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US, UK naval forces hold joint drills to secure Strait of Hormuz
Date: 2018-09-12 12:33:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:7573247
WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (MENA) - The US and UK naval forces have conducted joint military maneuvers in the waters of the Arabian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz, AlHurra news channel reported on Wednesday. The joint military drills included ....
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Reporters Without Borders launches global Information and Democracy Commission
Date: 2018-09-12 11:21:36 GMT - France - World - SN:26 - ID:7572808
PARIS, Sept 12 (MENA) - Seventy years after the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, the Paris-based international NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced the formation of a panel of 25 prominent ....
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We know who people named as suspects in Skripal case are, they are civilians – Putin
Date: 2018-09-12 09:05:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:7572764
MOSCOW, Sept 12 (MENA) - Moscow is aware of who the people named as suspects in the Skripal case are, Russia Today quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying, adding that these people are civilians. Saying that there is “nothing criminal” about ....
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Judge, police official gunned down in Kabul attacks
Date: 2018-09-11 07:24:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:7571474
KABUL, Sept 11 (MENA) - A judge and a police officer have been killed in separate attacks in Kabul, where as three rockets landed but caused no damage, Pajhwok news agency reported quoting officials as saying on Tuesday. Habib Rahman Ibrahimi, ....
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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 ....