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British defense secretary sacked over Huawei leak
Date: 2019-05-01 22:21:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:66 - ID:7924818
LONDON, May 1 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has fired her Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson over the leaking of a key decision related to the Chinese telecoms company Huawei from a UK National Security Council meeting. According to ....
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Australian man found guilty in Etihad Airways plane bomb plot
Date: 2019-05-01 21:32:07 GMT - Australia - World - SN:65 - ID:7924781
CANBERRA, May 1 (MENA) - An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of Daesh by hiding a bomb in the luggage of his brother, ABC reported Wednesday. Police had ....
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Acting Pentagon chief cancels Europe trip over Venezuela crisis
Date: 2019-05-01 16:59:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:49 - ID:7924556
WASHINGTON, May 1 (MENA) - US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has canceled a trip to Europe to stay on top of the crisis in Venezuela and events at the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon said Wednesday. "Secretary Shanahan will no longer ....
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UN rights experts reject accusations by Philippine against UN rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Date: 2019-05-01 16:52:13 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:48 - ID:7924515
GENEVA, May 1 (MENA) - UN human rights experts have expressed grave concerns over renewed accusations brought against the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, by the Philippines authorities, the UN News ....
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US says military intervention 'possible' in Venezuela
Date: 2019-05-01 15:39:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:7924392
WASHINGTON, May 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the United States was prepared to take military action to stem the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela, the Telegraph reported. "Military action is possible. If that's ....
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Tear gas fired during May Day demonstrations in Paris, scores detained
Date: 2019-05-01 13:24:49 GMT - France - World - SN:38 - ID:7924272
PARIS, May 1 (MENA) - Demonstrators marching in Paris to mark International Workers' Day have been met with tear gas, images from the French capital show, with reports of over 160 people detained, RT channel reported Wednesday. The procession was ....
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France: Security forces intensify vigil at May Day protests
Date: 2019-05-01 13:14:34 GMT - France - World - SN:37 - ID:7924193
PARIS, May 1 (MENA) - The French police authorities announced on Wednesday that around 500 officers are deployed in Paris to ensure security and prevent looting and violence, which are expected to occur as a result of the Labor Day protest. Such ....
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Spain confirms Venezuelan activist Lopez at embassy in Caracas
Date: 2019-05-01 11:58:03 GMT - Spain - World - SN:32 - ID:7924109
MADRID, May 1 (MENA) - Spain's government has confirmed that Venezuelan opposition activist Leopoldo López is at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas following an attempted military uprising on Tuesday that aimed to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, ABC ....
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Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks for breaching bail in 2012
Date: 2019-05-01 11:56:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7924135
LONDON, May 1 (MENA) - Julian Assange has been sentenced to just under a year in jail for breaching bail conditions after spending almost seven years inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the Guardian reported Wednesday. A judge largely ....
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10 soldiers killed in attack on Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Date: 2019-05-01 11:50:50 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:30 - ID:7924091
ISLAMABAD, May 1 (MENA)- The Pakistan Armed Forces announced on Wednesday that three soldiers were killed and seven others injured in an attack launched by unidentified gunmen. The attack targeted the security troops deployed to the ....
