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Russia's Putin Comes Thursday to Bethlehem for Talks With Abbas

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WADA suspends Moscow laboratory

Europe boosts China flight checks as killer virus spreads

RUSADA Head Says WADA's Decision to Suspend Moscow Anti-Doping Lab Not Surprise

WADA Suspends Approved Status of Moscow Anti-Doping Lab

Zelenskyy Says Not Sure Yet to Hold Meeting With Putin in Israel

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Sputnik on Wednesday he was not sure yet that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Israel

Germany Bearing Brunt of US Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine - Ambassador

The European Union provides the bulk of international aid to Ukraine and at the same time bears the brunt of US sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the former Soviet republic, German Ambassador to the United States Emily Haber said on Wednesday

RT Chief Simonyan Jokingly Responds to Heart Attack Rumors By Saying She Has "No Heart"

RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan shut down rumors about her suffering a heart attack on Wednesday

With Less Than 2 Years Left in Office, Abe Nowhere Near Inking Peace Treaty With Russia

Despite repeatedly stating intentions to put an end to the decades-old territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty with Russia, Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe is still far from achieving his ambitious goal as the politician's last term as head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and, accordingly, the country's prime minister expires in September 2021, experts told Sputnik

Putin's 'national projects': billions to boost the economy

Russian President Vladimir Putin is promising to invest tens of trillions of rubles in the country's dilapidated infrastructure and other sectors over the next five years in a bid to kickstart anaemic economic growth

India Expects Russian Defense Minister Shoigu's Visit by Year-End - Ambassador

Indian authorities are waiting for Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to visit the country by the end of this year, Indian Ambassador in Moscow D. Bala Venkatesh Varma told Sputnik on Wednesday

Russian, Indian, Chinese Foreign Ministers to Meet in Vladivostok in March - Diplomat

The Russian, Indian and Chinese foreign ministers will gather in Russia's Pacific coast city of Vladivostok on March 23 for trilateral talks, the Indian ambassador in Moscow told Sputnik on Wednesday

Syrian Gov't Operations in Aleppo Legitimate, Aim to Clear Area of Terrorists - Ambassador

The Syrian government's military operations in Aleppo are legitimate because they are aimed at driving terrorists out, Syrian Ambassador in Moscow Riyad Haddad said on Wednesday