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Congress negotiators near deal over US-Mexico border wall
Date: 2019-02-09 14:59:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:7796406
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (MENA) - Details of a likely bipartisan border-security deal in Congress are being worked out after the White House indicated it will accept an agreement giving President Donald Trump just a fraction of the money he's demanded for ....
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Japan rejects Russian criticism of Aegis Ashore deployment plan
Date: 2019-02-09 13:22:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:37 - ID:7796273
TOKYO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Tokyo has rejected Moscow’s claim that the Aegis Ashore missile defense system Japan plans to deploy violates the US-Russia Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya responded to a ....
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Key Daesh member arrested in Kabul
Date: 2019-02-09 11:55:08 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:31 - ID:7796107
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) - A key member of Daesh terrorist group, responsible for recruiting fighters for the group, was arrested in an operation by the National Directorate of Security’s Special Unit in Kabul’s PD5, said a statement on Saturday. The ....
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Key Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan's Ghazni operation
Date: 2019-02-09 10:16:43 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:7795887
KABUL, Feb 9 (MENA) - Taliban’s military commission chief was killed among eight fighters of the group in a military operation carried out by the Afghan forces in Ghazni province, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Saturday. The ....
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Thailand's king condemns bid by sister to become PM
Date: 2019-02-08 18:21:36 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:55 - ID:7795290
BANGKOK, Feb 8 (MENA) - Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn has denounced as "inappropriate" his sister's unprecedented bid to run for prime minister, the BBC reported on Friday. In a palace statement, he said such an act would "defy the nation's ....
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Brazil's president shows solidarity with families of Rio fire victims
Date: 2019-02-08 18:18:43 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:54 - ID:7795293
BRASILIA, Feb 8 (MENA) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is receiving treatment for pneumonia, tweeted a statement from the hospital "in solidarity" with the mourning families of those who fell victim to a fire that ripped through a youth ....
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Moscow says ready for dialogue with Wahintion based on mutual respect
Date: 2019-02-08 17:57:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:7795361
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday his country is open for dialogue with the United States but this dialogue must be based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, TASS reported. "As for relations ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry says Israel has to stop attacking Syria
Date: 2019-02-08 15:48:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:7795079
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Israel's strikes on Syria must stop as they additionally worsen the situation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin told reporters. "As for recent Israeli strikes, we have stated that such arbitrary attacks on a ....
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Putin, Russia's Security Council discussed situation in Syria - Peskov
Date: 2019-02-08 13:41:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:7794967
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council his forthcoming contacts with the presidents of Belarus, Turkey and Iran, as well as a number of domestic Russian issues and ....
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Afghan Special Forces kill 2 Taliban leaders in Nangarhar
Date: 2019-02-08 12:08:18 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:7794717
KABUL, Feb 8 (MENA) - The Afghan Special Forces have killed two senior Taliban leaders during a raid in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan earlier on Friday, reported Khaama Press news agency. According to informed military sources ....
