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Russia, US appear ready for deal to extend nuclear pact

11:46 pm October 20, 2020

Moscow: Russia said Tuesday it’s ready to accept a US proposal to freeze the number of nuclear warheads and extend the two nations’ last arms control pact for one year and Washington responded that it’s prepared to make a quick deal. US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus welcomed the Russian offer and said that the US is […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections

2:59 pm October 18, 2020

Tehran: A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States. While insisting it planned no “buying spree,” Iran in theory can purchase weapons to upgrade military armament dating […]

US trying to create rift between China, Russia: Chinese official

6:25 pm October 16, 2020

Beijing: China on Friday accused the US of trying to sow discord in its close ties with Russia and asserted that the strategic partnership between the two countries is strong enough to withstand the pressure. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said this responding to a question on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s reported remarks that “ideas that Russia and China will play […]

Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold

10:58 pm October 10, 2020

Moscow: Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting on Saturday but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than a quarter-century. The two sides traded blame for breaking the truce that took effect at noon (0800 GMT) with new attacks, […]

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh

12:00 pm October 10, 2020

Moscow: Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karbakh starting at noon Saturday. The top diplomats from the two countries said in a statement that the truce is intended to exchange prisoners and recover the dead, adding that specific details will be agreed on later. The announcement follows 10 hours of […]