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  • Trump arrives in Japan for G20 summit

    Date: 2019-06-27 11:25:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:33 - ID:7999181

    TOKYO, June 27 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump arrived Thursday for the G-20 summit in the city known as "the kitchen" of Japan, but he's not here for the internationally renowned scorpion skewers or octopus balls, USA Today reported. ....

  • Cyprus protests to UN over airspace and sea violations by Turkey

    Date: 2019-06-27 11:24:19 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:32 - ID:7999132

    NICOSIA, June 27 (MENA) - Cyprus has strongly protested at the UN over Turkey's violations of the island's national airspace, the infringements of international air traffic regulations and the illegal use of closed ports and airports, Ekathimerini ....

  • Air India flight makes emergency landing at London Stansted after bomb threat

    Date: 2019-06-27 11:21:52 GMT - India - World - SN:31 - ID:7999230

    NEW DELHI, June 27 (MENA) - Air India said one of its planes landed at London Stansted Airport on Thursday following a bomb threat, Euronews network reported. The airline said the affected plane, flight AI 191 from the Indian city of Mumbai to ....

  • Seoul: Yongbyon removal 'entrance' to 'irreversible' denuclearization

    Date: 2019-06-27 10:02:36 GMT - south korea - World - SN:27 - ID:7998941

    SEOUL, June 27 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in believes that dismantling North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex is the "entrance" to an "irreversible" denuclearization stage, South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted his office as saying on ....

  • Japan ramps up security for G-20 summit in Osaka

    Date: 2019-06-27 09:26:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:23 - ID:7999027

    TOKYO, June 27 (MENA) - The Japanese city of Osaka was making final preparations Thursday to host the Group of 20 summit by increasing police presence on the streets, while introducing heavy traffic restrictions that are expected to cause disruption ....

  • Theresa May calls for 'urgent de-escalation of tensions' between US and Iran

    Date: 2019-06-27 09:22:26 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:7999008

    LONDON, June 27 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a plea for a diplomatic solution to the stand-off between the US and Iran, as US Donald Trump openly discusses the possibility of military action in retaliation for Tehran's ....

  • At least 30 killed by lightning in Bihar

    Date: 2019-06-27 08:57:06 GMT - India - World - SN:19 - ID:7998978

    NEW DELHI, June 27 (MENA) - At least 30 people were killed and over a dozen others injured in incidents of lightning strikes across Bihar in the last 24 hours, an official said on Thursday. The deaths occurred in Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Saharsa, ....

  • 57 Taliban militants killed in Ghazni clashes, airstrikes

    Date: 2019-06-27 08:53:30 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:18 - ID:7998942

    KABUL, June 27 (MENA) - Security forces killed 57 Taliban militants, including 10 Pakistanis, during clashes in Ghazni, Khaama Press News Agency reported. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the militants were killed in Deh Yak ....

  • Tusk describes anticipated G20 summit 'difficult'

    Date: 2019-06-27 08:28:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:7998923

    OSAKA, June 27 (MENA) - President of the European Union Council Donald Tusk described on Thursday the G20 summit, set to kick off Friday in the Japanese city of Oska, as 'difficult', due to the mounting global challenges that should be ....

  • Moon leaves for Osaka to join G-20 summit, talks with Xi, Putin

    Date: 2019-06-27 07:57:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:12 - ID:7998874

    SEOUL, June 27 (MENA) - President Moon Jae-in headed to Japan on Thursday to attend a Group of 20 (G-20) summit, which would also set the stage for his bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the ....

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