WSJ: US officials say Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine

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WASHINGTON: Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters experienced in urban combat as it ramps up its assault on Ukraine, according to US officials quoted by the...

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To fight its war, Russia closing digital doors

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON: Russia’s blocking of Facebook is a symptom of its broader effort to cut itself off from sources of information that could imperil its internationally...

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US, Russian militaries set up ‘deconfliction line’, says Pentagon

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON: The US and Russian armed forces have set up a direct phone line to reduce the risks of “miscalculation” amid the war in Ukraine,...

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Lavrov says he believes some leaders are preparing for war against Russia

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

MOSCOW: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian state television today that he believed some foreign leaders were preparing for war against Russia. He also...

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Taiwan to more than double annual missile production capacity amid China tension

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

TAIPEI: Taiwan plans to more than double its yearly missile production capacity to close to 500 this year, the island’s defence ministry said in a...

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Russia’s isolation intensifies as Ukraine fighting rages

February 28, 2022March 1, 2022

KYIV: Russia today faced increasing isolation over its invasion of Ukraine, with fierce resistance on the ground denying President Vladimir Putin decisive early gains despite...

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Iran says key issues still unresolved in nuclear talks

February 28, 2022March 1, 2022

VIENNA: Iran said yesterday efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal could succeed if the United States took a political decision to meet Tehran’s remaining...

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UK warns of unprecedented sanctions against Russia’s ‘dictator’

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday (Feb 24) said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was a "dictator" who now faced "massive" Western sanctions...

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Putin wants to ‘negate’ Ukraine as sovereign country, says France

February 23, 2022February 24, 2022

BERLIN: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin no longer accepted Ukraine’s independence under international law. “President Putin in...

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Ukraine demands security guarantees from West, Russia

February 23, 2022February 24, 2022

KYIV: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky today demanded “immediate” security guarantees from the West and Moscow aimed at averting a feared Russian invasion. Zelensky made his...