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Two dead, four injured in Sweden shooting, not terrorism-related - police
Date: 2018-06-19 22:44:03 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:93 - ID:7450742
STOCKHOLM, June 19 (MENA) - Two people have died and four others remain hospitalized after a shooting in Sweden's third biggest city Malmo, euronews reported Tuesday. According to police, the incident was not terror-related. No motive for the ....
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Merkel, Macron agree on eurozone budget
Date: 2018-06-19 22:40:43 GMT - Germany - World - SN:92 - ID:7450786
BERLIN, June 19 (MENA) - The leaders of Germany and France agreed Tuesday to create a Eurozone budget they hope will boost investment and provide a safety mechanism for the 19 nations using the euro currency, and also to seek a European solution to ....
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5 injured following explosion at London Tube station
Date: 2018-06-19 22:27:35 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:7450989
LONDON, June 19 (MENA) - Police were evacuated from a London Tube station during rush hour this evening after an explosion left five people injured, Metro reported Tuesday. Officers were called to the scene shortly after 19:00 local time this ....
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US Withdraws From UN Rights Council
Date: 2018-06-19 22:26:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:7451008
WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The US withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday accusing it of a "chronic bias against Israel," a move that activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult, Voice of America ....
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Migration is 'inevitable': UN chief
Date: 2018-06-19 22:13:10 GMT - Norway - World - SN:87 - ID:7451004
OSLO, June 19 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that migration, which is currently posing serious challenges to political leaders around the world, was “inevitable”. According to The Express Tribune, the topic is ....
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Afghan officials in Pakistan for talks on peace efforts
Date: 2018-06-19 22:09:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:86 - ID:7450784
KABUL, June 19 (MENA) - An Afghan official says top security officials are in Pakistan for talks on reviving the peace process with the Taliban, ABC News reported. Feroz Bashari, a government spokesman, says National Security Adviser Mohammad ....
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Afghan leader asks Taliban to respect will of nation
Date: 2018-06-19 21:23:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:83 - ID:7450979
KABUL, June 19 (MENA) - The Chief Executive of the Afghan Unity Government, Abdullah Abdullah, has called on the leadership council of the Taliban group to respect the will of the nation and start peace talks with government in a bid to end the ....
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US intelligence officials: North Korea will sell nuclear tech to Iran
Date: 2018-06-19 21:09:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:7450687
WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - While the US administration is still touting its supposedly successful summit with North Korea — even claiming that Pyongyang is “no longer a nuclear threat” — senior US intelligence officials worry that a new security ....
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OIC deplores Afghan ceasefire violations
Date: 2018-06-19 20:09:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:78 - ID:7450782
RIYADH, June 19 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al Othaimeen on Tuesday condemned ceasefire violations that occurred during Eid al Fitr holidays in Afghanistan. Also, he deplored a ....
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North Korean leader meets Chinese president in Beijing
Date: 2018-06-19 17:42:45 GMT - south korea - World - SN:70 - ID:7450856
BEIJING, June 19 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing Tuesday for their first face-to-face talks since Kim's historic summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore on June 12. According to ....