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Elliott Abrams joins Trump administration as Venezuela envoy
Date: 2019-01-25 22:56:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:7774542
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has named former diplomat Elliott Abrams to handle Trump administration's policy toward Venezuela, Alhurra reported. "Elliott will be a true asset to our mission to help the Venezuelan ....
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Congress, Trump reach temporary deal to end government shutdown
Date: 2019-01-25 20:11:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:7774473
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - Congressional leaders and US President Donald Trump have reached a temporary deal to end the government shutdown, the president announced on Friday. Trump, speaking from the White House, said the deal would reopen the ....
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Washington prefers returning to 'Star Wars' program - Russian foreign ministry
Date: 2019-01-25 18:52:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:7774388
MOSCOW, Jan 25 (MENA) - "Moscow is disappointed that Washington prefers returning to the 'Star Wars' program instead of a meaningful dialogue on space affairs," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a comment on Friday. The emphasis is made in the ....
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Federal judge orders Trump ex-adviser released on $250K bond
Date: 2019-01-25 17:21:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:7774274
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - A federal magistrate judge on Friday ruled that longtime Republican Party operative and President Donald Trump associate Roger Stone is not a flight risk and can be released on a $250,000 signature bond, The Hill ....
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2 UN peacekeepers killed in attack in central Mali
Date: 2019-01-25 17:11:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:47 - ID:7774166
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (MENA) - The spokeswoman for the United Nations mission in Mali said two Sri Lankan peacekeepers have been killed after their convoy struck an explosive device in the central Mopti region, the Washington Post reported. Myriam ....
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Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for Rohingya 'genocide': UN rights envoy
Date: 2019-01-25 17:09:27 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:46 - ID:7774113
BANGKOK, Jan 25 - Myanmar's army chief should be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, a UN human rights investigator said, adding that holding perpetrators to account for crimes was necessary before refugees who fled the ....
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Death toll from Mexican pipeline fire climbs to 109
Date: 2019-01-25 16:21:18 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:44 - ID:7774164
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (MENA) - The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 109 after ten more injured people died at hospitals, ABC news reported on Friday. Mexico's Health Secretary said that 10 victims, ....
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500 evacuated from German train over bomb threat
Date: 2019-01-25 16:20:31 GMT - Germany - World - SN:43 - ID:7774165
BERLIN, Jan 25 (MENA) - Some 500 passengers were evacuated from a high-speed train at the Frankfurt South train station after German police received a bomb threat, Deutsche Welle reported on Friday. A bomb threat against a Deutsche Bahn ....
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NATO chief says missile pact in danger after Russia talks
Date: 2019-01-25 15:45:33 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:41 - ID:7774156
BRUSSELS, Jan 25 (MENA) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday that Russia shows no sign of respecting a major Cold War-era missile treaty and that the future of the pact is in danger as the United States readies to start pulling ....
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Greek parliament ratifies FYR Macedonia name change deal
Date: 2019-01-25 15:13:55 GMT - Greece - World - SN:39 - ID:7774119
ATHENS, Jan 25 (MENA) - The Greek parliament on Friday ratified an accord that changes the name of its neighbor from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to the Republic of North Macedonia, Euronews reported. The settlement ends a ....
