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New Zealand PM: 'We need global action on extremism'
Date: 2019-03-20 08:31:16 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:17 - ID:7856863
WELLINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for global action on extremism in an exclusive BBC interview. Speaking to the BBC's Clive Myrie, she said she also 'utterly rejects' the idea that New Zealand had ....
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4 killed in Afghan operation against Taliban high-profile attack facilitators in Kabul
Date: 2019-03-20 08:22:05 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:7856846
KABUL, March 20 (MENA) - At least four Taliban militants were killed during an operation of the Afghan armed forces against the high-profile attack facilitators of the group in Kabul, Khaama Press news agency reported. Informed military sources ....
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S. Korean president meets US intelligence director
Date: 2019-03-20 08:20:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:7856864
SEOUL, March 20 (MENA) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday met with US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats for talks that likely focused on ways to bring North Korea back to the table for denuclearization talks, Yonhap news ....
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China firmly opposes proliferation of WMDs: envoy
Date: 2019-03-20 07:48:25 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:7856774
BEIJING, March 20 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy said China is firmly opposed to proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and their means of delivery, Xinhua reported. "China has consistently and strictly implemented its international ....
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Christchurch shootings: Father and son in first victims' funerals
Date: 2019-03-20 05:42:22 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:1 - ID:7856674
WELLINGTON, March 20 (MENA) - A father and son from Syria have been buried in the first funerals for those killed in the New Zealand mosque shootings that left 50 people dead, the BBC reported Wednesday. Hundreds of mourners gathered at a ....
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Netherlands premier leaves flowers for Utrecht victims
Date: 2019-03-19 22:14:38 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:92 - ID:7856549
AMSTERDAM, March 19 (MENA) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has left a bouquet of flowers at a makeshift memorial in Utrecht to the victims of Monday's deadly tram shooting, The Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Rutte and Justice Minister Ferd ....
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US-China plan new trade talks for deal by end of April
Date: 2019-03-19 20:47:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:7856551
NEW YORK, March 19 (MENA) - TOP US and China negotiators are planning new rounds of talks starting next week to end a trade dispute between the two nations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer ....
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Trump calls on Venezuela military: Stop supporting Maduro
Date: 2019-03-19 19:16:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:7856475
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump touted the humanitarian aid the US had sent to Venezuela and called on the country's military to end its support for leader Nicolas Maduro, the CNN reported. Speaking at a press conference ....
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Trump meets Brazilian counterpart at Oval office
Date: 2019-03-19 18:18:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7856384
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - The leaders of the Western Hemisphere’s two largest economies pledged closer trade ties, as well as enhanced military cooperation, VOA reported on Tuesday. “Brazil and the United States have never been closer than ....
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US court sides with Trump in immigrant detention dispute
Date: 2019-03-19 18:09:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:80 - ID:7856355
WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday backed the Trump administration’s ability to detain immigrants with criminal records at any time and hold them indefinitely while they await deportation, even if they served time for ....