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519 persons arrested in Malaysia for terrorism activities up to July
Date: 2019-08-26 06:18:06 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:10 - ID:8076883
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (MENA) - Malaysian police have arrested 519 people up to July 31 suspected to have been involved in terrorism, Bernama reported Monday quoting Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. They comprise Malaysians and foreigners, ....
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G7 leaders fail to reach accord on Russia’s readmission - source
Date: 2019-08-25 23:03:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:8076811
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (MENA) - Relations with Russia were among the topics that were discussed by the Group of Seven leaders at their summit in France's Biarritz but no accord was reached on possible extension of the format and Russia’s readmission, a ....
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44,000 troops deployed to put out Amazon wildfires
Date: 2019-08-25 22:26:36 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:77 - ID:8076788
BRASILIA, Aug 25 (MENA) - Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo said some 44,000 troops will be available for “unprecedented” operations to put out Amazon wildfires, and forces are heading to six Brazilian states that asked for federal help to contain ....
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G7 launches security initiative for Africa's Sahel
Date: 2019-08-25 18:53:56 GMT - France - World - SN:58 - ID:8076553
BIARRITZ, Aug 25 (MENA) - The Group of Seven (G7) launched Sunday an initiative to boost security and stability in the Sahel region of Africa. The bloc seeks to establish a strategic partnership with the African continent in general, said French ....
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Leading Afghan official killed by Taliban militants: official
Date: 2019-08-25 11:12:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:8075986
KABUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - Syed Abdul Halim Sadat, a member of Samangan Provincial Council, was killed after being kidnapped by the Taliban in Baghlan Province, local officials said as quoted by Tolo news. Samangan police said Sadat’s body was found ....
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Macron seeks to ease tension with Iran
Date: 2019-08-25 09:12:27 GMT - France - World - SN:14 - ID:8075788
PARIS, Aug 25 (MENA) - The leaders of the major industrialized countries G7 agreed to assign French President Emmanuel Macron to address Iran on its nuclear file, Al Hurra channel reported. Meanwhile, the group said it is premature to mull ....
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Trump says world leaders 'getting along very well' at G-7 summit
Date: 2019-08-25 09:11:06 GMT - France - World - SN:13 - ID:8075765
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said world leaders meeting here this weekend “are getting along very well” and criticized the media for suggesting there were tensions between him and the group of allies he has threatened ....
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US will have ‘very big trade deal’ with UK after Brexit, says Trump
Date: 2019-08-25 08:36:54 GMT - France - World - SN:11 - ID:8075716
BIARRITZ, Aug 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has described new British prime minister Boris Johnson as “the right man” to deliver Brexit, as the pair met for a breakfast meeting at the G7 summit in Biarritz. Asked what his advice was for ....
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Brazilian president mobilizes army to combat Amazon fires
Date: 2019-08-24 21:47:46 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:48 - ID:8075528
BRASILIA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed off on deploying the army to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest, the governor of the Amazon state of Roraima has said. Soldiers were to be deployed in nature reserves, as ....
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UN closely watching alarming situation Kashmir: Guterres
Date: 2019-08-24 20:33:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:45 - ID:8075508
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the world body is watching the alarming situation in occupied Kashmir and that his organisation would continue playing its role in this matter. Guterres made his remark ....
