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US Envoy to UN Vows to 'Defend Every Inch of NATO Territory'

This is Beirut, 22/09 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Washington's new envoy to the United Nations vowed Monday to "defend every inch of NATO territory" as he addressed an emergency meeting over an incursion by Russian fighter jets into Estonia's airspace. NATO scrambled jets after three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday breached Estonian airspace for some 12 minutes, triggering complaints of a ...

NATO Intercepts Russian MiGs in Estonian Airspace as Tallinn Calls for Article 4 Talks

This is Beirut, 19/09 21:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new provocation from the EU and NATO. Italian F-35 fighters attached to NATO's air defense support mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept the Russian jets and warn them off, Estonian ...

Russian FM Lavrov to Meet Rubio at UN Next Week

This is Beirut, 19/09 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet US counterpart Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, Russian state media cited Moscow's UN envoy as saying Friday. US President Donald Trump has expressed mounting frustration at Moscow, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in particular, for not having struck ...

Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, Tsunami Alert Issued

This is Beirut, 18/09 23:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Friday, rocking buildings and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert. Videos posted on Russian social media showed furniture and light fixtures shaking in homes, while another showed a parked car rocking back and forth on a ...

India and Iran Join Belarus-Russia Military Drills

This is Beirut, 16/09 19:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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India, Iran and other Moscow allies from Asia and Africa have joined the Russia-Belarus Zapad military drills, Russian state media reported on Tuesday, citing the Kremlin. "The coalition force includes task forces and military contingents from the armed forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of India ...

Beirut Blast Suspect Detained in Bulgaria on Interpol Notice

This is Beirut, 16/09 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Igor Grechushkin was arrested on September 5 at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria, after arriving from Paphos, Cyprus, on the basis of an Interpol red notice. The news was reported by AFP, citing a Bulgarian judicial source on condition of anonymity. A 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot national, Grechushkin had been identified by the ship’s former ...

US Military Officials Pay Rare Visit to Russia-Belarus Drills

This is Beirut, 15/09 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia's key ally Belarus invited US military representatives to joint military drills being staged on Monday, amid escalating tensions between Russia and NATO over its offensive on Ukraine. The Zapad (West) drills, running until Tuesday across Belarus, have spooked NATO's eastern members following the downing of Russian drones in its ...

Romania Says Russian Drone Entry Poses New Security 'Challenge'

This is Beirut, 14/09 18:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Romania on Sunday strongly condemned the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, saying Moscow's actions pose a "new challenge" to Black Sea security. Romania's foreign minister said the Russian ambassador would be summoned over the second incident involving Russian drones in a ...

Ukrainian Source Claims Attacks on Russian Railways

This is Beirut, 14/09 17:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A source in Ukraine's military intelligence agency on Sunday claimed responsibility for two attacks on Russia's railway system over the weekend that derailed a train and killed three Russian officers. The source told AFP that Ukraine's GUR military agency had targeted "important logistical links in supplying the occupying forces ...

Ukraine Hits One of Russia's Largest Oil Refining Complexes

This is Beirut, 13/09 19:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Ukrainian drone crashed into one of Russia's largest oil refining complexes on Saturday, sparking a fire and causing minor damage, a Russian official said. The complex, which belongs to Russian oil company Bashneft, lies on the outskirts of the central Russian city of Ufa, around 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) from the front line in ...

Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks on Pause as Zelensky Warns of Putin’s Aims

This is Beirut, 12/09 19:21 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Moscow said Friday that peace talks with Kyiv were on "pause" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin still had plans to try to capture the whole of Ukraine. US President Donald Trump warned meanwhile that he was fast running out of patience with Putin, who has shown no intention of ...

UK Announces more Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine War

This is Beirut, 12/09 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Britain on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions against Russia, targeting military weapons, equipment suppliers and its shadow fleet as UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper visited Kyiv. Security analysts say Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" of ageing vessels is used by Moscow to circumvent international sanctions that ban it from selling ...

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