Obama, Medvedev happy on arms pact, signing soon
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US
President Barack Obama are satisfied with the “high level of
consensus” on a new pact to cut nuclear arms and it is now possible
to talk of a firm date for signing a treaty, the Kremlin said on
Saturday.
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“Insulted” by Israel, US scrambles to save talks
Israel’s relationship with the United States, a
defining feature of the troubled Middle East, was under severe
strain as diplomats scrambled on Saturday to save newborn
US-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.
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China delivers jets for anti-drugs fight in Venezuela
Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and
light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs
flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of US weapons
parts to oil exporter Venezuela.
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India, Russia to build 12 nuclear plants
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described
on Friday as very fruitful a brief visit paid to New Delhi by his
peer from the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in which six
agreements were inked.
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