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NATO chief urges Turkey to finalise process of ratifying Finland, Sweden’s entry
Istanbul: Sweden and Finland have fulfilled their obligations to Turkey and should be allowed entry into the NATO, Secretary-General of the military alliance Jens Stoltenberg said here. “It’s time to welcome Finland…
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Finland, Sweden pledge to join NATO together
Helsinki: Ways to further enhance cooperation between Finland and Sweden, especially on their path to membership of the NATO, topped the agenda of talks held in Helsinki by Sweden’s newly-elected Prime Minister…
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CPI calls for global efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war
Vijayawada: The Communist Party of India on Monday called upon all countries to make sincere efforts to bring an end to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and warned that it…
- World
Russia warns Ukrainian membership of NATO will start World War 3
Moscow: Russia has threatened World War Three if its foe Ukraine is granted membership into NATO, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying on Thursday, the media reported. ‘Kyiv is…
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Putin in a bunker outside Moscow mulling over nuclear decisions: Report
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘preparing to make key decisions about launching a tactical nuclear strike from a bunker’ a long way outside Moscow, the media reported. Putin — who will…
- Middle East
‘Destruction, massacre’ outcomes of US, NATO presence in region: Iranian Prez
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said “destruction, occupation and massacre” have been the consequences of the presence of the US and the NATO in the (West Asia) region, the Iranian presidency’s website…
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Putin sets partial mobilisation in Russia, threatens enemies
Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilisation in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield. Putin also warned…
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Russian officials summoned by police after calling for Putin’s impeachment
St. Petersburg: Several elected officials in Russia have been summoned by the police after they called for the impeachment of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a media report said. In a rare display…
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Putin attends joint military drills with China, others
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions…
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Erdogan warns Greece over ‘harassment’ of Turkish jets
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning against Greece over what Ankara calls recent “harassment” of Turkish fighter jets in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean. “Hey Greek, look at…
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NATO, Washington signal intention to increase Arctic presencerc
Washington: In view of Russia’s increasing military activity in its own Arctic regions, both NATO and the US government have signalled their intention to become more active in the globe’s far north.…
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Czech Parliament approves NATO’s northern expansion
Prague: Both chambers of the Czech Parliament have given their approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, the most significant expansion of the Western defence alliance in years. The Chamber of…
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Deep cover Russian spy posing as jewellery designer ‘partied’ with NATO staff
Naples A team of investigators claim to have unmasked a deep-cover spy from Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, who spent a decade posing as a Latin American jewellery designer and partied…
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Finland to host trilateral talks with Sweden, Turkey this month
Helsinki: Representatives of Finland, Sweden and Turkey plan to meet this month to discuss the enlargement of NATO to the north, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters here. The discussions in…
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Turkey urges Sweden, Finland to fulfill their commitments to join NATO
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged Finland and Sweden to take “concrete steps” about their commitments that should be fulfilled before their accession to the NATO. “They have not yet fulfilled…