Russia Proves a Challenging Destination for Some World Cup Fans
The United States, Canada and Ukraine have also announced the expulsion of dozens more Russian diplomats.
The Reykjavik government also exhorted Moscow to provide "clear answers" over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in southwestern England on March 4.
Iceland on Monday announced it would stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russian Federation over the poisoning of a former double agent in Britain.
"We will continue to liaise with the [UK] Foreign Office and other allies and partners on this issue as to whether further action will be taken in response to the deployment of a chemical nerve agent in Salisbury".
'There are a whole range of options of further actions that could be taken.
The Australian government may join the United Kingdom in a "state boycott" of the event, where no political leaders travel to Russian Federation.
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But Tass reported that the fire started on the top floor and consumed an area of about 1,500 square meters (16,150 square feet). Another video, apparently taken from a security camera, showed that mall patrons on the fourth floor had little time to react.
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NCP leader Praful Patel had met Banerjee earlier this month here and invited her to attend the meet. Congress sources, however, said that Mr Gandhi might just "walk in" and join the discussions.
Britain has already stated that its politicians and royal family members will stay away from the tournament, which ranks alongside the Olympics among most-watched worldwide sporting contests.
It's a tradition as old as time - the union of top goalkeepers from all over the world, no matter the continent from which they hail, complaining about the new ball to be used at the upcoming World Cup.
London newspaper The Sun reports Australia is one of a number of countries likely to join this action. Former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, said the Australian government's actions were in response to the "horror and revulsion" of the attempted assassinations.
After a marathon process involving matches in 12 nations, the Socceroos finally booked their place at the global showpiece last November with an inter-continental playoff defeat of Honduras.
Now under Bert van Marwijk's tenure, the Socceroos are in action on Wednesday morning (AEDT) in a friendly match against Colombia in London.
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