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40 Afghan troops killed, injured in attack on Helmand military base
Date: 2019-03-01 15:49:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7828289
KABUL, March 1 (MENA) - At least 25 Afghan security forces were killed and 15 others wounded in the ongoing attack by militants on a military base in southern Helmand province, local officials told TOLOnews. According to sources, the gunfire is ....
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Pakistan shall respond to any aggression in self-defense: army chief
Date: 2019-03-01 15:39:37 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:37 - ID:7828238
ISLAMABAD, March 1 (MENA) - Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said his country would respond in self-defense to any act of unprovoked aggression by the Indian military, Geo News reported. The Pakistani army chief ....
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
Date: 2019-03-01 15:36:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:36 - ID:7828233
WASHINGTON, March 1 (MENA) - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday became the latest Democrat to launch a 2020 presidential bid, asserting in a video that he is the only candidate who will make combating climate change the nation’s top priority, The ....
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US military would exit Afghanistan within 5 years - paper
Date: 2019-03-01 12:31:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:7827944
NEW YORK, March 1 (MENA) - All American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan over the next three to five years under a new Pentagon plan being offered in peace negotiations that could lead to a government in Kabul that shares power with the ....
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Peru: Massive 7.3 magnitude quake smashes South America
Date: 2019-03-01 11:34:20 GMT - Peru - World - SN:20 - ID:7827865
LIMA, March 1 (MENA) - A powerful 7.3 magnitude quake hit just 11km from Azangaro, which is located near the Bolivian boarder. So strong was the tremor that it was also felt in Brazil, Bolivia and Chile, the Daily Express reported Friday. The US ....
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UNSC rejects Russian resolution on Venezuela
Date: 2019-02-28 22:13:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:90 - ID:7827469
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (MENA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt a Russian draft resolution on Venezuela, reaffirming the primary role of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under Nicolas Maduro in the initiation, ....
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The lifeblood of Venezuela's economy is taking a beating in the wake of Trump's sanctions
Date: 2019-02-28 21:36:32 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:86 - ID:7827437
CARACAS, Feb 28 (MENA) - Venezuela's oil shipments have reportedly fallen sharply since the US hit the country with energy sanctions, the Business Insider reported. Oil shipments from the country dropped 40% to 920,000 barrels per day over the ....
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Russian Black Sea fleet officer, partner jailed as spies for Ukraine
Date: 2019-02-28 17:50:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:7827195
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - An officer of Russia's Black Sea fleet and his partner have been imprisoned on charges of spying for Ukraine, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday. Russia's North Caucasus Regional Military Court ....
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Trump reaffirms commitment to dialogue with N. Korea in talks with Moon
Date: 2019-02-28 17:40:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:73 - ID:7827192
SEOUL, Feb 28 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to resolving the North Korean nuclear issue through dialogue Thursday, hours after his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without an agreement. In a ....
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Five Daesh members sentenced for plotting terror attacks in Moscow
Date: 2019-02-28 16:50:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:7826861
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (MENA) - The North Caucasus District Military Court has sentenced five citizens of Russia’s Ingushetia Republic to between 12 and 20 years in a maximum security colony for plotting terror attacks on the territory of the French Embassy ....
