Biden allows Kyiv to use US missiles against military targets inside Russia
KYIV, Nov 18 (AFP/Reuters): US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine's power grid in a deadly barrage.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The...
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EU top diplomat has 'no more words' on ME suffering
BRUSSELS, Nov 18 (AFP): The European Union's outgoing top diplomat Josep Borrell said Monday he had "no more words" to describe the situation in the Middle East, before chairing his last planned meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers."I exhausted the words to explain what's happening in the Middle East," Borrell...
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Iran hopes for nuclear talks sans 'political pressure'
TEHRAN, Nov 18 (AFP): Iran said Monday it hoped talks on its nuclear programme would be conducted "away from political pressure and considerations" ahead of a UN nuclear agency board meeting this week."All our efforts and our emphasis in our talks were to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to...
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Schools closed in Beirut after Israeli air strikes
JERUSALEM, Nov 18 (AFP): The Israeli military said about 30 projectiles were detected crossing from Lebanon into Israel on Monday, with the country's air defence system intercepting some of them."Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the Upper and Western Galilee areas, approximately 30 projectiles were identified...
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