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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.
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Russia: West does not want Palestinians to establish independent state
Dec 13, 2023 13:50Russia says Israel and its Western allies do not want Palestinians to establish an independent state in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip, which has been under intense bombardment by the Tel Aviv regime for more than two months.
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19th International Muslim Forum held in Russia with focus on Gaza onslaught
Dec 13, 2023 05:49The 19th edition of the International Forum of Russia and the Islamic World was held in Moscow on Tuesday. It was overshadowed by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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Russia: Moscow working on ‘major new agreement’ with Tehran
Dec 12, 2023 14:22Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Moscow and Tehran plan to speed up work on a “major new interstate agreement” as the two long-time allies forge closer bilateral relations.
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Iran: EU sanctions others, looks the other way on Gaza genocide, ethnic cleansing
Dec 12, 2023 09:39Iran has denounced the EU’s recent sanctions on its defense industry over “baseless” allegations of drone delivery to Russia, slamming the block for turning a blind eye on Israel’s "genocide" unfolding in the Gaza Strip.