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US claims drone damaged by flares from Russian jet over Syria amid escalating tensions
Jul 26, 2023 08:24A Russian jet fighter flew recently within a few meters of an occupying US spy drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the illegally flying American aircraft and damaging it, the US military has claimed amid multiple encounters between the rival military powers over Syrian air space in recent weeks.
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Russia's defense chief, Chinese officials in N Korea to mark Victory Day, expand ties
Jul 26, 2023 05:58Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has arrived in North Korea leading a military delegation, joining a high level Chinese delegation to attend the country's Victory Day events marking the end of the Korean War and hold talks on expanding defense ties.
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US addiction to sanctions will prove to spell its downfall: Report
Jul 26, 2023 05:47Washington’s widespread use of illegal sanctions as a political tool to punish independent and rival governments as well as politicians and traders have prompted a broad coalition of nations across the globe to “rewrite” the rules of international financial system aimed at ending the US-dominated order, a major Washington-based journal vows.
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Syria’s Assad blames US, allies for fomenting ‘global instability’ to harm Russia
Jul 26, 2023 04:46Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has blamed the US for fomenting global crises, saying Washington and its Western allies have generated “a state of global instability” in efforts to weaken rival Russia.
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Anti-war activists rally in Germany to protest against arming Ukraine with cluster munitions
Jul 25, 2023 11:47Hundreds of German protesters have taken to the streets in Nuremberg to call on the West to stop deliveries of weapons, including US-made cluster munitions, to Ukraine.
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Russia dismisses UN call to return to Black Sea grain deal
Jul 25, 2023 11:27Russia has rejected a UN call to return to a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain via the Black Sea.
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Russia says it foiled Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea patrol ship
Jul 25, 2023 10:42Russia says it has repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on a military patrol ship in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, in what comes after Russia’s withdrawal from a deal that had granted a safe passage for Ukraine grain export ships.
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Moscow slams Kiev for ‘deliberate attack’ on journalist
Jul 25, 2023 10:19Moscow has blamed Kiev forces for staging a "deliberate attack on journalists" in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region which killed a Russian reporter.
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Top US diplomat claims Ukraine recaptured 50% of territory from Russia amid reports of huge losses
Jul 24, 2023 06:13US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed Ukraine has recaptured 50 percent of the territory originally seized by Russia amid widespread reports of the massive losses of troops and equipment suffered by the Western-backed country.
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Russian telecoms regulator chief in Iran to discuss internet issues
Jul 24, 2023 03:08Head of Russian telecoms regulator agency Roskomnadzor is in Iran to discuss issues related to the internet, according to a statement by the Iranian Telecoms Ministry.