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  • Tajikistan defense minister meets Pakistan's army chief

    Date: 2019-04-11 11:23:39 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:27 - ID:7892651

    ISLAMABAD, April 11 (MENA) - Defense Minister of Tajikistan General Sherali Mirzo met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters on Thursday, Pakistani channel Geo News quoted a press release issued here by ....

  • Trump threatens EU over Brexit treatment of UK: 'Let people breathe before it all comes back to bite you'

    Date: 2019-04-11 11:16:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:7892601

    LONDON, April 11 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union (EU) over what he perceives as "brutal" treatment from the bloc in its approach to Brexit and trade dealings with the US, The Independent reported. "Too bad ....

  • Prime Minister Scott Morrison sets May 18 election date

    Date: 2019-04-11 11:03:54 GMT - Australia - World - SN:23 - ID:7892472

    CANBERRA, April 11 (MENA) - Voters will go to the polls on May 18 to decide which party will form the next federal government, ABC news reported on Thursday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited Government House early this morning to ask ....

  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested

    Date: 2019-04-11 10:16:36 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:20 - ID:7892544

    LONDON, April 11 (MENA) - WikLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, ending his seven-year asylum tenure there, Euronews reported. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrest in a statement on ....

  • 1st phase of general elections begins in India

    Date: 2019-04-11 06:49:31 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:7892177

    NEW DELHI, April 11 (MENA) - 1st Phase Lok Sabha Election 2019: Voting is being held in parts of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, NDTV reported. Parts of India ....

  • Gas explosion kills at least one, injures 17 in North Carolina

    Date: 2019-04-10 21:47:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:7892008

    WASHINGTON, April 10 (MENA) - One person was killed and several more were injured, including a firefighter, after a gas explosion and partial building collapse Wednesday in downtown Durham, North Carolina, police said. The fire has been ....

  • US budget deficit running 15% higher than a year ago

    Date: 2019-04-10 21:24:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7892006

    WASHINGTON, April 10 (MENA) - The federal government in the United States reported a $146.9 billion deficit in March, causing annual debt to rise 15% for the first half of the budget year compared to the same period in 2018, Washington Post ....

  • WYF held introductory session during ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York

    Date: 2019-04-10 21:16:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:7892004

    WASHINGTON, April 10 (MENA) - The administration of the World Youth Forum (WYF) has organized an introductory session during its participation in the 8th edition of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum. This came in parallel ....

  • Trump says he has not seen Mueller report

    Date: 2019-04-10 18:32:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:7891827

    WASHINGTON, April 10 (MENA) – US President Trump on Wednesday said he has not seen or read special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on the Russia investigation, one day after the attorney general refused to say if he shared it with the White ....

  • US vice president urges UN to recognize Venezuela's Guaido

    Date: 2019-04-10 18:29:24 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:61 - ID:7891788

    NEW YORK, April 10 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence called on the United Nations on Wednesday to "stand up for democracy" and recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as that country's legitimate leader, Voice of America ....

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