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Ukrainian President: I will order border guards not to let Russian observers in for elections
Date: 2019-02-05 07:34:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:7789528
KIEV, Feb 5 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he will instruct Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service to deny entry to Russian observers who intend to monitor the country’s upcoming presidential elections, Kyiv Post reported ....
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Republican senators break with Trump on Afghanistan, Syria withdrawal
Date: 2019-02-05 07:10:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:7789441
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Republican-controlled US Senate voted to oppose the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, breaking with US President Donald Trump as he calls for a military drawdown in both countries, CBS ....
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Colorado native David Bernhardt tapped by Trump to be Interior secretary
Date: 2019-02-05 07:04:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:7789490
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (MENA) - Colorado native David Bernhardt was tapped by US President Donald Trump to be secretary of the US Department of the Interior, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. A partner and shareholder at the Colorado law firm ....
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7 killed, dozens injured in Paris residential building fire
Date: 2019-02-05 06:37:31 GMT - France - World - SN:7 - ID:7789440
PARIS, Feb 5 (MENA) - At least seven people have died and dozens others have been injured after fire engulfed several floors of an eight-story building in Paris, France, Russia Today reported. Firefighters were summoned to deal with a developing ....
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14 civilians killed in attack in Burkina Faso
Date: 2019-02-05 06:05:49 GMT - Burkina Faso - World - SN:5 - ID:7789411
OUAGADOUGOU, Feb 5 (MENA) - Fourteen civilians were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the military said Monday. The army conducted raids in three northern provinces in response and said it had "neutralized" 146 militants, France 24 ....
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Russia to react to US exit from INF Treaty by military-technical means - Lavrov
Date: 2019-02-04 10:50:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:7788184
MOSCOW, Feb 4 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that Moscow would react to military threats related to the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty "by military-technical means", i.e. with weapons development. "We are not ....
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28 Haitians die when boat sinks off Bahamas
Date: 2019-02-04 06:39:17 GMT - The Bahamas - World - SN:2 - ID:7787843
NASSAU, Feb 4 (MENA) - Bahamian officials say a boat smuggling Haitian migrants has sunk, leaving 28 people dead and 17 others in police custody, The Washington Post reported. Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Rolle of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force ....
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US meet ahead of summit preparation talks
Date: 2019-02-03 21:58:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:91 - ID:7787528
SEOUL, Feb 3 (MENA) - The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held talks Sunday ahead of working-level negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang over a second summit between their leaders slated for late this month, Yonhap ....
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UK home secretary warns against calling snap election amid Brexit chaos
Date: 2019-02-03 20:59:55 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:7787703
LONDON, Feb 3 (MENA) – UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the last thing the country needs is an early general election, The Independent reported Sunday. "The people would never forgive us for it," he warned. His remarks come amid reports ....
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2 killed, 5 wounded in drive-by shooting outside Chicago bar
Date: 2019-02-03 20:56:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:7787706
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) – US authorities said two people were killed and five others wounded in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning outside a bar on Chicago's far South Side, ABC reported. The attack happened at around 2 am Sunday after a ....