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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane May Have Been Shot “Accidentally” By Russia: Report

December 26, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan’s Aqtau on Christmas Day – while en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia – may have been “accidentally struck” by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire, military experts cited in multiple news reports have suggested. Thirty-eight of the 67 people on board –…

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U.S. to continue weapons surge to Ukraine after Russia’s Christmas attack, Biden says

December 25, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this outrageous attack was…

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Bloody Christmas In Ukraine As Russia Launches “Massive Attacks” On Cities

December 25, 2024 admin

Kyiv: Russia has launched a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s energy sector, a Ukrainian minister said on Wednesday, without specifying which cities were under fire. Russian cruise and ballistic missiles also struck several residential areas in the Ukrainian cities of Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv, with reports suggesting several people were killed in the attacks. Air raid…

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Kremlin Rejects Reports Of Bashar Al-Assad’s Wife Seeking Divorce

December 23, 2024 admin

Media reported on Sunday said that Asma al-Assad had filed for divorce. Moscow: The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Assad…

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Swiss Government Adopts More EU Sanctions On Russia And Belarus

December 23, 2024 admin

The sanctioned individuals will be barred from entering Switzerland. Zurich: Switzerland adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said on Monday. The move came one week after the European Union targeted Moscow’s vessels and Chinese entities found to have traded with the Russian military. The Swiss government listed 54 persons…

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Putin Vows “Destruction” On Ukraine After Kazan Drone Attack

December 22, 2024 admin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier. Russia accused Ukraine of a “massive” drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier. …

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Russia Jails Ukraine Resident For 16 Years Over Charges Of ‘Treason’

December 20, 2024 admin

Moscow, Russia: Russia on Friday sentenced a resident of east Ukraine’s Lugansk region to 16 years in prison for “high treason”, Moscow’s FSB security service said. Moscow regularly hands heavy sentences to people it accuses of spying for Ukraine and has also consistently imprisoned Ukrainians in Russia and occupied regions. The unnamed man was sentenced…

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Vladimir Putin Blames YouTube For Slowing Speeds In Russia

December 19, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed Alphabet’s YouTube for slowing speeds on the video hosting platform in Russia and said Google must comply with Russian law if it wants to continue operating in Russia. Critics believe YouTube is being deliberately disrupted by the authorities to prevent Russians from viewing…

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Russian President Putin opens his Annual news conference, an event he uses to reinforce his authority

December 19, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AFP On Thursday (December 19, 2024) Russian President Vladimir Putin held his marathon news conference and call-in show, an annual event he has used to reinforce his authority and demonstrate sweeping control of the country’s political scene. Mr. Putin began by boasting about Russia’s economic performance, saying…

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Vladimir Putin Says Russia Ready For A Missile “Duel” With US

December 19, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested a missile ‘duel’ with the United States that would show how Russia’s new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile could defeat any U.S. missile defence system. Addressing Western scepticism about the Oreshnik, Putin suggested that both sides select a designated target to be protected by…

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