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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg meets with Trump in White House
Date: 2019-09-20 07:39:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:8111413
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (MENA) - Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with US President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday, part of a series of visits with lawmakers who have been critical of the social media giant, Fox News reported. A ....
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One dead, five hurt in shooting on streets of Washington
Date: 2019-09-20 07:39:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8111402
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (MENA) - One person was killed and five others were wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, D.C., not far from the White House, CNBC reported, quoting police as saying. Police have not apprehended a ....
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US expels two Cuban diplomats to the UN citing national security threat
Date: 2019-09-20 07:38:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:8111400
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (MENA) - The US has ordered two Cuban diplomats assigned to the United Nations to leave the country immediately, alleging that the envoys were engaged in "influence operations against the United States," CNN reported "The ....
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New Jersey man arrested for allegedly spying for Hezbollah: Feds
Date: 2019-09-19 22:01:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:8111360
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - New Jersey man was indicted Thursday on charges he supported Hezbollah by scouting possible targets for an attack, NBC News reported. Alexei Saab began training with Hezbollah operatives overseas and surveilled ....
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OIC condemns terrorist acts in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-09-19 11:13:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:27 - ID:8110369
RIYADH, Sept 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmad al Othaimeen condemned escalating terrorist acts in Afghanistan including attacks that targeted an election campaign rally of President ....
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Trump looking at options for Guantanamo Bay Prison
Date: 2019-09-19 08:57:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:8110205
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he was unhappy with the cost of operating the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and that he was exploring options on what to do about it, Bloomberg reported Thursday. “It ....
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Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan kills 20
Date: 2019-09-19 06:39:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:8110112
KABUL, Sept 19 (MENA) - A powerful early morning suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, VOA reported. The Taliban took responsibility for the ....
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Iran confirms Taliban visit to Tehran on Afghan peace talks
Date: 2019-09-18 11:53:30 GMT - Iran - World - SN:37 - ID:8108992
TEHRAN, Sept 18 (MENA) - A four-member Taliban delegation has traveled to Tehran for talks with high-ranking Iranian officials -- the second such trip by the militants to a foreign country just days after US President Donald Trump announced that ....
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Taliban must demonstrate commitment to peace: Pompeo
Date: 2019-09-18 10:12:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:8108869
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned the Taliban’s Tuesday suicide attacks in Parwan province and Kabul, saying: “Taliban must begin to demonstrate a genuine commitment to peace rather than continue the ....
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EU: Britain will suffer most if there is a no-deal Brexit
Date: 2019-09-18 09:44:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:22 - ID:8108715
BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (MENA) - The European Union is ready for a no-deal Brexit and Britain would suffer most under such a scenario, Brussels has said. European Commission spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said no-deal would never be the bloc's preferred ....
