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Merkel set to meet Putin, Zelensky at Paris summit - German gov't spokesperson
Date: 2019-12-06 11:58:06 GMT - Germany - World - SN:17 - ID:8218678
BERLIN, Dec 6 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to have bilateral meetings with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, on the sidelines of the Normandy-format summit in Paris, Interfax quoted ....
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3 soldiers killed when Minnesota National Guard Black Hawk crashed
Date: 2019-12-06 08:14:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8218330
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (MENA) - Three soldiers aboard a Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter were killed after the UH-60 Black Hawk crashed during a flight from an Army aviation facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Thursday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ....
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Ten Afghan police killed in clash with Taliban in Kunduz: sources
Date: 2019-12-06 08:11:39 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8218328
KABUL, Dec 6 (MENA) - At least 10 Afghan police were killed in a clash with the Taliban in Imam Sahib district in the northeastern province of Kunduz on Thursday evening, security sources said. The clash also left three Taliban fighters dead, ....
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Four dead after Florida police chase, shootout
Date: 2019-12-06 08:10:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:8218327
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (MENA) - Four people were reportedly killed after a police chase and subsequent shootout on a busy street in Florida on Thursday afternoon, The Hill reported. Following a robbery in Coral Gables, Fla., the robbers hijacked a UPS ....
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US offers $15 million for info on Iranian planner of Karbala attack
Date: 2019-12-05 22:54:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:8218103
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (MENA) – The US State Department announced Thursday it was offering $15 million for information related to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Commander who planned one of the most sophisticated attacks against coalition troops in Iraq, ....
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US accuses Iran of killing more than 1,000 people in recent protests
Date: 2019-12-05 22:33:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:8218216
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (MENA) – The administration of US President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Iranian security forces of killing more than 1,000 people in crackdowns against recent protests that have swept the country, The Sydney Morning Herald ....
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Cyprus appeals to The Hague to protect its sovereign rights against Turkish aggression, says President
Date: 2019-12-05 12:05:36 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:25 - ID:8217334
NICOSIA, Dec 5 (MENA) - Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague to protect its maritime rights from Turkish acts of aggression. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades was quoted by Cyprus News Agency as saying that ....
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Cyprus addresses Turkish violations at EU energy meeting
Date: 2019-12-05 10:51:58 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:19 - ID:8217000
NICOSIA, Dec 5 (MENA) - The issue of escalating Turkish violations in the Cyprus EEZ has been raised by Cypriot Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis while addressing a meeting of the EU Energy Ministers' Council, held Thursday in Brussels, according ....
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White House to defend Trump in Senate as it moves toward impeachment vote
Date: 2019-12-05 08:34:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8216975
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (MENA) - The White House signaled that it will aggressively defend President Donald Trump in a near-certain Senate impeachment trial in the coming weeks, as legal experts called by House Democrats testified in a contentious hearing ....
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S. Korea, Japan to hold talks over months-long trade row
Date: 2019-12-05 08:05:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8216948
SEOUL, Dec 5 (MENA) - South Korea said Thursday it will hold talks with Japan in Tokyo later this month in the latest attempt to settle their months-long trade row stemming from shared history, Yonhap news agency reported. The two countries ....