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  • US welcome Saudi King Salman’s statement regarding Afghan ceasefire

    Date: 2018-06-28 20:39:45 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:116 - ID:7465127

    KABUL, June 28 (MENA) - The United States welcomed a statement released by the Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz regarding the Afghan ceasefire and reconciliation, Khaama Press reported. Heather Nauert said “The United States welcomes Saudi ....

  • Greek air force bolsters NATO mission in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-06-28 19:28:38 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:111 - ID:7464797

    ATHENS, June 28 (MENA) - The Hellenic Air Force has sent a team of technical advisers to Afghanistan in what is seen as tangible proof of Greece’s commitment to supporting NATO in all of its operational fronts, Kathimerini newspaper reported. The ....

  • North Korea has no intention of giving up its nukes — and now we have proof

    Date: 2018-06-28 18:15:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:7464792

    WASHINGTON, June 28 (MENA) - As if it wasn’t crystal-clear, satellite images emanating from North Korea prove once again what most Asia hands feared: Chairman Kim Jong Un has no intention of giving up his nuclear program or “denuclearizing” any time ....

  • 3 malls evacuated in Russian World Cup city of Samara - local media

    Date: 2018-06-28 18:03:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:99 - ID:7464905

    MOSCOW, June 28 (MENA) - Three shopping malls in the Russian soccer World Cup host city of Samara were evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat was phoned in, Al Arabiya reported, citing local media reports. Emergency services arrived at the ....

  • Russia: US congressmen to start visit to Russia on June 30

    Date: 2018-06-28 17:11:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:7464794

    MOSCOW, June 28 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that a delegation of both houses of the US Congress would pay a visit to Russia from June 30 to July 5, TASS news agency reported on Thursday. The US legislators ....

  • UN: 10,000 children killed, injured in conflicts in 2017

    Date: 2018-06-28 16:59:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:7464795

    NEW YORK, June 28 (MENA) - A United Nations report says more than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts around the world in 2017, Japan's state broadcaster NHK has reported. Virginia Gamba, the UN special representative for ....

  • Russia committed to deal on southern de-escalation zone in Syria — diplomat

    Date: 2018-06-28 16:20:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:7464740

    MOSCOW, June 28 (MENA) - Russia remains committed to the agreements on the southern de-escalation zone in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. "Russia did not pull out of the memorandums agreed jointly ....

  • Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Ghazni airstrikes

    Date: 2018-06-28 13:21:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:57 - ID:7463849

    KABUL, June 28 (MENA) - Taliban militants suffered heavy casualties during airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military in the ....

  • UK Home Office pays out £21m after mistakenly detaining 850 people

    Date: 2018-06-28 13:14:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:55 - ID:7464308

    LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - The UK Home Office mistakenly detained more than 850 people between 2012 and 2017, some of whom were living in the UK legally, and the government was forced to pay out more than £21m in compensation as a result, officials ....

  • Confirmed: Trump-Putin summit to be held on July 16 in Helsinki

    Date: 2018-06-28 12:52:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:7464306

    MOSCOW, June 28 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have scheduled a bilateral meeting for July 16 in Helsinki, Finland. The White House said in a press release on Thursday "President Donald J. Trump and ....

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