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  • Trump says ICE to deport millions as of next week

    Date: 2019-06-18 12:23:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:7985679

    WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will remove millions of people who are living in the country illegally. "Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the ....

  • Pakistan reaffirms resolve to play effective role in Afghan peace process

    Date: 2019-06-18 08:22:35 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:7985211

    ISLAMABAD, June 18 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo have discussed bilateral relations and regional security issues during a telephone call, Radio Pakistan reported. Shah Mahmood ....

  • World population expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050, United Nations reports

    Date: 2019-06-18 07:55:45 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:10 - ID:7985166

    NEW YORK, June 18 (MENA) - The world’s population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, the United Nations has said. The UN Department of Economic and ....

  • US sending 1,000 additional troops to ME

    Date: 2019-06-18 07:52:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:7985170

    WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - The Pentagon announced that the US will send 1,000 additional US forces and more military resources to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, CNN reported. "In response to a request from the US Central Command for ....

  • At least 12 dead, 125 injured in M 6.0 quake in SW China

    Date: 2019-06-18 07:25:51 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:7985168

    BEIJING, June 18 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale in southwest China's Sichuan Province has left 12 people dead and 125 others injured, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Tuesday, according to state-run ....

  • Egyptian-Belarusian trade volume quadruples over past 2 years: Presidential spox

    Date: 2019-06-17 21:04:53 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:85 - ID:7984829

    MINSK, June 17 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had on Monday a thorough and productive meeting with Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Nikolayevich Rumas, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said. The meeting took up means of promoting ....

  • British air force intercepts Russian jets in Estonia

    Date: 2019-06-17 20:58:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:87 - ID:7984929

    LONDON, June 17 (MENA) - Britain's Royal Air Force said Monday that two of its jets deployed in Estonia have been scrambled twice in recent days to intercept Russian aircraft, ABC News reported. The RAF said the incidents brought the number of ....

  • Russia says US bombers intercepted over Black, Baltic Seas

    Date: 2019-06-17 20:42:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:7984927

    MOSCOW, June 17 (MENA) - Russian Su-27 fighter jets intercepted US strategic bombers approaching Russia's border from the Black and Baltic Seas, TASS quoted a spokesman for Russia's National Defense Management Centre as saying Monday. "On June ....

  • Belarusian trade minister hails Sisi’s visit

    Date: 2019-06-17 18:10:02 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:78 - ID:7984828

    MINSK, June 17 (MENA) - Belarusian Trade Minister Vladimir Koltovich said his country voiced hope President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to his country will promote mutual cooperation with Egypt. Koltovich on Monday cited that 120 meetings were ....

  • Afghan official hopes release of Taliban prisoners is gesture of good will

    Date: 2019-06-17 12:22:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:35 - ID:7983893

    KABUL, June 17 (MENA) - Almost a week after the Afghan government released at least 400 Taliban prisoners out of 887 inmates to be freed in the near future, Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, said he hopes the move will be a gesture ....

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