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Leading Afghan official killed by Taliban militants: official
Date: 2019-08-25 11:12:49 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:8075986
KABUL, Aug 25 (MENA) - Syed Abdul Halim Sadat, a member of Samangan Provincial Council, was killed after being kidnapped by the Taliban in Baghlan Province, local officials said as quoted by Tolo news. Samangan police said Sadat’s body was found ....
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Macron seeks to ease tension with Iran
Date: 2019-08-25 09:12:27 GMT - France - World - SN:14 - ID:8075788
PARIS, Aug 25 (MENA) - The leaders of the major industrialized countries G7 agreed to assign French President Emmanuel Macron to address Iran on its nuclear file, Al Hurra channel reported. Meanwhile, the group said it is premature to mull ....
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Trump says world leaders 'getting along very well' at G-7 summit
Date: 2019-08-25 09:11:06 GMT - France - World - SN:13 - ID:8075765
BIARRITZ, France, Aug 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said world leaders meeting here this weekend “are getting along very well” and criticized the media for suggesting there were tensions between him and the group of allies he has threatened ....
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US will have ‘very big trade deal’ with UK after Brexit, says Trump
Date: 2019-08-25 08:36:54 GMT - France - World - SN:11 - ID:8075716
BIARRITZ, Aug 25 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has described new British prime minister Boris Johnson as “the right man” to deliver Brexit, as the pair met for a breakfast meeting at the G7 summit in Biarritz. Asked what his advice was for ....
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Brazilian president mobilizes army to combat Amazon fires
Date: 2019-08-24 21:47:46 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:48 - ID:8075528
BRASILIA, Aug 24 (MENA) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed off on deploying the army to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest, the governor of the Amazon state of Roraima has said. Soldiers were to be deployed in nature reserves, as ....
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UN closely watching alarming situation Kashmir: Guterres
Date: 2019-08-24 20:33:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:45 - ID:8075508
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the world body is watching the alarming situation in occupied Kashmir and that his organisation would continue playing its role in this matter. Guterres made his remark ....
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UK PM: Britain not to flinch from its int'l responsibilities
Date: 2019-08-24 19:03:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:40 - ID:8075455
LONDON, Aug 24 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain will never flinch from the special responsibilities that go with being a pillar and an architect of the international system. Ahead of the G7 Summit, Johnson stated: "Some ....
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Boko Haram terrorists kill 12 villagers in Niger
Date: 2019-08-24 16:12:37 GMT - Niger - World - SN:32 - ID:8075299
NAIMEY, Aug 24 (MENA) - A night raid launched by Boko Haram militants left 12 villagers dead in southeastern Niger on the frontier with Nigeria, Russia Today quoted a local official as saying. The attack is the latest by the terror group in the ....
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7 killed, wounded in shootout in India
Date: 2019-08-24 11:28:07 GMT - India - World - SN:17 - ID:8074888
NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (MENA) – An encounter between the Naxals and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) claimed the lives of two Jawans and five Naxals in Narayanpur located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, DNA India reported Saturday. Based on ....
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Pakistan: Two killed in attack on security check post
Date: 2019-08-24 10:11:23 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8074784
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (MENA) - At least two people were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire overnight on a security check post in Daraban Kalan tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan, Geo News reported Saturday. According to details, at least two others ....
