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UNSG following developments in Cyprus’ EEZ with concern - spokesperson
Date: 2019-05-07 10:33:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:7931777
NEW YORK, May 7 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is monitoring developments following Turkey`s decision to send ships for drilling operations around Cyprus with concern, his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric has said, adding that “the ....
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Russia to start development of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 2023 — source
Date: 2019-05-07 10:24:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:7931774
MOSCOW, May 7 (MENA) - Research and development (R&D) work to create the first Russian nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will start in 2023; it was included in the state arms program, a source in the shipbuilding industry told TASS on ....
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Khalilzad briefed India’s FM on peace efforts in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-05-07 09:23:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:21 - ID:7931651
KABUL, May 7 (MENA) - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad briefed the Indian foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj ,on peace efforts in Afghanistan, Khaama press reported Tuesday. A spokesman for the ....
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Iraq condemns Taliban attack on security checkpoint in Afghanistan
Date: 2019-05-07 09:16:41 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:20 - ID:7931656
BAGHDAD, May 7 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has condemned an attack by Taliban on a security checkpoint in west Afghanistan. Iraq fully supports efforts to eliminate extremism, said spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed al Sahaf in a ....
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Pope makes historic first visit to North Macedonia
Date: 2019-05-07 09:08:49 GMT - Macedonia - World - SN:19 - ID:7931666
SKOPJE, May 7 (MENA) - Pope Francis made the first-ever papal visit to North Macedonia on Tuesday and sought to encourage its efforts to integrate into European institutions after its name change resolved a decades-long dispute with Greece, ABC News ....
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Abe, Trump agree to work closely over North Korea's denuclearization
Date: 2019-05-07 08:37:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:7931645
TOKYO, May 7 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed Monday with US President Donald Trump that their countries will seek a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula by coordinating bilateral efforts "completely," after ....
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UN welcomes release of 2 Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar
Date: 2019-05-07 08:19:37 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:16 - ID:7931617
NAYPYITAW, May 7 (MENA) - Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act have been released from prison after spending more than 500 days behind bars, ABC News reported Tuesday. The two ....
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US Treasury Secretary refuses to release Donald Trump’s tax returns to Congress
Date: 2019-05-07 07:13:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:7931540
WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has denied a senior House Democrat’s request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, setting the stage for a lengthy court battle between lawmakers and the Trump administration, South ....
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All suspects in Sri Lanka bombings arrested or dead: Police chief
Date: 2019-05-07 06:50:23 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:9 - ID:7931538
COLOMBO, May 7 (MENA) - All suspected plotters and those directly linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings have either been arrested or are dead, the country's acting police chief said on Monday, NDTV reported Tuesday. In an audio statement ....
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S. Korea defense ministry calls on N. Korea to halt tension-sparking acts
Date: 2019-05-07 06:49:10 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:7931530
SEOUL, May 7 (MENA) - The South Korean defense ministry called on North Korea on Tuesday to stop escalating military tensions on the Korean peninsula, expressing concern over Pyongyang's firing of multiple projectiles into the East Sea over the ....
