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Kremlin says Putin wished Trump a Merry Christmas

Kremlin says Putin wished Trump a Merry Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin has wished US President Donald Trump a Merry Christmas and sent him a congratulatory message, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Putin is not expected to speak with Trump on Thursday, no such call is scheduled, he added.

Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state

Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state

Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday -- a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to its secession. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sai

Russia jails diplomat for 12 years over passing secrets to US

Russia jails diplomat for 12 years over passing secrets to US

A Moscow court sentenced a former Russian diplomat to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony for selling secrets to US intelligence while on a posting to the United States, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said that Arseniy

US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria

US says it struck Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria

The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria’s government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. “Tonight, at my direction a

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