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Russia: West is responsible for Afghanistan events, must provide aid to it
Date: 2021-09-24 19:44:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9184139
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) – The participation of Western countries in the dialogue on Afghanistan makes sense because they are responsible for the events in the republic and must provide it with aid, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director ....
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UN: At least 350,000 people killed in Syria's war
Date: 2021-09-24 19:32:47 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:86 - ID:9184141
GENEVA, Sept 24 (MENA) - The United Nations human rights office on Friday issued a new death toll of the Syrian war, putting the total at 350,209 deaths. However, the UN office said the figure, which includes civilians and combatants, is an ....
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US holds no hostile intent, hopes N. Korea will respond positively to dialogue offer: Price
Date: 2021-09-24 19:15:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:9184137
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - A spokesman for the US State Department on Friday reiterated that the US holds no hostile intent toward North Korea, while urging the North to come to the dialogue table. Ned Price made the remark after a North Korean ....
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Juncker criticizes Merkel over handling of Greek debt crisis
Date: 2021-09-24 18:49:19 GMT - Greece - World - SN:80 - ID:9183998
ATHENS, Sept 24 (MENA) - Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has criticized outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s reaction to Greece’s debt crisis, saying that her "hesitations" and "reluctance" undermined efforts to deal with ....
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Catalan exile Puigdemont freed by Italian court
Date: 2021-09-24 18:49:08 GMT - Italy - World - SN:79 - ID:9184062
ROME, Sept 24 (MENA) – An Italian court has ordered the ex-president of Spain's Catalonia region to be freed following his arrest in Sardinia, his lawyer said. Carles Puigdemont must remain on the Italian island while an extradition request from ....
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UK PM holds call with Macron after furor over submarine deal
Date: 2021-09-24 18:28:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:77 - ID:9183997
LONDOM, Sept 24 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron "reaffirmed the importance of the UK-France relationship" during a call Friday, which came after a British defense pact with the US and Australia left ....
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9 men arrested in Netherlands for preparing terrorist attack
Date: 2021-09-24 17:19:20 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:72 - ID:9183993
AMSTERDAM, Sept 24 (MENA) – Nine men were arrested in Eindhoven in the Netherlands under suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist act, and training to perpetrate the crime, the NL Times reported Friday. The nine suspects allegedly sympathize ....
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Biden urges all eligible Americans to get a booster shot
Date: 2021-09-24 16:57:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:9184015
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden on Friday urged older Americans, front-line workers and those with underlying health conditions who received a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine between January and March to get a booster shot, The Hill ....
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Greek PM, UN chief mull tension in East Med
Date: 2021-09-24 16:51:23 GMT - Greece - World - SN:67 - ID:9183958
ATHENS, Sept 24 (MENA) - The Cyprus problem, tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and Greece’s green economy transition were the focus of talks between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, ....
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Russia’s military chief discusses cooperation with Pakistani counterpart
Date: 2021-09-24 12:34:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:9183454
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (MENA) - Chief of the Russian General Staff, First Deputy Defense Minister Army General Valery Gerasimov held a meeting with Chairman of the Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza to discuss bilateral military ....