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  • US airstrike kills Taliban group leader, his militants in Afghanistan's Ghazni

    Date: 2019-07-23 22:07:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:67 - ID:8036526

    KABUL, July 23 (MENA) - A US airstrike killed a group leader of Taliban and his fighters in south-eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, The Khaama Press News Agency reported on Tuesday. The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the US forces ....

  • US senate approves Mark Esper as new defense secretary

    Date: 2019-07-23 22:07:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:8036534

    WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) - The Senate confirmed Mark Esper to be the next US defense secretary in a overwhelmingly bipartisan 90-8 vote on Tuesday, ABC News reported Tuesday. Esper is expected to be sworn in Tuesday evening, said Pentagon ....

  • UK Home Secretary: Far-right extremism to be included in official terror warnings

    Date: 2019-07-23 21:22:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:8036529

    LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - The growing threat from "extreme right-wing terrorism" will be included in official threat-level warnings for the first time, the British home secretary has announced, The Independent reported on Tuesday. Until now, the ....

  • Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, saying he will be ‘great’ PM for Britain

    Date: 2019-07-23 12:56:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:8035962

    WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) - Donald Trump has congratulated Boris Johnson on his incredible win in the Tory leadership race, saying he will make a "great" PM. The US President tweeted his best wishes to the man who will take the reins in Britain ....

  • May congratulates Boris Johnson on becoming new prime minister

    Date: 2019-07-23 12:42:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:34 - ID:8035913

    LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - Outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to give “full support” to her successor, Boris Johnson. May tweeted her congratulations to Johnson after he was elected Tuesday as the new Conservative Party leader, The ....

  • Nations still in Iran nuclear deal meet Sunday in Vienna

    Date: 2019-07-23 11:36:22 GMT - Austria - World - SN:29 - ID:8035879

    VIENNA, July 23 (MENA) - Representatives from the nations that are still parties to the shaky Iran nuclear deal plan to meet in Vienna on Sunday to see to what extent the agreement can be salvaged in the wake of the United States pulling out and ....

  • Boris Johnson elected new Tory leader

    Date: 2019-07-23 11:26:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:8035869

    LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - Boris Johnson, UK's former foreign secretary, will become Britain’s next prime minister after being elected leader of the Conservative party, defeating Jeremy Hunt in the party’s leadership contest. The former mayor of ....

  • UK education min. resigns

    Date: 2019-07-23 10:47:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:8035744

    LONDON, July 23 (MENA) - UK Education Minister Anne Milton has resigned from the government, citing "grave concerns" about Boris Johnson's support for leaving the EU without a deal, The Independent reported. (MENA) M H K/M H E ....

  • Pompeo: US seeks coalition to secure Strait of Hormuz

    Date: 2019-07-23 08:46:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8035569

    WASHINGTON, July 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington was building a coalition to patrol the Strait of Hormuz to keep shipping lanes open. In an interview to WFTV 9 late Monday while on a work visit to Orlando, Florida, ....

  • Germany hosts Religions For Peace 10th World Assembly for 1st time in Aug.

    Date: 2019-07-23 07:51:56 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:8035487

    BERLIN, July 23 (MENA) - Germany will host Religions for Peace 10th World Assembly, the world’s most representative, multi-religious gathering of religious communities, for the first time next month. The event will be held in the German city of ....

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