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Iran declines to confirm hit by Russia missiles

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEHERAN -- Iran on Friday declined to confirm a claim by a US official that Russian missiles targeting rebels in Syria crashed in its territory this week."We don't confirm" this information, foreign ministry spokeswoman Afkham Marzieh said when asked about the claim.The US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, had said the missiles crashed in Iran on...

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Hungary shuts its border to migrants

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ROSZKE -- Hungary confirmed it had sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday as its controversial new anti-migrant laws came into force."The Roszke and Asothalom road crossing points have been put out of operation from Tuesday 07:00 am (0500 GMT)," said Laszlo Balazs, a border police official, at a press conference in Budapest.There were conflicting reports from the...