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Checkpoint attack kills 7 Afghan soldiers
Date: 2019-12-24 07:14:01 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:5 - ID:8241798
KABUL, Dec 24 (MENA) - An early morning attack on an army checkpoint in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least seven Afghan soldiers, ABC News reported quoting the defense ministry. The ministry said in a statement that the “enemy" ....
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Lavrov says US sanctions against EU allies over Nord Stream 2 shows US' unreliability
Date: 2019-12-23 11:03:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8240635
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday, commenting on the United States' recent introduction of sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream gas pipelines, that such steps showed Washington's ....
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US soldier killed in Afghanistan attack, Taliban claim responsibility
Date: 2019-12-23 09:11:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:8240457
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on an American convoy that killed one US soldier and, according to the insurgents, wounded several more, France 24 reported. According to US Forces-Afghanistan, ....
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Cyprus, Greece, Israel to sign pipeline deal in early January
Date: 2019-12-22 22:29:06 GMT - Greece - World - SN:77 - ID:8240203
ATHENS, Dec 22 (MENA) - The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel plan to sign an agreement early in the new year for the building of the Eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline, ABC News reported. The deal will be signed in Athens on January 2 ....
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India's Modi: CAA has no effect against Muslims
Date: 2019-12-22 21:28:55 GMT - India - World - SN:73 - ID:8240193
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (MENA) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally in Delhi on Sunday and attempted to quell the anger over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), India Today reported. This came on a day when several protests were ....
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EastMed pipeline developments possibly in early 2020, says Cyprus FM
Date: 2019-12-22 13:52:48 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:46 - ID:8239646
NICOSIA, Dec 22 (MENA) - Diplomatic efforts are underway to reach an intergovernmental agreement on the EastMed pipeline, and according to Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, there could be concrete developments early in 2020, he was quoted by ....
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UN adopts Pakistani-sponsored resolution on combating corruption
Date: 2019-12-22 09:34:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8239248
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (MENA) - The eighth session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) of the UN convention against corruption has unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution on strengthening the role of parliaments in preventing and ....
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Heavy casualties to India in Pakistan’s response to ceasefire violation: ISPR
Date: 2019-12-22 09:25:43 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:18 - ID:8239225
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (MENA) - Indian army suffered heavy casualties and damage to its posts when Pakistan Army responded to ceasefire violation from across the Line of Control on Saturday, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported, quoting the Inter-Services ....
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UN welcomes announcement of preliminary results of Afghanistan presidential election
Date: 2019-12-22 09:23:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:8239209
KABUL, Dec 22 (MENA) - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomed the announcement of the preliminary results for Afghanistan’s presidential election and commended the “Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Electoral ....
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23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law
Date: 2019-12-22 08:54:10 GMT - India - World - SN:15 - ID:8239165
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (MENA) - Nine people died Saturday during clashes between demonstrators and police in northern India, raising the nationwide death toll in protests against a new citizenship law to 23, euronews reported, quoting police. Uttar ....
