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Washington has been more naughty than nice: US set to be included on Russia’s new list of ‘unfriendly countries,’ Moscow reveals

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Moscow is putting together a list of unfriendly nations and the US is “obviously” going to be on it, the foreign ministry has revealed. The blacklist is in response to the recent unfriendly moves by the Americans and their allies . … Read More >Washington has been more naughty than nice: US set to be included on Russia’s new list of ‘unfriendly countries,’ Moscow reveals

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No evidence of Russian involvement in 2014 ammunition depot blast, Czech president says as relations with Moscow hit crisis point

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No evidence to back up claims of Russian involvement in a 2014 explosion at an arms depot has emerged, the Czech president has said, urging a proper investigation of an incident that has caused a major diplomatic spat with Moscow. … Read More >No evidence of Russian involvement in 2014 ammunition depot blast, Czech president says as relations with Moscow hit crisis point

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‘Collective West is living in fantasy land,’ Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman tells RT amid new wave of anti-Moscow hysteria

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Western countries are living in a grim “fantasy land” they’ve created through years of anti-Russian propaganda, the outspoken Maria Zakharova told RT DE, with any initiative by Moscow – even on Covid-19 – becoming politicised. … Read More >‘Collective West is living in fantasy land,’ Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman tells RT amid new wave of anti-Moscow hysteria

Categories World

‘Hindering peace & stability’: Ankara summons US envoy as it fumes over Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide

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Turkey has summoned the US ambassador to the country, blasting US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide as a threat to shaky regional peace, while denying him the moral right to “judge historical matters.” … Read More >‘Hindering peace & stability’: Ankara summons US envoy as it fumes over Biden recognizing Armenian Genocide

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Democracy is not Coca-Cola’: Beijing says US shouldn’t assume that representative government ‘tastes’ the same all over the world

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to abandon its ideological approach to foreign policy, arguing that it is wrong of the US to try to model the rest of the world in its own image. … Read More >‘Democracy is not Coca-Cola’: Beijing says US shouldn’t assume that representative government ‘tastes’ the same all over the world

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Turkey’s EU membership application should be torn up if Ankara’s ‘negative’ actions not reversed – MEPs

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Negotiations for Turkey to join the EU should be scrapped if the government does not change its behavior on a number of areas, including the rule of law and fundamental rights, a group of the bloc’s lawmakers has said. … Read More >Turkey’s EU membership application should be torn up if Ankara’s ‘negative’ actions not reversed – MEPs

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Pakistan delays debate on expelling Paris envoy for second time after suppressing anti-France protests

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Pakistan’s parliament has again postponed a resolution calling for the expulsion of France’s ambassador on Friday, as violent protests over the failure of President Emmanuel Macron to condemn blasphemous cartoons subsided. … Read More >Pakistan delays debate on expelling Paris envoy for second time after suppressing anti-France protests

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Disposing of Fukushima’s nuclear water is ‘not Japanese housework,’ countries have every right to claim compensation, China says

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry says neighboring countries will bear the brunt of the problems created by Japan’s decision to dump radioactive wastewater into the ocean, adding that Tokyo should be ready to compensate. … Read More >Disposing of Fukushima’s nuclear water is ‘not Japanese housework,’ countries have every right to claim compensation, China says

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Putin says Russia developing high-tech nuclear & laser weapons, warning ‘provocateurs’ will regret crossing country’s red lines

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the vast majority of the country’s Soviet-era atomic stockpile will soon be replaced by modern weapons, warning that Moscow is intent on defending itself against foreign aggression. … Read More >Putin says Russia developing high-tech nuclear & laser weapons, warning ‘provocateurs’ will regret crossing country’s red lines