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Syria, Russia, Turkey defence chiefs hold meeting in Moscow

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Defence ministers of Syria, Russia and Turkey have held talks in Moscow in a clear sign of normalisation between Ankara and Damascus in the decade-long Syrian war.
Middle East

US military families sue French firm over Daesh payments: Report

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Families of the US soldiers who were killed by the Daesh terror group in the Middle East, have sued French cement giant Lafarge, which had earlier pleaded guilty for supporting terrorists in Syria, reported local media, citing lawsuit documents.
Middle East

Israel kept hundreds of  Palestinian children under house arrest this year: Report

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Israel has so far this year placed more than 600 Palestinian children under house arrest, a Palestinian prisoners' commission reports.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 308

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Int'l Relations

Azeri Foreign Minister says relations with Iran good

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Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Reoublic Jeyhoun Bayramov has rejected claims that his country and Iran have extremely tense relations.
Asia

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to avoid escalation on border

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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to prevent aggravation of the situation on the border between the two countries, the Kyrgyz Border Guard Service has confirmed.
Europe

Lavrov says Pentagon threats imply assassination of Putin

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Statements made by ‘anonymous officials’ from the Pentagon about a ‘decapitating strike’ on the Kremlin speak about a threat of an attempted assassination of the Russian president, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with TASS.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 307

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Asia

Intl. aid NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on female staff

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Four major international aid groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the Taliban to ban women from working at NGOs.
Middle East

Israel grounds F-35 fighters after US crash

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The Israeli army says it has decided to ground 11 of its F-35A fighter jets, following an incident in Texas last week that saw a US Air Force F-35B Lightning II crash during an attempted landing.
Europe

Russia says 3 killed in Ukrainian drone attack on airfield

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Three Russian servicemen were killed in a Ukraine drone attack on the Engels Airfield in Russia’s Saratov Region early on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 306

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Asia

Condemnations pour in following Taliban ban on female staff in NGOs

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Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration has ordered all local and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter.
Middle East

Israelis protest against Netanyahu-led administration

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A large number of people have staged a mass demonstration in the northern port city of Haifa in the Israeli-occupied territories against the regime's incoming right-wing administration led by Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia plans to use Christmas as cover to carry out mass execution: Report

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The UK Government has been informed that Riyadh is preparing a Christmas execution spree while the western countries are preoccupied with festivities in a cynical effort to avoid diplomatic "blowback".
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 305

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Europe

Ukraine says Iran has not delivered ballistic missiles to Russia

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A senior Ukrainian official confirmed that Iran has so far not sent ballistic missiles to Russia contradicting earlier western reports in this regard. Both Tehran and Moscow have repeatedly denied claims that Iran has provided Russia with weapons for use in the Ukraine war.
Middle East

Only 1% of Israeli army troops face trial for misconduct against Palestinians: Report

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A rights group has revealed that Israel is involved in whitewashing its crimes against Palestinians as only less than one percent of its army forces, who are accused of harming Palestinian civilians, are charged and put on trial.
Europe

Around two dozen dead in fire at Russian nursing home

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At least 22 people have died in the Siberian city of Kemerovo after a private residence housing the elderly, caught fire early Saturday. The building reportedly belonged to a pastor of a local Protestant church.
Middle East

Flash floods hit Saudi Arabia’s Mecca

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Streets in the holy city of Mecca have been engulfed by rushing waters following torrential rains across several governorates of Saudi Arabia.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 304

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Israli army “mistakenly” calls up thousands of reservists

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Tens of thousands of Israeli army reservists received obscure phone calls and messages via an automated emergency call-up system in what the Israel Defense Forces called a technical “malfunction” during a planned maintenance.
Europe

Russia says naval drills with China a response to US “aggressive capacity build-up”

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The joint naval exercises, air patrols and other drills of Moscow and Beijing are a response to the aggressive build-up of US military potential in the region, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has said.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 303

IFP Media Wire -
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Middle East

Palestinian youth killed in Israeli raid in WB

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Israeli forces have killed a 23-year-old Palestinian soccer player, while accompanying Israeli settlers on a tour of a holy site in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
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