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Chairs & bottles fly as Moscow MMA event turns into mass brawl (VIDEO) The violence at an MMA event in Moscow spilled out of the octagon and into the crowd as a mass brawl broke out involving fighters and fans. The incident took place at local event ‘Coliseum’ where the competition took an unexpected turn with one fighter being seriously injured, according to reports. READ MORE: Russian jiu-jitsu tournament ends in mass brawl as fighters & guests attack each other in sports hall (VIDEO) It remains unknown what caused the wild scenes at the Moscow shopping center which hosted the event, but according to Vityaz-Noginsk coach Pavel Murtazin it was a group of enraged spectators who ignited the brawl. “The fighters could not reach the octagon. Sp...

Lavrov, new Ambassador Sullivan discuss prospects for Russia-US bilateral ties Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan discussed on Friday the prospects for Russian-US relations. That was Lavrov’s first meeting with Sullivan since his appointment as the new US ambassador to Russia. They discussed the current state and prospects for the development of Russian-American relations, as well as some pressing international problems, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Lavrov expressed hope that the new US ambassador would contribute to “the normalization and strengthening of relations between our countries in various fields.” Sullivan, who arrived in Moscow on January 16 to replace Jon Huntsman, earlier served as the US deputy secretary of stat...

Tehran says US sanctions on chief of nuclear energy organization was ‘unwise’ move Iran’s nuclear energy organization has described recent sanctions on the head of the agency by the US an “unwise move.” Washington announced new sanctions on Thursday against the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its director, Ali Akbar Salehi. The sanctions freeze any assets that Salehi has within US jurisdiction. The organization tweeted on Friday that “the unwise move” by President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Salehi and AEOI “will not in any way interrupt [Iran’s’ peaceful nuclear activities and policies.” “Such cruel sanctions will further enhance the nuclear scientist’s motives in neutralizing hostile US policies,” the organization added. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesma...