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Iraqi army drives Islamic State from Christian region near Mosul
Iraqi army troops on Saturday stormed into a Christian region that has been under Islamic State control since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants' last major city stronghold in Iraq.
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George Niculescu, will attend a workshop of the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes
On 10-12 November 2016, our Head of Research, George Niculescu, will attend a workshop of the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes, to be held in Reichenau (Austria), on: “Building an Energy Policy Management Institution for the South Caucasus”. He will moderate a panel, and will give a briefing on "A Model for Regional Cooperation on Early Recovery and Consequence Management in the Aftermath of Disasters".
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Rosneft deal to buy India's Essar Oil does not violate sanctions: U.S.
A deal by a state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft and others to buy India's Essar Oil for $12.9 billion does not run afoul of U.S. sanctions on Russia, the State Department said.
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EU condemns Russia role in Syria, mulls more sanctions
European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels were considering a draft text on Thursday that would condemn attacks by the Syrian and Russian military on Aleppo and threaten further sanctions on individuals and entities if they continue.
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Syria says east Aleppo ceasefire has begun, promises 'safe exit'
The Syrian military said on Thursday a unilateral ceasefire backed by Russia had come into force to allow people to leave besieged eastern Aleppo, a move rejected by rebels who say they are preparing a counter-offensive to break the blockade.
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Major Russian naval deployment to intensify Aleppo assault: NATO diplomat
Russian warships off the coast of Norway are carrying fighter bombers that are likely to reinforce a final assault on the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in two weeks, a senior NATO diplomat said on Wednesday, citing Western intelligence.
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Finland sees propaganda attack from former master Russia
Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence.
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Germany, Russia skeptical of breakthrough at four-way Ukraine talks
Germany and Russia played down prospects of four-way talks on Wednesday achieving a breakthrough in the stalled Ukraine peace process at the first such meeting in just over a year.
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