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November 16, 2019

Turkey says will use Russian S-400 defence system

Turkey will use the S-400 missile defence system it has bought from Russia despite the US threat of sanctions, a senior defence official said Saturday. The purchase of the Russian system and its subsequent delivery of the system in July…
November 15, 2019

Lithuania, Norway swap spies with Russia at border

Russia on Friday returned two Lithuanians and a Norwegian convicted of espionage to Vilnius while NATO and EU member Lithuania freed two Russians jailed for spying in an exchange reminiscent of the Cold War. Tensions between Lithuania and Soviet-era master…
November 15, 2019

France to host Putin, Zelensky in bid to end Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on December 9 for their first face-to-face encounter, seeking to end the half-decade conflict in Ukraine, the French presidency said Friday. The leaders will join French President…
November 15, 2019

Turkey vows no ‘step back’ from Russian S-400 purchase

Turkey on Friday vowed there would be no “step back” from Ankara’s controversial purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system despite the threat of US sanctions. “There is no question of a step backwards, Turkey will activate the S-400,”…
November 15, 2019

Lithuania, Norway swap spies with Russia at border

Russia on Friday returned two Lithuanians and a Norwegian convicted of espionage to Vilnius while NATO and EU member Lithuania freed two Russians jailed for spying in an exchange reminiscent of the Cold War. Tensions between Lithuania and Soviet-era master…
November 15, 2019

US urges strongman to end Tripoli offensive

The United States has urged Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar to end his offensive to seize Tripoli and accused Russia of exploiting the conflict. The US made its most explicit call against the self-styled Libyan National Army of Haftar, who was…
November 15, 2019

Three rare Persian leopard cubs unveiled at Lisbon zoo

Three rare Persian leopard cubs were unveiled on Friday at Lisbon zoo, part of a European breeding programme for the endangered species. The three male cubs were born in the Portuguese capital in May but their arrival was not previously…
November 15, 2019

France to host Putin, Zelensky in bid to end Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on December 9 for their first face-to-face encounter, seeking to end the half-decade conflict in Ukraine, the French presidency said Friday. The leaders will join French President…
November 15, 2019

Two killed in Ukraine ammunition depot blasts

Two Ukrainian mining engineers were killed and another four injured in blasts at an arms depot in eastern Ukraine near rebel-held territory, officials said Friday. Ukraine’s army said the explosions occurred during a planned disposal of outdated ammunition at a…

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