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Chinese president arrives in Russia for 4th EEF
Date: 2018-09-11 06:25:42 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:7571388
BEIJING/MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Tuesday in Russia's Vladivostok city to attend the fourth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). It is the first time for the Chinese head of state to attend the EEF, Chinese media ....
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Russia kicks off largest intl military drills in country's modern history
Date: 2018-09-11 06:23:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:7571394
MOSCOW, Sept 11 (MENA) - Vostok-2018 large-scale international drills will be held at five military training grounds and in the waters of the Sea of Japan, the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk and will become the largest event in the recent history ....
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North Korea's Kim seeks second meeting with Trump - White House
Date: 2018-09-10 21:50:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:7571326
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (MENA) - White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said President Donald Trump has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeking a second meeting, Euro News reported Monday. Sanders described the letter as "warm" ....
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US terms ICC illegitimate court; warns of actions against it
Date: 2018-09-10 20:27:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:7571178
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (MENA) - The United States will not in any way cooperate with the International Criminal Court, CBS News quoted US national security adviser John Bolton as saying in a speech to the Federalist Society on Monday. He blasted the ....
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Putin, Abe did not discuss US defense system deployment in Japan -- aide
Date: 2018-09-10 18:08:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:7571045
MOSCOW, Sept 10 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not discuss the deployment of US missile defense system Aegis Ashore in Japan at their meeting on Monday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. "It was ....
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US closes Palestinian office in Washington
Date: 2018-09-10 17:54:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:7571089
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (MENA) - The US administration has ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday, ABC News reported on Monday. The State Department said the US step, the latest in a series targeting the ....
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Daesh group claims responsibility for attack against Massoud supporters in Kabul
Date: 2018-09-10 09:36:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:13 - ID:7569919
KABUL, Sept 10 (MENA) - Daesh group offshoot in Afghanistan, the so-called Daesh Khurasan, on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on a convoy of the supporters of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Kabul city. The group issued a statement ....
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US denies Russian report it dropped white phosphorus in eastern Syria
Date: 2018-09-10 06:57:59 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:7569759
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (MENA) - The Pentagon is denying Russian reports that the US dropped white phosphorus munitions on military targets in a civilian area of eastern Syria, Voice of America reported on Monday. The chemical is used to create large ....
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Italy could still leave EU, senior government adviser says
Date: 2018-09-09 21:50:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:92 - ID:7569636
LONDON, Sept 9 (MENA) - The European Union has not learnt the lessons of Brexit and could force Italy to reconsider its membership of the bloc, The Telegraph quoted a senior government adviser as saying Sunday. Ignazio Corrao, adviser to Luigi Di ....
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Shooting at Alabama restaurant leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded
Date: 2018-09-09 21:33:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:91 - ID:7569624
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (MENA) - A man was killed and four others were wounded Sunday during a shooting at a restaurant near Auburn University in Alabama that doesn't appear to be random, FOX News reported. Officers responded to the shooting on West ....