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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Friday scolded the United States and Britain for military strikes on Yemen which Moscow said escalated tensions across the Middle East and showed a complete disregard for international law. Russia also called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to discuss the issue. “The U.S. air strikes on Yemen are another example of the Anglo-Saxons’ perversion of UN Security Council resolutions,” Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, said. Zakharova said the strikes showed a “complete disregard for international law” and were …

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