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Finland’s ruling party backs NATO application
Helsinki: Finland’s ruling Social Democratic Party has endorsed the plan for making the country a member of the NATO military alliance. The endorsement was made on Saturday by the Party Council, the…
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Russia has enough buyers for its energy resources: Lavrov
“We have enough buyers of our energy resources and we will work with them. Let the West pay a lot more than it paid Russia and let it explain to its population…
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Russia won’t participate in special session of UNHRC on Ukraine
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Russia has chosen not to participate in an upcoming special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Ukraine, calling the event…
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Russia will destroy NATO countries in half an hour in case of nuclear war: Roscosmos chief
Moscow: The chief of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that Russia would destroy NATO countries in the event of a nuclear war in half an hour, so he urged them…
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Ukraine: Dozens feared dead in Russian strike on school in Luhansk
Zaporizhzhia: The governor of Luhansk region, one of two that make up the Donbas, said a Russian strike destroyed a school in the village of Bilogorivka where 90 people were seeking safety…
- Middle East
Putin, Bennett discuss Ukraine over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to discuss the Ukrainian situation. The leaders on Thursday paid special attention to humanitarian issues, including the evacuation…
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Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation from Azovstal
Moscow: The Russian military has announced that it will open a humanitarian corridor from Thursday to Saturday for the evacuation of civilians from the blocked Azovstal plant in Ukraine’s Mariupol. The corridor…
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Blasts rock Moldova as fears rise that Putin could be eyeing next target for invasion
London: Russia stoked fears that Moldova may be next in President Vladimir Putin’s firing line after blasts rocked part of the tiny nation, Daily Mail reported. When asked about the risks of…
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How Russian ally Ramzan Kadyrov was able to capture Mariupol
When Russia launched an attack on Ukraine in February this year, a prominent ally of the country, Ramzan Kadyrov, declared its support and announced his forces were deployed to the battlefield. Who…
- Middle East
Iraq exports 101 mn barrels of crude oil in April
Baghdad: Iraq exported about 101 million barrels of crude oil in April, bringing in revenues of $10.55 billion, the Oil Ministry said. The average selling price for crude oil in April was…
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20 civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant
Kiev: At least 20 civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the last stronghold of the Ukrainian troops in the besieged southern city, according to media reports. Taking to…
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Russian tank design flaw makes them ‘mobile coffins’
London: A fatal design flaw in Russian tanks dating back to the Gulf War has made them ‘sitting ducks’ for Ukrainian attacks, experts have revealed, Daily Mail reported. Unlike in Western tanks,…
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Russia will be unable to fight another war for years: Experts
London: Russia will be unable to fight another war for years because of catastrophic kit losses in Ukraine, defence experts said, Daily Mail reported. “It will take years for Russia to rebuild…
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Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking WWIII
Kyiv: Russia’s top diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict should not be underestimated as his country unleashed attacks against rail and fuel…
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Poverty in Sri Lanka to spike this year, warns World Bank
Colombo: More Sri Lankans will slip into poverty this year, the World Bank has warned, as it urged the debt-ridden island nation to undertake urgent policy measures to address the high levels…
