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  • 12 Haqqani network leaders killed in Afghanistan's Khost

    Date: 2019-06-10 09:55:58 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7973896

    KABUL, June 10 (MENA) - At least 12 leaders of Haqqani network were killed in an operation launched by Afghan security forces in Sabari district in Khost province, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement on Monday. ....

  • Kremlin official: Russia wants US to substantiate 'Nods' towards mending ties

    Date: 2019-06-10 09:51:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:7973845

    MOSCOW, June 10 (MENA) - The US administration has been recently making "nods" toward mending ties with Russia, but Moscow would like Washington to substantiate this with some practical steps, Sputnik reported quoting Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov as ....

  • US envoy to Afghanistan: Peace talks are entering a new stage

    Date: 2019-06-10 07:46:41 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:7973705

    KABUL, June 10 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who arrived in Kabul on Sunday, said that he will "stay here for some time on this trip" and that he will have consultations with a wide range of ....

  • Trump dangles renewing his tariff threat on Mexico

    Date: 2019-06-09 22:02:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:7973525

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Sunday dangled renewing his tariff threat on Mexico if the US ally does not co-operate on border issues. In a series of tweets sent before departing for his golf club in Virginia, Trump ....

  • Trump is 'perfectly happy' to hit China with new tariffs if Xi meeting doesn't go well, Mnuchin says

    Date: 2019-06-09 21:17:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:76 - ID:7973443

    WASHINGTON, June 9 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump will make a decision about whether to slap China with more tariffs after meeting with his Chinese counterpart later this month in Japan, CNBC reported. That's according to US Treasury ....

  • US envoy arrives in Kabul for peace talks

    Date: 2019-06-09 19:15:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:70 - ID:7973450

    KABUL, June 9 (MENA) - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived Sunday in Kabul for consultations with leaders of the National Unity Government, political leaders, civil society and women. Khalilzad will ....

  • Vatican’s Pope urges to bring about peace in Sudan

    Date: 2019-06-09 19:10:01 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:69 - ID:7973058

    VATICAN, June 9 (MENA) – Vatican’s Pope Francis appealed for prayers for Sudan on Sunday, where he said news of the past days is causing sadness and concern, Vatican News reported. “Let us pray for this nation, so that the violence may cease and ....

  • Russia: 884 Syrian refugees returned to Syria over past 24 hours

    Date: 2019-06-09 15:55:48 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:7973144

    MOSCOW, June 9 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said that 884 Syrian refugees have returned to their homeland from Lebanon and Jordan over the past 24 hours. In addition, four internally-displaced persons returned to their homes in Syria, ....

  • Nuclear programs of Iran, North Korea tops IAEA meeting Agenda

    Date: 2019-06-09 15:26:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:7973139

    MOSCOW, June 9 (MENA) - Assessment of the Nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea tops Agenda of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) meeting that will be held next week and expected to cause a heated debate. ....

  • UK's Boris Johnson baulks at Brexit cost as leadership race hots up

    Date: 2019-06-09 13:22:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:7972977

    LONDON, June 9 (MENA) - Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as Britain's prime minister, said he would withhold an already agreed 39-billion-pound ($49.6 billion) Brexit payment until the European Union gives Britain better ....

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