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Russia registers 16 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours - Defense Ministry
Date: 2018-12-24 09:33:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:7728208
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered 16 truce breaches in the country over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded as many as ....
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Death toll from Indonesia tsunami now 281
Date: 2018-12-24 05:58:36 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:4 - ID:7728011
JAKARTA, Dec 24 (MENA) - The death toll from an Indonesian tsunami has risen past 280 with more than 1,000 people injured, Sky news reported. The tsunami struck Sunda Strait coastal areas along western Java and southern Sumatra islands without ....
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''Very possible' shutdown could last into new year - White House budget director
Date: 2018-12-23 21:42:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:7727958
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - The partial US government shutdown may last through the New Year and into January when Democrats take control of the House, The Washington Post quoted White House budget director Mick Mulvaney as saying Sunday. "It's ....
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Trump says Mattis to leave by end of year, announces new acting secretary of defense
Date: 2018-12-23 20:24:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7727868
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday he would replace Defense Secretary James Mattis at the start of the new year, two months earlier than Mattis' planned departure, CNN reported. "I am pleased to announce ....
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France's Macron 'deeply regrets' Trump decision to withdraw US troops from Syria
Date: 2018-12-23 19:51:10 GMT - France - World - SN:76 - ID:7727869
PARIS, Dec 23 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he 'deeply regrets' US President Donald Trump's decision to withdrawal all US troops from Syria, France 24 reported. Speaking on a visit to French troops in Chad, Macron said: ....
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S. Korea's military rejects claim of targeting Japanese patrol aircraft
Date: 2018-12-23 18:58:04 GMT - south korea - World - SN:73 - ID:7727849
SEOUL, Dec 23 (MENA) - South Korea's Navy warship used an optical camera to identify an approaching Japanese patrol aircraft last week, military sources said Sunday, rejecting Tokyo's claim that it had directed its fire-control radar at the plane, ....
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Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 222, hundreds more injured
Date: 2018-12-23 12:52:35 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:43 - ID:7727040
JAKARTA, Dec 23 (MENA) - Indonesia's disaster agency said 222 people were dead and hundreds more injured after a tsunami struck coastal areas around the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java on Saturday night. "222 people are dead, ....
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US envoy to coalition fighting Daesh resigns in protest of Trump’s Syria decision
Date: 2018-12-23 11:49:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:7727005
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (MENA) - US envoy to the international coalition fighting the Islamic State Brett McGurk has resigned in protest of President Trump’s decision to abruptly withdraw US troops from Syria, The Washington Post reported. His ....
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Qaeda terror group returns to target airliners and airports: UK minister
Date: 2018-12-23 11:16:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:7726889
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) - Al Qaeda is resurgent and seeking to carry out new terrorist atrocities against airliners and airports, The Sunday Times quoted security minister Ben Wallace as saying last night. The terrorist group behind the 9/11 ....
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For Trump, ‘a war every day,’ waged increasingly alone -- NYT
Date: 2018-12-23 10:18:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:7726776
NEW YORK, Dec 23 (MENA) - When President Donald Trump grows frustrated with advisers during meetings, which is not an uncommon occurrence, he sits back in his chair, crosses his arms and scowls. Often he erupts. “Freaking idiots!” he calls his ....
