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  • US Marine Corps F-35 flies first combat mission in Afghanistan

    Date: 2018-09-27 20:15:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:84 - ID:7596457

    WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B joint strike fighter has successfully conducted its first combat mission over Afghanistan, U.S. officials confirmed to Military Times. The strikes, carried out by F-35Bs assigned to the ....

  • More EU aid to Cyprus to alleviate the pressure of increased migrant arrivals

    Date: 2018-09-27 17:05:46 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:73 - ID:7596218

    BRUSSELS, Sept 27 (MENA) - The European Commission is ready to support Cyprus even further to alleviate the pressure of increased migrant arrivals, EC Spokesperson Natasha Bertaud told Cyprus News Agency on Thursday. Bertaud was invited to ....

  • Earthquake shakes southern Greece

    Date: 2018-09-27 12:41:13 GMT - Greece - World - SN:50 - ID:7595733

    ATHENS, Sept 27 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 5.2 rattled southern Greece but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The epicenter of the quake was 37 kilometers west of Methoni in the Peloponnese peninsula. It struck at a depth of 10 ....

  • Russian, Iranian security chiefs discuss Syria

    Date: 2018-09-27 09:49:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:7595290

    MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani have discussed the situation in the Middle East and the Syrian settlement, the Russian council ....

  • China, Germany stress importance of coordination to maintain int'l peace

    Date: 2018-09-27 07:39:18 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:7594987

    BEIJING/NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - China and Germany stressed the importance of boosting communication and coordination within the framework of the efforts exerted to maintain international peace and security, China News Service Website (Ecns) ....

  • Chinese FM, IMF chief probe multilateralism, WTO reform

    Date: 2018-09-27 07:35:44 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:7594986

    BEIJING/NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session. During the talks, they ....

  • Skripal 'hitman' unmasked as GRU colonel awarded Russia's highest military honour by Vladimir Putin - report

    Date: 2018-09-26 22:44:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:7594860

    LONDON, Sept 26 (MENA) – One of the trained assassins wanted for poisoning Sergei Skripal is a decorated colonel in Russian military intelligence given the country’s highest award by Russia President Vladimir Putin, The Telegraph reported. The ....

  • Taliban network busted in Kabul

    Date: 2018-09-26 22:40:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:95 - ID:7594571

    KABUL, Sept 26 (MENA) - A network of the Taliban group has been busted in Kabul city, local media reported on Wednesday. At least, nine Taliban group members were arrested during operations by the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said ....

  • Mogherini: EU strongly supports sovereignty of Ukraine

    Date: 2018-09-26 22:37:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:94 - ID:7594573

    KIEV, Sept 26 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, the bloc's foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini asserted, according to the ....

  • Russia to initiate proposal on Korean reunification support at UN SC

    Date: 2018-09-26 22:30:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:7594558

    MOSCOW, Sept 26 (MENA) - Russia will initiate a proposal in support of the Korean reunification process at the UN Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated during a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, TASS ....

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