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‘External forces’ seeking to turn Gaza war into regional conflict: Russia
Dec 21, 2023 04:44Russia says some “external forces” are trying to exploit the Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip to ignite hostilities in West Asia.
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Regional security threats rooted in foreign interference: Iran’s Parliament speaker
Dec 20, 2023 02:59The speaker of the Iranian Parliament denounced the extra-regional powers for posing security threats to regional nations.
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Russian official says apartment complex on fire after Ukraine’s shelling in Donetsk
Dec 19, 2023 13:27An official in Russian-controlled Donetsk says Ukraine fired shells that hit an apartment complex in Donetsk city on Tuesday.
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Russia says not party to US-led task force in Red Sea
Dec 19, 2023 13:25Russia says it’s not taking part in a new US-led operation aimed at focusing on the “security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.”
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US needs to lift sanctions on Iran’s oil for JCPOA to resume: UN chief
Dec 19, 2023 10:16UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the United States to lift or waive its sanctions against Iran’s oil sector to resume the US-abandoned Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Belarus says West ‘back-stabbed’ Ukraine
Dec 15, 2023 11:54President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has warned the former Soviet republics about the West’s treachery, saying the US-led Western camp has “back-stabbed” Ukraine.
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Blizzards sweep across Russia, bringing massive snow falls
Dec 15, 2023 11:11Blizzards swept across swathes of Russia on Friday (December 15), carpeting Moscow in one of the biggest snow falls in decades and sowing chaos on major roads, where truck drivers battled with more than 20 centimeters of snow and strong winds.
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US Congress okays staggering $886bn military spending bill amid wars
Dec 15, 2023 05:18The US House and Senate have approved a massive $886-billion military budget for 2024, sending the document to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign it into law.
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EU agrees to open membership talks with Ukraine, Moldova
Dec 15, 2023 04:14In a show of support to Kiev amid the Ukraine war, the European Union leaders have agreed to open formal membership negotiations with the country.
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President Putin says Ukraine war ‘nothing like’ Gaza catastrophe
Dec 14, 2023 11:44President Vladimir Putin of Russia says the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has nothing whatsoever in common with the war in Ukraine.