MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An unexpected operational readiness check has begun in the troops and forces from the Russian Central Military District upon order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least five people were killed and 100 more injured as several carriages of a train derailed and fell off a bridge in the northeastern Bangladeshi district of Moulvibazar, The Daily Star reported on Monday.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Joe Sestak, a former representative for Pennsylvania, announced on Sunday he was running for president, joining a field of 24 Democratic contenders. The former 3-star admiral acknowledged he announced his 2020 presidential bid...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Sunday he was traveling to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for talks on Iran. Pompeo stressed he wanted to discuss with allies "how to make sure that we are all strategically...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, surpassed the $11,000 on Saturday for the first time since March 2018, according to trade data.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Flights of Georgian airlines to Russia will be suspended starting from July 8, the Russian Transport Ministry said on Saturday in a statement.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A crew of Russia's Rossiya 24 broadcaster has been attacked in Tbilisi, Georgia, Russian media reported on Saturday.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Washington’s reluctance to adopt a joint statement with Russia on the inadmissibility of nuclear war speaks volumes about the US intentions, Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Foreign...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four people were killed and another six were wounded on Saturday as a result of a factory fire in Istanbul's district of Buyukcekmece, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported citing the provincial governorate’s statement.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US National Security Adviser John Bolton will travel to Israel on Sunday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The footage of a modernised model known as the "Night Hunter", aired by TV channel by Zvezda, shows the aircraft using a top secret Russin rocket to perform a spectacular airstrike during a training mission.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The structure of the US political system does not allow President Donald Trump to implement many things, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The most popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin reached the $10,000 psychological price tag early on Saturday for the first time since 2018, according to trade data.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian flag carrier Aeroflot will completely stop flights to Georgia starting from July 8 in accordance with President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend traffic of Russian airlines to the neighbouring country, the airline...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is attending a commemoration ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the USSR.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Minister for the Middle East Andrew Murrison will visit Iran on 23 June, and will call for de-escalation in the region, the UK government said in a statement.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two Taliban fighters were killed during a raid in Bala Boluk district of Farah province, sources said, as cited by the Khaama Press News Agency. About 1,000 pounds of Hashish and a cache of weapons were destroyed during the...
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denied on Friday that Russia was involved in the unrest in Georgia, adding that the ban on Russian tourist travel to the nation will hurt its economy.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Chief of the Japan Self-Defence Forces (SDF) General Koji Yamazaki paid a historic visit to Israel, a first since the two nations established diplomatic relations in the 1950s, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Friday.
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The House Intelligence Committee will issue a subpoena to Felix Sater, a former business associate of President Donald Trump who was the chief negotiator for the failed Trump Tower Moscow project, after he failed to show up for a voluntary interview...
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