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Afghanistan's acting foreign minister resigns post
Date: 2019-10-23 18:17:24 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:85 - ID:8158381
KABUL, Oct 23 (MENA) - Afghanistan's acting foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani has resigned his post. In a resignation letter to President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday, Rabbani said the Foreign Ministry has been sidelined and is being treated as a ....
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Hillary Clinton mulling 2020 run: reports
Date: 2019-10-23 15:09:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:8158031
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (MENA) - Speculation is growing that Hillary Clinton will make a last-minute entry into the 2020 presidential race after reports published Tuesday said members of the Democratic establishment doubted any of the party’s current top ....
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Hong Kong officially withdraws controversial extradition bill from legislature
Date: 2019-10-23 07:47:31 GMT - Hong Kong - World - SN:15 - ID:8157121
VICTORIA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Hong Kong’s government has officially withdrawn the controversial extradition bill which sparked over 20 weeks of protest and civil unrest, ABC news reported. The move came a week late due to protests at the Legislative ....
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EU chief says he’ll recommend Brexit extension
Date: 2019-10-22 22:56:48 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:93 - ID:8156964
LONDON, Oct 22 (MENA) - European Council President Donald Tusk said he will recommend the EU27 accept the U.K.’s request for another Brexit extension, Politico reported. Tusk’s recommendation came in response to the British parliament’s decision ....
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Oslo police open fire on man who reportedly drove into crowd
Date: 2019-10-22 13:01:34 GMT - Norway - World - SN:46 - ID:8156129
OSLO, Oct 22 (MENA) - At least two people were injured Tuesday in Norway's capital city of Oslo, struck by an ambulance stolen by an armed man who was injured when police opened fire to stop him, according to ABC News. Police said those struck by ....
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Afghan president wants direct talks with Taliban, if reelected
Date: 2019-10-22 12:13:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:39 - ID:8155828
TOKYO, Oct 22 (MENA) - Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani wants to start peace talks with the Taliban as soon as the recent presidential election result is clear, he told the Nikkei Asian Review in an interview in Tokyo. US President Donald Trump ....
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Facebook discloses operations by Russia, Iran to meddle in US 2020 election
Date: 2019-10-22 10:24:15 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:26 - ID:8155780
LONDON, Oct 22 (MENA) - Facebook on Monday disclosed it had taken down four new foreign interference operations originating from Iran and Russia, including one targeting the US 2020 presidential elections that appears to be linked to the Russian ....
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For Trump the dealmaker, troop pullouts without much in return
Date: 2019-10-22 08:13:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8155586
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (MENA) - The Taliban have wanted the United States to pull troops out of Afghanistan, Turkey has wanted the Americans out of northern Syria and North Korea has wanted them to at least stop military exercises with South Korea, The ....
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UN diplomat expresses concern over uncertainty for resumption of negotiations on Cyprus
Date: 2019-10-22 08:09:34 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:12 - ID:8155571
NICOSIA, Oct 22 (MENA) - UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Elizabeth Spehar has said that uncertainty regarding the prospects for the resumption of the negotiations aiming to ....
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9 Taliban militants die from poisoning in Ghazni province of Afghanistan
Date: 2019-10-22 07:45:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:8155573
KABUL, Oct 22 (MENA) - A group of nine Taliban militants died from poisoning in South-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press quoted the provincial government as saying. According to a statement released by the Governor’s Office of ....
