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WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - January 13, 2020

Venezuela's opposition is calling on the United States and other countries to step up pressure on Russia over its support for socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition's envoy to Washington said on Friday.

Venezuela opposition calls on US to step up pressure on Maduro ally Russia

Reactions have begun to pour in after Iran has admitted that it unintentionally brought down Ukrainian International Airlines airplane. As per the reports, the Ukrainian plane had flown close to a sensitive military site. The crash killed all 176 people who were on board including many Iranians and Canadians. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that the closure and the accountability needed. Russia has said that it is time for Iran to learn lessons from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). #WION #Iran #IranPlaneCrash

Downing of Ukrainian airplane by Iran was a human error?

Russia: Iran must learn from MH17 crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 9 oversaw military exercises from a naval vessel in the Black Sea near Crimea, including the test launch of a hypersonic air-launched Kinzhal missile. A pair of MiG-31K interceptor jets test fired the Kinzhal (Dagger) missile at a target on a military test site. The exercise involved several navy vessels. #WION #Russia #Putin #BlackSea #Crimea

Your Story: Russia's Putin oversees hypersonic missile test in Crimea

The Political Calendar Of 2020. #Gravitas #PoliticalCalendar2020 #WorldLeaders

Gravitas: World leaders set their agenda for 2020

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "great & important coordination" between the US and Russia had helped thwart an attack in Saint Petersburg. "President Putin of Russia called to thank me and the US for informing them of a planned terrorist attack in the very beautiful city of Saint Petersburg," Trump tweeted.

'Great' coordination with Russia helped thwart attack: Donald Trump

Ukraine and Russia are working towards a new prisoner exchange, just two days after swapping 200 captives, Kiev said Tuesday after leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone.

Planning new prisoner swaps with Ukraine: Russia

Moscow and Kiev on Monday signed a five-year agreement on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, finalising months of difficult talks just ahead of a New Year deadline.

Ukraine-Russia finalise gas deal one day before deadline

Russia's capital city Moscow, which is known for its bone-chilling winter, has brought artificial snow for decorations ahead of the New Year's Eve. Moscow is witnessing one of its warmest winters in December since temperatures began getting recorded 140 years ago.

Warmest December forces Moscow to bring artificial snow

Chinese-Russian military and geopolitical cooperation is flourishing – for now. If, however, the weapons industry is anything to go by, fraying at the edges of close ties between the two Asian powers may be on the horizon.

China-Russia partnership is driven by short-term interests

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has thanked US counterpart Donald Trump for intelligence that helped foil "acts of terrorism" on Russian soil #WION #Putin #DonaldTrump

Putin thanks Trump for foiling New Year attacks

Ukrainian authorities and Russia-backed separatists in the war-torn east of Ukraine have exchanged 200 prisoners, swapping detained fighters for civilians and service personnel held captive in some cases for years. #WION #UkrainePrisoners #ProRussia

Ukraine, Pro-Russia separatists complete prisoner swap

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Iran has kicked off the first joint naval drill with Russia and China in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Today is the second day of this joint drill. #Iran #Russia #China #JoinDrill #IndianOcean #WION

China, Russia and Iran enters the 2nd day of joint naval drills

Russia deployed its first regiment of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles on Friday, the Defence Ministry said, a move which President Vladimir Putin has boasted puts his country in a class of its own. #Russia #VladimirPutin #HypersonicNuclearMissiles #WION

Russia claims to deploy first hypersonic nuclear missiles system called Avangard

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - December 28, 2019

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Friday(December 27) that the country's first Avangard hypersonic missiles have been put into service. According to the Russian officials, these hypersonic missiles are highly manoeuvrable and can reach the speed of Mach 27, or roughly 33,000 kilometres per hour. #WION #Russia #HypersonicMissiles

Russia's deployment of hypersonic missiles will trigger new arms race?

Iran has kicked off the first joint naval drill with Russia and China in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. #Iran #Russia #China #JoinDrill #IndianOcean #WION

Joint drill of China, Russia and Iran near Gulf of Oman

Russian politician Alexei Navalny was dragged by police on Thursday during a raid on his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) headquarters in Moscow #WION #Alexei Navalny #Russia

Russian police raid opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office

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WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - December 27, 2019

Russian politician Alexei Navalny was dragged by police on December 26 during a raid on his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) headquarters in Moscow. "Alexei was forcibly detained and taken away. He did not resist. Lawyers are still at the FBK, and there's a search underway," Kira Yarmysh, Navalny's spokeswoman, wrote on Twitter #FinePrint #Alexei #Russia #Netanyahu # RussianPolitician

FinePrint: Russian police raid opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on December 25 that the forcible military conscription of one of his allies to a remote air base in the Arctic amounted to kidnapping and illegal imprisonment. #WION #Russia

Russian opposition leader's aide sent to Arctic

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