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Putin greets India on Independence Day, praises it for success in various spheres

11:53 pm August 15, 2020

Moscow: India rightfully enjoys high prestige among the international community, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said as he greeted the Indian government on the country’s 74th Independence Day. “Kindly accept cordial congratulations on the National Holiday – the Independence Day of the Republic of India,” Putin said in his congratulatory message to President Ram Nath […]

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US names new Arctic envoy in push to expand reach in region

11:42 pm July 29, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years as the administration seeks a greater role in the region and tries to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence there. The State Department’s appointment of veteran career diplomat Jim DeHart […]

Putin attends naval parade, promises new ships to navy

6:01 pm July 26, 2020

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said the Russian navy will get 40 new ships and vessels this year, as he attended a naval parade in St. Petersburg on Sunday marking the Navy Day in Russia. The parade in St. Petersburg and the nearby town of Kronshtadt featured 46 ships and vessels and over 4,000 troops and aimed to “demonstrate the growing power […]

US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

11:47 pm July 21, 2020

Washington: The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. The indictment, which officials expected to discuss at a news conference, says the hackers in recent months had researched vulnerabilities in the computer […]

Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown

11:11 pm July 12, 2020

Tehran: A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders, and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization comes months after the […]