Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to defuse Nagorno-Karabakh conflictArmenia and Azerbaijan failed to reach agreement on a fresh ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during talks in Geneva on Friday, but did agree to measures to defuse tensions, including vowing not to target civilians, mediators said.
Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and his Az....
Press, social media blocking serious charges against Biden: TrumpWashington: US President Donald Trump has accused both the mainstream and social media companies of blocking serious charges of corruption against his rival and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying the situation was causing America to experience suppression of the press. Trump said t....
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US foreign policy: How will Biden or Trump deal with friends and foes?It's perhaps over Russia the two men differ most strongly. Trump has seemed reluctant to criticise President Putin at times, even when US intelligence concluded the Kremlin had interfered in the 2016 election. Whereas Biden has signalled he would take a much firmer line with Moscow....
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What a Trump win will mean for PutinThis time four years ago, officials in Moscow were preparing -- along with the rest of the world -- for what appeared to be inevitable: a Hillary Clinton presidency. It was a grim prospect for Russian President Vladimir Putin at a time Russia was overwhelmed by a string of scandals.....
The Latest: Russian foreign minister Lavrov in quarantineMOSCOW -- Russia's foreign minister has self-isolated after contact with a person who has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Foreign Ministry says Sergey Lavrov was feeling well but will postpone his official trips and meetings.Read more on NewsOK.com....
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Reality bites for Putin's much-hyped Covid-19 vaccine, as concerns over efficacy and safety lingerIn August, Russian state media rolled out the red carpet for a bombshell announcement -- President Vladimir Putin, from his residence outside Moscow, unveiled what he said was the world's first registered coronavirus vaccine, meant to bring Russia closer to the end of a devastating pandemic.....
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Syria rebels retaliate after deadly Russia strike: monitorPro-Turkish Syrian rebels pounded Moscow-backed regime forces with rocket and artillery fire in northwest Syria Tuesday, a day after Russian aircraft killed dozens among their ranks, a monitor said.....
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2020 nominations announced for The Drum Awards for Digital IndustriesThe Drum Awards for Digital Industries (formerly DADIs) reward the best and most effective work in the digital industries. Advertisers have more data at their disposal, more channels available and more tools to utilise, so it takes a exceptional team, campaign or platform to stand out from the crowd....
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You're not supposed to understand the Hunter Biden smear. Chaos is the pointAcclaimed journalist and historian Anne Applebaum understands the universe of propaganda as well as anyone alive today. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, she has devoted the past three decades to studying Russia and Eastern and Central Europe, with an emphasis on disinfo....
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Trump Organization renewed the domain name for it Moscow development — this yearThe Trump Organization reregistered the domain name TrumpTowerMoscow.com this June, internet records show, suggesting that contrary to President Trump's claims, the company has not necessarily abandoned its pursuit of the lucrative real estate deal that figured prominently in multiple investigations....
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Treaty banning nuclear weapons to enter into forceUNITED STATES: An international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by a 50th country, the UN said, allowing the "historic" text to enter into force after 90 days.While nuclear powers have not signed up to the treaty, activists who have pushed for its enactment hold out hope that it wil....
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Belarus and Russia will respond to external threats, Lukashenko tells Pompeo: agenciesMOSCOW: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Saturday that Belarus and Russia were ready to respond jointly to external threats, Russian agencies quoted Belarus state media as saying.Lukashenko, who is holding on to power despite major pr....
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Putin stresses importance of Moscow's relations with AnkaraRussian President Vladimir Putin stressed the importance of relations with Turkey during discussion on Thursday evening in Moscow organised by think tank Valdai Club. After his address at the opening of the 17th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, via videoconferencing, Putin took questio....
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U.S., Russia move closer on nuclear arms control deal, but differences remainU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday pressed for immediate negotiations between Washington and Moscow to finalize a verifiable agreement as the two sides seem moving closer to extend a key nuclear arms control treaty.....
Honeymoon over? Saudi Arabia-US ties face reset with Biden winSaudi Arabia's crown prince enjoyed a near free pass under his personal relationship with US President Donald Trump, but the kingdom's brazen young leader will have to tread more carefully should Democrats take the White House and reset strategic ties.
Riyadh's human rights record, with the bruta....
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US officials: Iran sent emails intimidating American votersBOSTON (AP) — Iran is responsible for emails meant to intimidate American voters and sow unrest in multiple states, and Tehran and Moscow have also obtained voter registration with the goal of interfering in the election, U.S. officials said at a rare news conference Tuesday night just two weeks b....
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Germany charges two men with selling parts for Russian arms-makerBERLIN: Prosecutors have charged two Germans suspected of selling machinery to a Russian state-owned armaments group that manufactures missile systems for the Russian army.The Federal Prosecutor's Office (GBA) said on Tuesday it has filed charges against the men, identified as Alexander S. and Alexa....
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Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire under severe strain after new fightingYEREVAN/BAKU: A ceasefire in the mountain territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was under severe strain on Tuesday after new clashes between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces in their deadliest fighting since the 1990s. The ceasefire, agreed on Saturday, has had little impact on fighting that began on Sept. ....
French soccer league to pay tribute to slain teacherPARIS (AP) — Players, coaches and referees at French league matches this weekend will wear a black armband in tribute to the French history teacher who was killed near Paris last week in a suspected terror-related attack.
The French league said in a statement Monday that a minute of silence wil....
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UN hosts Libyan military leaders in hopes of end to conflictGENEVA (AP) — Military leaders from Libya's warring sides are meeting in Geneva in hopes of a U.N.-brokered breakthrough that could pave the way for a "complete and permanent cease-fire" in the conflict-ridden North African country.
The meeting opening Monday marks the fourth round of talks inv....
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French police operations underway after beheading of teacherPARIS (AP) — France's interior minister said Monday that police operations are underway into dozens of people who allegedly issued messages of support for the attacker after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris.
Gerald Darmanin said on French radio Europe 1 that at least 80 cases of ha....
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Opec+ oil ministers to discuss oil cuts amid looming Covid-19 second waveMOSCOW: The energy ministers of the OPEC+ countries will convene on Monday to discuss compliance with the oil cuts agreement and the situation in the energy market, shadowed by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Sputnik news agency.The meeting of the OPEC+ Joint Ministerial Monitorin....
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French premier joins nationwide tributes to beheaded teacherBy Thomas AdamsonThe Associated PressPARIS — France's prime minister joined demonstrators on Sunday who rallied together across the country in tribute to a history teacher who was beheaded near Paris after discussing caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad with his class.
The demonstrations came ....
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Armenia, Azerbaijan report violations of new ceasefireArmenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations on Sunday of violating the new truce in their destructive conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, despite a second attempt at a ceasefire.
The latest truce, which was announced on Saturday and took force at midnight, was the second attempt ....
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Pakistan pays tribute to Azeri forces valiantly defending their territorial integrity, says PM ImranPrime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday extended "warmest felicitations" to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Azeri people on the country's Independence Day.
"We pay tribute to Azeri forces valiantly defending their territorial integrity," said the premier, referring to the conflict between Azer....
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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to declare 'humanitarian truce'STEPANAKERT: The foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan have said they will declare a "humanitarian truce" from midnight (2000 GMT, Saturday) after nearly three weeks of fighting over a disputed region.
It will be a second attempt of the warring sides to declare a ceasefire to quell almost ....
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Suspect in teacher's beheading in France was Chechen teenA suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris was an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, officials said Saturday.....
Russia to respond to new EU sanctionsMoscow will respond to new sanctions from the European Union over the alleged poisoning of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny, TASS news agency reported on Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.....
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Will Idlib Be the Final Move on Syria's Chessboard?Recent rumblings portend a grim new episode for Syria's Idlib province. Stretching along the northwestern border with Turkey, Idlib became the last redoubt of forces that oppose President Bashar al-Assad's regime, namely Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the National Liberation Front, when Moscow and....
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Kyrgyzstan's president announces his resignation amid unrestMOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president announced his resignation Thursday, bowing to the demands of protesters who have taken to the streets of this Central Asian nation to contest the results of a recent parliamentary election.
Protesters in the capital of Bishkek celebrated Sooronbai Jeenbekov'....
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EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoningThe European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and one organization over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navlany with a Soviet-era nerve agent.
The move came a day after Russia's foreign minister warned that Moscow might respond with similar measures.
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Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrestMOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election.
Jeenbekov, who has faced calls to step down from protesters and political opponents, said in ....
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President of Kyrgyzstan steps down amid election turmoilMOSCOW (AP) — Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation on Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election.
In a statement released by his office, Jeenbekov, who has faced calls to step down from pr....
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Russia approves 2nd virus vaccine after early trialsMoscow: Russian authorities have given regulatory approval to a second coronavirus vaccine after early-stage studies, two months after a similar move prompted widespread criticism from scientists both at home and abroad. Russian President Vladimir Putin made the announcement on Wednesday, during ....
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Russian sculptor holds exhibition in North Ossetian mountainsA statue exhibition by Russian sculptor Vladimir Soskiev has been brought to the mountainside in the Irafsky District of Russia's North Ossetia, not far from where the artist was born.
Twenty-five statues made out of wood and bronze were transported from Moscow and placed on a meadow surr....
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Azerbaijan strikes inside Armenia as Karabakh fighting widensAzerbaijan said on Wednesday it had destroyed missile launchers inside Armenia that were targetting its cities, as fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh risked widening beyond the disputed region.
Hundreds have already lost their lives in two weeks of fighting, and continued clashes have rendered....
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Russia appeals to Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefireYEREVAN/BAKU: Russia made a new appeal to Armenia and Azerbaijan to stop fighting in and around the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after the warring sides accused each other of fresh ceasefire violations on Wednesday.Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made the appeal by telephone to the Az....
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Parliament backs new Kyrgyz PM as crisis solution soughtBISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan's parliament on Wednesday gave its blessing to populist Sadyr Japarov as prime minister, with the Central Asian state seeking a path out of crisis following an annulled election.Japarov, who was freed from jail by supporters last week, has made several attempts to secure the post....
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Some children in Russian capital to study online to contain coronavirusMOSCOW: Russia's capital announced on Wednesday it would introduce online learning for many students starting on Monday in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus.The measure would apply to students in the 6th to 11th grades for a two-week period, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in post on his webs....
'Kung Fury 2' Co-Producer Maze Pictures Boards Russian Comedy Spy Series 'Pawns' (EXCLUSIVE)Germany's Maze Pictures has boarded Moscow-based Metrafilm's KGB comedy series "Pawns," from writers Michael and Lily Idov, who penned the award-winning 2018 Cannes competition screener "Leto." The company, which has offices in Munich, Berlin and Lucerne, Switzerland, is also developing a miniseries....
European Union foreign ministers have agreed to sanction Russia over the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The bloc also agreed to place sanctions against Belarus' Presiden....
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Bus shooting in Russia leaves 3 dead, 3 woundedMOSCOW (AP) — A gunman opened fired at a bus and a bus stop in central Russia on Monday, killing three people and wounding three more, police said.
The shooting took place in a village in the Nizhny Novgorod region located around 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) east of Moscow.Read more on News....
