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War in Ukraine
5/2/2024 11:20:19 AM
The US State Department accused Russia Wednesday of having used a chemical weapon against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, while also announcing fresh sanctions against Moscow.
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8/27/2023 10:52:45 PM
Syria late on Saturday denied US and French allegations that the country used chemical weapons near Damascus in 2013.
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International
7/8/2023 11:21:56 AM
The last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed at a sprawling military installation in eastern Kentucky, the White House announced Friday, a milestone that closes a chapter of warfare dating back to World War I.
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International
5/22/2023 10:32:26 PM
Western powers are looking at taking measures against Russia at the global chemical weapons body over alleged nerve agent attacks, the US ambassador to the watchdog said Monday.
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2/2/2023 6:12:23 PM
Syria on Thursday dismissed the global chemical weapons watchdog's statement, which said that investigators had found ``reasonable grounds to believe'' the Syrian air force dropped two cylinders of chlorine gas in 2018 on then-rebel-held town of Douma.
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1/27/2023 3:19:41 PM
The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that its investigators found ``reasonable grounds to believe'' Syria's air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people.
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10/26/2022 10:18:03 PM
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested the head of Turkey's doctors' union after she called for a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against Kurdish militants, prosecutors said.
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Military
4/13/2022 11:41:17 AM
Ukraine said Tuesday it is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on the besieged city of Mariupol.
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Military
4/12/2022 11:56:57 PM
Vladimir Putin vowed Tuesday that Russia's bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled and insisted the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses.
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Military
4/12/2022 11:00:37 AM
A spokesman for Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has denied using chemical weapons to uproot Ukrainian troops in the port city of Mariupol.
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Military
3/23/2022 5:31:10 PM
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization is setting up new multinational battlegroups in eastern Europe to deter Russia from launching an attack on any of its members.
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Diplomacy
3/14/2022 9:41:12 PM
Face to face, President Joe Biden's national security adviser warned a top Chinese official on Monday about China's support for Russia in the Ukrainian invasion, even as the Kremlin denied reports it had requested Chinese military equipment to use in the war.
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Diplomacy
3/13/2022 11:05:52 PM
The US and China are sending top aides to Rome on Monday as tensions between the two countries mount over the Russia-Ukraine war and worries spread that the conflict will take even darker turns.
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Military
3/13/2022 6:49:19 PM
A senior Ukrainian police officer has accused Russian forces of launching phosphorus bomb attacks in the eastern region of Lugansk.
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Region
12/14/2021 3:50:43 PM
Israel's intelligence minister said Tuesday that Syria cannot be allowed to obtain chemical weapons, after a report emerged that Israel targeted the country's chemical weapons facilities.
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9/3/2021 7:32:00 PM
The international community should create favorable conditions for dialogue and cooperation between the two sides, respect the legitimate concerns of Syria and avoid exerting political pressure, he told the Security Council
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6/4/2021 12:36:21 PM
The head of OPCW told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against Syria, and concluded that in 17 cases chemical weapons were likely or definitely used
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4/21/2021 6:49:37 PM
Syria denies using chemical weapons, and warned the 'very serious and dangerous"'move would affect its work with the OPCW on eliminating its arsenal
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4/20/2021 1:46:38 PM
Damascus is accused of failing to answer key questions after an OPCW probe last year found Syria attacked a rebel-held village with the nerve agent sarin and the toxic chemical chlorine in 2017
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International
3/2/2021 6:05:12 PM
'Russia’s attempt to kill Mr. Navalny follows an alarming pattern of chemical weapons use by Russia,' a senior Biden administration official told reporters on a call
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