Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot on the ground after he ejected from the plane, Russia’s defense ministry and Syrian rebels said. The SU-25 came down in an area of northern Idlib province that has seen heavy air strikes and fighting on the ground between Syria’s government forces […]
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Russian air strikes killed 21 civilians early Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group near the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bombing raids hit the village of Al-Jerzi on the eastern bank of the river, which cuts across Deir Ezzor province. […]
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Barely 24 hours of resumption of sales of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tickets, a total of 1,318,109 tickets have been ordered. Ticket sales for the world football tournament in Russia resumed on Wednesday exclusively on FIFA website and the excitement sparked by Friday’s final draw brought another wave of worldwide interest. As the random […]
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Tunisia and Morocco on Saturday joined Nigeria, Egypt and Senegal on the FIFA World Cup train to Russia next June. Tunisia last featured in the World Cup in 2006 and Morocco in 1998. Morocco qualified at the expense of Ivory Coast, beating the former African Champions 2-0 in Abidjan, to clinch a clear four point lead […]
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A political associate of President Donald Trump turned himself in at the field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Washington, D.C. Mr. Manafort is Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman. He was shown on CNN as he turned himself in at 7:15 a.m. The development came minutes after The New York Times reported […]
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Russia has agreed to supply Saudi Arabia with a range of sophisticated modern weapons including S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said Monday. “An agreement has been reached with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the supply of S-400 air defense systems,” spokeswoman Maria Vorobyova was quoted as saying by […]
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Arsenal midfielder, Alex Iwobi was the super substitute for Nigeria on Saturday, as he scored the decisive goal needed to take the Super Eagles to the Russian World Cup. Nigeria needed a victory against the Chipolopolo of Zambia and Iwobi made the 1-0 victory possible. Iwobi came in the 67th minute and seven minutes after, […]
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A Russian warship on Tuesday fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean at the Islamic State group near the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor where regime forces are battling the jihadists. The Russian defence ministry said the strike, which was carried out by the frigate “Admiral Essen,” hit IS targets near the town of Al-Shula, which […]
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Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, was found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Khartoum, the Sudanese police said. Police spokesperson said the Russian ambassador, who was known to have suffered from high blood pressure, is believed to have died of natural causes. He is the fourth Russian envoy to have died […]
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A massive cyber-attack has affected Russian and Ukrainian companies and government agencies. The virus known as Petya has affected Rosneft, Bashneft, Mars, Nivea and Mondelez, the International producer of Alpen Gold chocolate – all Russian companies. Affected Ukrainian establishments are Auchan Hypermarkets, Privatbank and local telecommunication operators. Ukrainian state power company and Kiev’s main airport, […]
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