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UK Labor to back early general election
Date: 2019-10-29 11:38:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:37 - ID:8165834
LONDON, Oct 29 (MENA) - Despite denying Boris Johnson his election on three other occasions, Labor are said to be ready to whip to vote for a general election, Sky News reported on Tuesday. In a statement, they said the "condition of taking no ....
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Pakistani PM reiterates support for Afghan peace deal
Date: 2019-10-29 06:45:35 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:8165370
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (MENA) - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday met US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and reiterated Pakistan’s steadfast and sincere support to Afghan peace and reconciliation process, Geo News ....
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Strong quake shakes southern Philippines
Date: 2019-10-29 05:52:49 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:6 - ID:8165324
MANILA, Oct 29 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Tuesday morning, knocking out power in some areas, sending people out of homes and buildings and forcing classes to be suspended in one city to allow inspections of ....
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Macron condemns mosque attack in southwest France
Date: 2019-10-28 21:23:23 GMT - France - World - SN:90 - ID:8165255
PARIS, Oct 28 (MENA) - President Emmanuel Macron condemned an attack on a mosque in the town of Bayonne in southwest France on Monday by An 84-year-old French man who shot two people and attempted to set fire to the mosque’s door, according to ABC ....
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Death of Baghdadi was US top national security priority: Trump
Date: 2019-10-28 20:44:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:8165098
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (MENA) - The death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been the top national security priority of the US Administration, President Donald Trump said on Monday. "He was a sick and depraved man, and now he’s gone. Baghdadi ....
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Death of Daesh leader a "devastating blow" for group remnants: US defense secretary
Date: 2019-10-28 19:00:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:8165080
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Mark Esper described the death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a "devastating blow" for the remnants of the terrorist group, CNN reported on Monday. Addressing a press conference at the ....
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US vows more economic sanctions on Iran
Date: 2019-10-28 15:57:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:8164952
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pledged Monday to increase sanctions against Iran, saying the Trump administration's "maximum pressure campaign" is halting alleged Iranian aggression in the Middle East, said ABC ....
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China urges to enhance int’l cooperation on fighting terrorism
Date: 2019-10-28 14:55:11 GMT - China - World - SN:60 - ID:8164513
BEIJING, Oct 28 (MENA) – China on Monday called for further international cooperation to uproot the breeding ground of terrorism. China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang said his country has actively taken part in the international ....
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Macron meets representatives of Muslim Council
Date: 2019-10-28 14:15:32 GMT - France - World - SN:53 - ID:8164511
PARIS, Oct 28 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron will meet later in the day at the Élysée Palace with representatives of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), amid renewed debates in France about 'Islam and secularism'. The French ....
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Hong Kong police arrest 206 people for recent violent incidents
Date: 2019-10-28 13:06:01 GMT - China - World - SN:44 - ID:8164501
BEIJING, Oct 28 (MENA) – The Hong Kong police had arrested 206 people involved in violent incidents over the past week, Xinhua reported. Kong Wing-cheung, Senior Superintendent of the Police Public Relations Branch, told a press conference Monday ....
