Muharram, which is called Tasu'a.