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Mattis: Victory in Afghanistan will now be 'political' instead of military
Date: 2018-03-13 08:51:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:7292031
KABUL, March 13 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he believes victory in Afghanistan is still possible - not necessarily on the battlefield but in facilitating a Taliban reconciliation with the Afghan government, CBS News reported ....
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China unveils cabinet reshuffle plan
Date: 2018-03-13 07:50:29 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:7292030
BEIJING, March 13 (MENA) - China on Tuesday unveiled a massive cabinet reshuffle plan to make the government better-structured, more efficient, and service-oriented, Xinhua News Agency reported. The institutional reform plan of the State Council ....
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Trump extends state of emergency on Iran for one year
Date: 2018-03-13 07:17:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:7291964
WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - President Donald Trump extended the state of emergency on Iran for one more year, the White House announced on Tuesday. Actions and policies of the Government of Iran, including its development of ballistic missiles, ....
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US to continue aiding Afghan peace bid: Envoy
Date: 2018-03-13 07:02:27 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:7291960
KABUL, March 13 (MENA) - The US envoy to Afghanistan on a trip to southern Kandahar province said his country would continue supporting the war-torn country in diverse fields particularly in the peace process, Pajhwok Aghan News reported. John R. ....
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US defense secretary arrives in Kabul
Date: 2018-03-13 06:31:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:7 - ID:7291892
KABUL, March 13 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived on Tuesday in Kabul in unannounced visit, Sky News reported giving no further details. (MENA) R R N/M H E ....
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Syrian gov't has right to continue operation in Ghouta -- Russian UN envoy
Date: 2018-03-12 21:22:46 GMT - Syria - World - SN:109 - ID:7291606
NEW YORK, March 12 (MENA) – Syria’s authorities enjoy every right to continue the counter-terrorist operation in Damascus’ suburb as it doesn’t run counter to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2401, TASS quoted Russian Permanent ....
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Theresa May: Russia 'highly likely' to have carried out spy nerve agent attack
Date: 2018-03-12 21:21:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:108 - ID:7291607
LONDON, March 12 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May has told the House of Commons the Government has concluded it is "highly likely" that Russia is responsible for the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, British ....
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Russia rejects Estonia's airspace violation accusations
Date: 2018-03-12 21:18:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:107 - ID:7291512
MOSCOW, March 12 (MENA) - Russia's Defense Ministry has refuted allegations of the Estonian authorities that a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 plane violated Estonia's airspace, TASS reported Monday. "On March 12, an Il-76 plane of the Russian aerospace ....
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Estonia says Russian plane violates airspace
Date: 2018-03-12 20:11:11 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:103 - ID:7291605
TALLINN, March 12 (MENA) - MOSCOW, March 12 (MENA) - Estonia says a Russian military cargo plane has violated its airspace near the island of Vaindloo in the Gulf of Finland, ABC News reported Monday. Estonia's military said the Il-76 plane spent ....
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Circus at British parliament – Russian foreign ministry reacts to May's words on Skripal case
Date: 2018-03-12 20:09:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:101 - ID:7291582
MOSCOW, March 12 (MENA) - A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign ministry called the hearing at the British parliament on Skripal case a circus show, Russia Today reported. "The conclusion is obvious: this is another information and political ....