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Russian Jet's Arrival Fires Up Venezuelan Social Media Amid US Sanctions
The unusual arrival of a Russian passenger plane in Caracas has set social media abuzz with rumors about its mission after the Kremlin pledged to support its ally Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro against a US-backed effort to drive him from office
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Russian Plane With 71 On Board Crashes Outside Moscow, All Dead
A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed outside Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital's Domodedovo airport, officials and local media said.
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Russia Squares Up To Boeing, Airbus With Maiden Jet Flight
Russia completed the maiden flight of its new MS-21 medium range passenger plane on Sunday, its first post-Soviet foray into production of a mainline commercial aircraft which it hopes will rival those of its Western competitors.
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3 Hurt As Plane Skids Off Runway At Russian Airport
A Russian passenger plane skidded off the runway after landing in snowy conditions at Kaliningrad airport, authorities said Wednesday, with three people suffering minor injuries.
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Egypt Says Made No Arrests In Connection To Russian Plane Crash
Egypt's interior ministry denied on Saturday making any arrests in connection with the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai last October that killed all 224 people on board.
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Mali in Mourning After At Least 27 Killed in Hotel Attack
Mali today began three days of national mourning and declared a state of emergency after a nine-hour siege by jihadist gunmen at a top hotel in the capital left at least 27 people dead.
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Russian Parliament to Propose New Counter-Terrorism Measures: Report
Russian lawmakers will today propose tougher punishment for terrorists and discuss introducing a raft of new security measures at a rare meeting of both chambers of parliament, Russian news agencies reported, citing a draft law.
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Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Vladimir Putin Discuss Cooperation in Fight Against Terrorism
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have discussed international cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement today.
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Egypt Crash to Spur Demand for Strict Aviation Security: Emirates
Emirates Airlines President Tim Clark said on Sunday he expected the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt was a "game changer" for aviation that would result in demands for stringent aviation security worldwide.
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British Plane Almost Hit By Rocket Near Sharm Al-Sheikh in August: Reports
A British passenger jet came close to being hit by a rocket as it came in to land at Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh in August, British media reported on Saturday, although the UK government said it concluded the incident was not a deliberate attack.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Halt to Egypt Flights: Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin today suspended Russian air traffic with Egypt and ordered assistance in bringing Russian nationals home as investigators probe why one of its passenger jets crashed in the Sinai.
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Barack Obama Says 'Possibility' of Bomb on Plane That Crashed in Egypt
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday there was a "possibility" that the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt was caused by a bomb on board the airliner.
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Islamic State Affiliate in Egypt Insists it Brought Down Russian Plane
Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate dismissed in an audio message today doubts that it had downed a Russian passenger plane over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all aboard, and said it would tell the world how it did so in its own time.
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Egypt's President Says Islamic State Jet Claim is 'Propaganda'
Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said the crash which killed all 224 people on board was due to "external" factors.
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No 'Direct Evidence' of Terrorism in Egypt Crash: US
A top US intelligence official has said there is no direct evidence of terrorism in the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board, after the airline said it came down due to "external" factors.
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Russian Jet's Arrival Fires Up Venezuelan Social Media Amid US Sanctions
The unusual arrival of a Russian passenger plane in Caracas has set social media abuzz with rumors about its mission after the Kremlin pledged to support its ally Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro against a US-backed effort to drive him from office
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Russian Plane With 71 On Board Crashes Outside Moscow, All Dead
A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed outside Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital's Domodedovo airport, officials and local media said.
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Russia Squares Up To Boeing, Airbus With Maiden Jet Flight
Russia completed the maiden flight of its new MS-21 medium range passenger plane on Sunday, its first post-Soviet foray into production of a mainline commercial aircraft which it hopes will rival those of its Western competitors.
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3 Hurt As Plane Skids Off Runway At Russian Airport
A Russian passenger plane skidded off the runway after landing in snowy conditions at Kaliningrad airport, authorities said Wednesday, with three people suffering minor injuries.
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Egypt Says Made No Arrests In Connection To Russian Plane Crash
Egypt's interior ministry denied on Saturday making any arrests in connection with the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai last October that killed all 224 people on board.
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Mali in Mourning After At Least 27 Killed in Hotel Attack
Mali today began three days of national mourning and declared a state of emergency after a nine-hour siege by jihadist gunmen at a top hotel in the capital left at least 27 people dead.
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Russian Parliament to Propose New Counter-Terrorism Measures: Report
Russian lawmakers will today propose tougher punishment for terrorists and discuss introducing a raft of new security measures at a rare meeting of both chambers of parliament, Russian news agencies reported, citing a draft law.
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Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Vladimir Putin Discuss Cooperation in Fight Against Terrorism
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have discussed international cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement today.
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Egypt Crash to Spur Demand for Strict Aviation Security: Emirates
Emirates Airlines President Tim Clark said on Sunday he expected the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt was a "game changer" for aviation that would result in demands for stringent aviation security worldwide.
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British Plane Almost Hit By Rocket Near Sharm Al-Sheikh in August: Reports
A British passenger jet came close to being hit by a rocket as it came in to land at Egypt's Sharm al-Sheikh in August, British media reported on Saturday, although the UK government said it concluded the incident was not a deliberate attack.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Halt to Egypt Flights: Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin today suspended Russian air traffic with Egypt and ordered assistance in bringing Russian nationals home as investigators probe why one of its passenger jets crashed in the Sinai.
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Barack Obama Says 'Possibility' of Bomb on Plane That Crashed in Egypt
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday there was a "possibility" that the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt was caused by a bomb on board the airliner.
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Islamic State Affiliate in Egypt Insists it Brought Down Russian Plane
Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate dismissed in an audio message today doubts that it had downed a Russian passenger plane over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all aboard, and said it would tell the world how it did so in its own time.
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Egypt's President Says Islamic State Jet Claim is 'Propaganda'
Egypt's president has dismissed claims that a Russian passenger jet was downed by a branch of Islamic State as propaganda, after the airline said the crash which killed all 224 people on board was due to "external" factors.
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No 'Direct Evidence' of Terrorism in Egypt Crash: US
A top US intelligence official has said there is no direct evidence of terrorism in the crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 people on board, after the airline said it came down due to "external" factors.
