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  Biden rallies NATO against Russia, China

  Agence France-Presse . Brussels | Updated at 12:21am on June 15, 2021

  US president Joe Biden warned Monday that NATO must adapt to new challenges posed by China and Russia as he met fellow leaders to renew...

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  Nuclear arms decline stalls as nations modernise arsenals

  Agence France-Presse . Stockholm | Updated at 10:30pm on June 14, 2021

  As nuclear nations commit to renewing and sometimes expanding their arsenals, a decline seen since the early 1990s seems to have stalled, with some signs...

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  Putin hopes Biden less impulsive than Trump

  Agence France-Presse . Washington, United States | Updated at 11:07pm on June 12, 2021

  Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that US President Joe Biden will be less impulsive than his predecessor Donald Trump, ahead of his first...

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  HRW warns of ‘calamity’ if Syria aid crossing shuts

  Agence France-Presse . Beirut | Updated at 11:35pm on June 11, 2021

  Millions of people in Syria’s opposition-held northwest risk losing lifesaving assistance if a Russian veto at the UN closes the region’s last aid crossing, Human...

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  Russia to give Iran advanced satellite system

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:03pm on June 11, 2021

  Russia is set to deliver an advanced satellite system to Iran that will vastly improve its spying capabilities, according to a US media report. Moscow...

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  Russia calls Navalny US 'agent' after extremism ruling

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow, Russia | Updated at 09:30pm on June 10, 2021

  Russia on Thursday suggested that Washington was quick to condemn the designation of Alexei Navalny's groups as extremist because the jailed Kremlin critic was in...

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  South Asian nations turn to China, Russia for vaccine

  Agence France-Presse . Kathmandu | Updated at 11:48pm on June 09, 2021

  Sri Lanka began injecting pregnant women with a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Nepal resumed inoculations with a China-made jab as India’s neighbours turn...

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  NATO chief warns of ‘new dangers’ from Russia-China ties

  Agence France-Presse . Rome | Updated at 10:47pm on June 08, 2021

  Growing political and military cooperation between Russia and China poses ‘new dangers’ for NATO and threatens multilateralism, the head of the military alliance said in...

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  Biden to champion democracy in first foreign trip

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:56am on June 08, 2021

  Joe Biden will fight what he calls a ‘defining’ battle for democracy on his first foreign presidential trip, meeting top US allies in Europe ahead...

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  Bangladesh negotiation with Russia for Covid vaccine at final stage

  Diplomatic Correspondent | Updated at 04:28pm on June 06, 2021

  Dhaka and Moscow are in the final stage of signing agreements for delivering Russian Sputnik V Covid vaccine to Bangladesh, said foreign minister AK Abdul...