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WATCH first footage allegedly showing wreckage of US plane that crashed in Afghanistan

WATCH first footage allegedly showing wreckage of US plane that crashed in Afghanistan Remains of an aircraft which crashed in the Taliban-held part of central Afghanistan can allegedly be seen in a video circulating on social media. The symbols on the plane appear to be similar to those used by the US military. In the video, several people can be seen inspecting a crash site. A roundel, identical to the ones used by some US Air Force planes, is visible on the aircraft’s fuselage. US Central Command spokesperson, Major Beth Riordan said that the US military is investigating the reports of the plane crash but decline to comment further. Earlier reports said that the plane, which has crashed in the Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan’s central Ghaz...

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Czech soldiers to join France’s counter-terror mission in Africa – govt

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Czech soldiers to join France’s counter-terror mission in Africa – govt The Czech government on Monday approved a plan by its ministry of defense to deploy up to 60 troops as part of France’s counter-terrorism mission in Africa. The service members will join Operation Barkhane, France’s largest overseas military mission, AP reports. It has been working to root out Islamic militants roaming the Sahel region. The government said Mali, Niger and Chad have all approved the Czech deployment. However, the plan to deploy Czech forces in the mission until the end of 2022 needs parliamentary approval. The Czechs already have some 120 military personnel in Mali as a part of a European Union training mission. Czech soldiers to join France’s counter-terror mission in Africa –...

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Russia has drugs to treat 'coronavirus,' but global epidemic possible by March – Moscow experts

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Russia has drugs to treat 'coronavirus,' but global epidemic possible by March – Moscow experts Russia has about 30 medicines that can treat the dangerous new Chinese coronavirus, according to the country's former chief federal sanitary inspector, Dr Gennady Onishchenko. "In order to reassure everyone: There are about 30 drugs that are available today, and are being used, [which can] work against this virus. Twelve of them are ones we [also use to] treat HIV infection," Onishchenko, who is now an MP in the national parliament (Duma), told the radio station Echo of Moscow. However, Alexander Sergeev, head of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), offered a bleak prediction. He believes a global epidemic is on the cards by March if the coronavirus con...

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Russia detains Japanese citizen in Vladivostok on suspicion of SPYING – Foreign ministry

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Russia detains Japanese citizen in Vladivostok on suspicion of SPYING – Foreign ministry A Japanese citizen has been detained in Vladivostok while trying to obtain classified material about Russia's military capabilities, officials have confirmed. He has since left the country. The suspected spy was arrested on Saturday while trying to obtain secrets about what military assets Moscow has in the Far East, the Russian foreign ministry said. The Japanese national, who was in Russia on a journalism-related visa, was instructed to leave the country within 72 hours. He obliged and departed on Sunday. “The Japanese diplomats accredited in Russia have been issued with a note of protest, stating that such activities are not acceptable,” the ministry cautione...

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Man 'in difficult financial situation' abandons young children at Moscow airport – Russian cops investigating

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Man 'in difficult financial situation' abandons young children at Moscow airport - Russian cops investigating The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case against a man who dumped his children at the country's busiest airport. According to authorities, 41-year-old Viktor Gavrilov from the Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur arrived on a long-haul flight from Khabarovsk to Moscow's Sheremetyevo before abandoning his two sons. The man then boarded a different plane to Rostov, near the Black Sea, leaving his kids with their identifying documents and a note:"Please help my children. Please place them in a temporary shelter, because at the moment I have a very difficult financial situation. I'll pick them up later. ...

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Australian Open 2020: Rafa Nadal battles past gritty Nick Kyrgios to reach quarter-finals in Melbourne (VIDEO)

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Australian Open 2020: Rafa Nadal battles past gritty Nick Kyrgios to reach quarter-finals in Melbourne (VIDEO) Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal overcame an inspired performance by Australia's Nick Kyrgios to book his place in the last eight of the Australian Open with a four-set victory on Monday. The world No. 1 eventually claimed victory 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 after fending off a spirited challenge from Kyrgios, who showed bucketloads of grit and determination as he went toe to toe with the 19-time Grand Slam champion in Melbourne. Nadal looked on course for victory after taking the first set, but soon realized he was in a shootout when Kyrgios fired back with a vengeance in the second set to level the match. Also on r...

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OPCW cannot be influenced by outside actors, the watchdog needs to be salvaged, British general tells RT

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OPCW cannot be influenced by outside actors, the watchdog needs to be salvaged, British general tells RT The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) needs to salvage its reputation after whistleblowers offered credible evidence of deceitful reporting on the Douma incident, a former head of UK commandos has said. The international chemical weapons watchdog is under increasing pressure to come clean about how it prepared its report into the April 2018 incident in the Damascus suburb. Several scientists from the watchdog blew the whistle, alleging that the findings by inspectors who went on a fact-finding mission to Syria had been distorted or ignored by the OPCW’s management, which was more concerned with putting the blame on the S...

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Britain reportedly ready to approve limited 5G access to Huawei despite US pressure

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Britain reportedly ready to approve limited 5G access to Huawei despite US pressure UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei build out its fifth-generation mobile networks in Britain, the Financial Times reported, citing people close to the discussions. A final decision on Huawei's future role in the UK will be taken at the National Security Council on Tuesday. Johnson is looking at imposing a cap on Huawei's market share, FT said. A minister for the government has previously told CNBC security will be the "top priority" ahead of the decision.Washington has long tried to persuade London to ban Huawei. Also on rt.com US govt wants to invest $1 billion to end China’s dominance i...

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Slovenian opposition may try to form new govt as PM Sarec resigns

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Slovenian opposition may try to form new govt as PM Sarec resigns Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said he was sending his resignation to parliament on Monday, and called for an early election. His minority government could not push through important legislation, according to the PM. The governing coalition of five center-left parties, which took power in September 2018, held only 43 out of 90 seats in parliament. After losing the informal support of the opposition Left Party in November, it has found it increasingly difficult to get bills through parliament. “With this coalition, this situation in parliament, I cannot fulfill the expectations of the people,” Sarec told reporters. The opposition center-right Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), which is the largest party in ...

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'Bigger than basketball': NBA stars lead on-court tributes to Kobe Bryant hours after icon's death (VIDEO)

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'Bigger than basketball': NBA stars lead on-court tributes to Kobe Bryant hours after icon's death (VIDEO) Several of the NBA's most well-known players led tributes for Kobe Bryant during Sunday evening's NBA fixtures as they allowed the shot clocks on their opening possessions to expire as a tribute to the fallen legend. It is rare, perhaps, to see such an outpouring of grief following the death of a former player but such was Kobe Bryant's standing in basketball - and in the global sports community as a whole - that an entire league appeared in mourning during Sunday evening's NBA fixtures, the first games to take place following the announcement of Bryant's death, along with that of his 13-year-old daughter and seven others, in a helicopter crash...

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