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  • Trump unleashes fury on Mueller, again disputes US intelligence findings on Russia

    Date: 2019-05-30 14:39:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:7962147

    WASHINGTON, May 30 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump launched a furious broadside Thursday morning against Robert Mueller the day after the special counsel discussed the findings of his report into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the ....

  • Strong earthquake off coast of El Salvador

    Date: 2019-05-30 11:16:38 GMT - El Salvador - World - SN:25 - ID:7961731

    SAN SALVADOR, May 30 (MENA) - A strong earthquake hit off the coast of El Salvador early Thursday, sending frightened residents running out of their homes in the predawn hours, ABC News reported. The US Geological Survey reported the quake had a ....

  • Six people killed in Kabul suicide attack

    Date: 2019-05-30 10:12:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7961518

    KABUL, May 30 (MENA) - At least six people were killed and six others wounded in a suicide bombing close to Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul city on Thursday, Kabul police confirmed. The attack took place at 12:10pm Kabul time ....

  • Ukraine Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Rivne, killing 4 service members

    Date: 2019-05-30 08:17:04 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:7961454

    KIEV, May 30 (MENA) - An Ukrainian Soviet-designed military helicopter Mi-8 crashed late on Wednesday in western Ukraine, killing all four crew members, Euronews reported on Thursday, quoting Ukrainian land forces. The forces gave no reason for ....

  • 7 South Koreans dead, 19 missing after tourist boat sinks in Hungary

    Date: 2019-05-30 06:06:37 GMT - Hungary - World - SN:2 - ID:7961321

    BUDAPEST, May 30 (MENA) - At least seven South Korean tourists have died and another 19 are missing after a tour boat sank on the Danube River in Budapest, CNN quoted the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying Thursday. Thirty-four ....

  • Shanahan: Military deployments in Middle East “deterred attacks on our people in Iraq”

    Date: 2019-05-29 20:34:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:71 - ID:7961179

    WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan says he believes that the military deployments in the Middle East “deterred attacks on our people in Iraq.” He said the situation remains tense and he has seen no change in ....

  • Man sets himself on fire on White House Ellipse, Secret Service says

    Date: 2019-05-29 19:07:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7961107

    WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - A man set himself on fire on the White House Ellipse on Wednesday afternoon and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, according to the US Secret Service. The incident occurred about 12:20 p.m. near 15th Street NW and ....

  • US Special counsel Robert Mueller resigns

    Date: 2019-05-29 16:10:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:7960939

    WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - US Special counsel Robert Mueller who investigates Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections in the US, has resigned. In statements carried by CNN Wednesday, he said that charging President Donald Trump ....

  • Iranian president suggests US talks possible if sanctions lifted

    Date: 2019-05-29 12:04:51 GMT - Iran - World - SN:33 - ID:7960324

    TEHRAN, May 29 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signaled that talks with the US might be possible if Washington lifted sanctions. Washington withdrew last year from a 2015 international nuclear deal with Tehran, and is ratcheting up ....

  • Pakistan arrests 6 men for raising funds for outlawed group

    Date: 2019-05-29 10:18:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:22 - ID:7960181

    ISLAMABAD, May 29 (MENA) - Pakistan says it arrested six men accused of raising funds for an outlawed Pakistan-based group that claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing that killed 40 Indian troops in Kashmir earlier this year, ABC News ....

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