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  • Trump says to ask Supreme Court to intervene if Democrats move against him

    Date: 2019-04-24 19:31:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:7915376

    WASHINGTON, April 24 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene if Democrats move to impeach him - a notion that legal experts said showed a misunderstanding of the Constitution, The ....

  • 28 huts, mosques destroyed in Rohingya refugee camp fire in Bangladesh

    Date: 2019-04-24 18:34:29 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:68 - ID:7915226

    DHAKA, April 24 (MENA) - A total of 28 huts and mosques were destroyed on Wednesday in a fire that engulfed the Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh. A senior government official in Cox’s Bazar said the firefighters managed to contain ....

  • Up to 20,000 extremists enter EU annually -- Russia

    Date: 2019-04-24 17:13:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:7915188

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - Up to 20,000 extremists enter the European Union (EU) under the guise of refugees every year, Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) spokesman Maj. Gen. Sergey Kovalyov said at the Moscow Conference on ....

  • US builds nuclear shield to deliver surprise nuclear strike on Russia — Russian general

    Date: 2019-04-24 15:56:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:7915072

    MOSCOW, April 24 (MENA) - The US is deploying missile defense systems near Russia’s borders with the goal of obtaining the potential to deliver a surprise nuclear strike on Russia, TASS quoted First Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main ....

  • Death toll from Sri Lanka bombing attacks rises to 359: Police

    Date: 2019-04-24 05:41:04 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:6 - ID:7913875

    COLOMBO, April 24 (MENA) - The death toll from the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka rose to 359, Channel News Asia reported Wednesday. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera released the toll but did not give a ....

  • Explosion at Savoy cinema in Colombo

    Date: 2019-04-24 05:36:15 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:5 - ID:7913869

    COLOMBO, April 24 (MENA) - Fears returned to the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka, this morning after reports emerged of a fresh explosion at the Savoy cinema. There was a controlled explosion outside the cinema, Daily Express reported Wednesday ....

  • Joe Biden to run for president in 2020

    Date: 2019-04-23 19:08:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7913609

    WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - US Former Vice President Joe Biden will announce his presidential bid Thursday morning with an online video, two sources close to Biden with direct knowledge of the planning confirmed to NBC News. Biden will then ....

  • Putin to hold talks with North Korean leader in Vladivostok April 25

    Date: 2019-04-23 16:13:07 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:7913316

    MOSCOW, April 23 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vladivostok on April 25, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. "The date is April 25. Our president will hold talks with North ....

  • Daesh claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombing attacks

    Date: 2019-04-23 11:44:58 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:33 - ID:7912719

    COLOMBO, April 23 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing attacks which targeted churches and hotels across Sri Lanka, Sky News channel reported on Tuesday. The terrorist group made the announcement on its ....

  • Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters

    Date: 2019-04-23 07:50:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:13 - ID:7912295

    NAYPYITAW, April 23 (MENA) - Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, ABC News reported. Wa ....

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