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Élisabeth Borne to replace François de Rugy as French Environment Minister
Date: 2019-07-17 09:17:27 GMT - France - World - SN:16 - ID:8027510
PARIS, July 17 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement late on Tuesday that Transport Minister Élisabeth Borne would replace François de Rugy as Environment Minister, France 24 channel reported quoting the Elysee ....
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US imposes sanctions on Myanmar military leaders for human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims
Date: 2019-07-17 09:14:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:8027493
WASHINGTON, July 17 (MENA) - The United States announced sanctions against the Myanmar military’s Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry ....
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Iranian diplomats living in New York face US travel curbs
Date: 2019-07-17 08:58:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8027426
WASHINGTON, July 17 (MENA) - The US has tightly restricted the travel of more than a dozen Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York, according to a US diplomatic note sent to the Iran mission to the United Nations. The diplomats ....
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China urges US to correct wrong practices for intl. trade stability
Date: 2019-07-17 07:47:43 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:8027361
BEIJING, July 17 (MENA) - China's commerce ministry reiterated that the US should correct its actions of abusing trade remedies, following the latest WTO report about US measures against certain products from China, according to CGTN news ....
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Trump maintains he's not seeking regime change in Iran
Date: 2019-07-16 22:35:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:8027170
WASHINGTON, July 16 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated that he is not seeking regime change in Iran after the country's foreign minister suggested it may be open to negotiations over its missile program, The Hill ....
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Ursula von der Leyen to head EU Commission
Date: 2019-07-16 20:20:03 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:87 - ID:8027104
BRUSSELS, July 16 (MENA) - The European Parliament confirmed Ursula von der Leyen as EU Commission president in a secret ballot on Tuesday, France 24 reported. She succeeds Jean-Claude Juncker to become the first woman to head the commission, ....
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Iran ready to negotiate on its missiles, Trump admin says
Date: 2019-07-16 18:37:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:8027039
WASHINGTON, July 16 (MENA)- Iran has told the US for the first time that Tehran is ready to talk about its missile program, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday, according to the Washington Times. “For the first time … the Iranians said ....
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UK to send third major warship to Gulf
Date: 2019-07-16 17:42:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:8027013
LONDON, July 16 (MENA) - The UK is to send another major warship to the Persian Gulf amid ongoing tensions with Iran, Sky News reported on Tuesday. Frigate HMS Kent will travel to the region in mid-September to bolster the Royal Navy's ....
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S.Korea to deal 'resolutely' with Japan - official
Date: 2019-07-16 17:37:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:75 - ID:8026996
SEOUL, July 16 (MENA) - A senior official of South Korea's presidential office said the government will deal resolutely with Japan's stricter export restrictions against the country, Japan's NHK news broadcaster reported. National Security Office ....
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US suspicious about Iran's seizure of UA-based oil tanker
Date: 2019-07-16 17:32:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:8027004
WASHINGTON, July 16 (MENA) - A US defense official said the United States “has suspicions” that Iran seized a tanker that turned off its tracker over two days ago in the Strait of Hormuz, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday The unidentified ....
