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Putin’s ‘Great Society’ program: Russian government outlines 12 major National Projects

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Putin’s ‘Great Society’ program: Russian government outlines 12 major National Projects

MOSCOW, February 11. /TASS/. The Russian government has published information on its website about all the 12 National Projects, which are going to be implemented up until late 2024. The data were compiled on the basis of documents and certification from the National Projects that were approved at a session of the presidium of the […]

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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN talks take a turn for the worse A stopgap Homeland Security bill is being discussed now.

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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN   talks take a turn for the worse A stopgap Homeland Security bill is being discussed now.

The faltering discussions came after lawmakers entered the weekend feeling optimistic about their chances of crafting a bipartisan deal. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Negotiations to avert another government shutdown abruptly fell apart over the weekend, raising the risk of another shuttering of services, a stopgap funding bill or a declaration by President Donald Trump of […]

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Saudi aide named in Khashoggi murder report sworn in as UAE envoy

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Saudi aide named in Khashoggi murder report sworn in as UAE envoy

  AFP Photo A former top aide to whom Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told he would use “a bullet” on journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been appointed the kingdom’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. The report naming Turki Aldakhil, former general manager of Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television, was published by The New York […]

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US, Russia present rival UN draft resolutions on Venezuela As US and Russia compete within UN on backing opposing factions, another colonel shifts side in support of Guaido.

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US, Russia present rival UN draft resolutions on Venezuela As US and Russia compete within UN on backing opposing factions, another colonel shifts side in support of Guaido.

The UN Security Council meets to discuss the situation in Venezuela in New York [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters] The United States has presented a draft resolution on Venezuela to the United Nations Security Council, triggering a Russian counterproposal. The US draft resolution calls for international aid deliveries and presidential elections in Venezuela while stressing “deep concern with the violence and excessive use […]

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Iran’s missiles to land on adversaries like thunderbolts: Senior cleric

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Iran’s missiles to land on adversaries like thunderbolts: Senior cleric

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami has warned against any aggression on Iran, saying that Iran’s ballistic missiles will land on the aggressors like thunderbolt. During today’s Friday Prayers sermon in Tehran, Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami referred to the “Dezful” ballistic missile, which was unveiled by the […]

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US General: Strikes in Somalia Won’t Stop Al-Shabab

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US General: Strikes in Somalia Won’t Stop Al-Shabab

FILE – Armed Al-Shabab fighters patrol in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 29, 2009. The U.S. military’s air campaign against al-Shabab in Somalia will not stop the jihadists, a top U.S. general said Thursday as he called on the east African nation’s army to take more responsibility in the fight. The Pentagon is running an ongoing mission […]

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Russian Navy gets new weapon to induce ‘hallucinations’ and ‘blind’ the enemy

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Russian Navy gets new weapon to induce ‘hallucinations’ and ‘blind’ the enemy

© Alexei Danichev / Spuntik / Ruselectronics A new weapon installed on Russian warships can make enemy soldiers miss targets by blinding them, while also causing hallucinations and making them want to vomit. Two Russian frigates were fitted with the new non-lethal dazzler-type weapon, the 5P-42 Filin (eagle-owl), the manufacturer’s representative told RIA Novosti. The weapon is […]

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US aid arrives at Colombia border despite Maduro rejection Convoy carrying food and medicines reaches Colombia’s Cucuta a day after Venezuela barricades its side of the border.

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US aid arrives at Colombia border despite Maduro rejection Convoy carrying food and medicines reaches Colombia’s Cucuta a day after Venezuela barricades its side of the border.

Aid arrives through the guarded entrance to the Tienditas border bridge in Cucuta, which Venezuela has barricaded [Steven Grattan/Al Jazeera] Cucuta, Colombia – Trucks carrying food and medical supplies from the United States have arrived in Cucuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela border, stoking tensions with the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. The arrival of the aid convoy on Thursday, which […]

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Small footprint, long arm’ appears to be new US way of war

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Small footprint, long arm’ appears to be new US way of war

© Getty Images The United States is trying to wrap up two major conflicts this year — the war in Afghanistan and the war in Syria against ISIS. At the same time, America forces are still operating globally against threats and to assist allies in defeating terrorist groups. In the second half of January, two U.S. […]

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US reassures allies of commitment to defeat ISIL The US president’s comments come as secretary of state told allies that Washington will continue the fight against ISIL.

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US reassures allies of commitment to defeat ISIL The US president’s comments come as secretary of state told allies that Washington will continue the fight against ISIL.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a gathering of foreign ministers aligned towards the defeat of ISIL [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday reassured coalition partners that the withdrawal of US troops from Syria was not “the end of America’s fight” and called on them to help permanently defeat […]

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