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  • UK PM tells Trump of 'deep concern' over US trade tariff plans

    Date: 2018-03-04 18:10:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:84 - ID:7277715

    LONDON, March 4 (MENA) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called Donald Trump to raise Britain’s “deep concern” over US plans to impose tariffs of 25% on imports of steel and 10% on aluminum, The Guardian reported. May called the president on ....

  • Police respond to reports of explosion in north-east London

    Date: 2018-03-04 17:26:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:7277727

    LONDON, March 4 (MENA) - Homes have been evacuated following reports of an explosion in north-east London, the Metropolitan police have said, The Guardian reported on Sunday Emergency services responded to the explosion, in Romford, which was ....

  • Russia never extradites its citizens -- Putin

    Date: 2018-03-04 17:24:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:7277708

    MOSCOW, March 4 (MENA) - Russian citizens accused by the United States of interfering in the 2016 US presidential elections did not represent the country's authorities, Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted by Sputnik news agency as saying on ....

  • Israel appoints new ambassador to UNESCO, OECD amid rift with UN cultural agency

    Date: 2018-03-04 11:25:54 GMT - Israel - World - SN:31 - ID:7276704

    GAZA CITY, March 4 (MENA) - Israel's Foreign Ministry has chosen a professional diplomat with an economics background to represent it at UNESCO and the OECD in Paris, signaling its intent to shift the mission focus away from the controversial ....

  • Trump says 'won't rule out direct talks' with N. Korea leader

    Date: 2018-03-04 10:18:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:7276637

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has said that North Korea has recently sought talks with the United States and that he "won't rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un," the North Korean leader. "Now we're talking. They, by ....

  • Donald Trump praises Chinese President Xi Jinping extending tenure "for life"

    Date: 2018-03-04 09:32:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:7276536

    WASHINGTON, March 4 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping Saturday after the ruling Communist party announced it was eliminating the two-term limit for the presidency, paving the way for Xi to serve indefinitely, ....

  • Foreigners among 13 Daesh militants killed in Jawzjan airstrikes

    Date: 2018-03-04 08:27:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:11 - ID:7276434

    KABUL, March 4 (MENA) - At least 13 militants affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group were killed in the airstrikes conducted in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in ....

  • China says it does not want a trade war with US

    Date: 2018-03-04 07:23:15 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:7276355

    Beijing, March 4 (MENA) - China does not want a trade war with the United States but will defend its interests, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday, after US President Donald Trump announced a plan to put tariffs on steel and aluminium ....

  • Bosnia war veterans protest for fair distribution of government benefits

    Date: 2018-03-03 22:09:16 GMT - Bosnia and Herzegovina - World - SN:87 - ID:7276172

    SARAJEVO, March 3 (MENA) - Bosnian police and hundreds of veterans of the country’s 1990s war were locked in a tense standoff on Saturday on the country's main highway as the protesters demanded fairer distribution of government benefits, Euro News ....

  • US extends Venezuela sanctions for another year

    Date: 2018-03-03 22:08:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:7276163

    WASHINGTON, March 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has extended sanctions against Venezuela for another year, under his orders from August 2017 and former President Barack Obama's March 2015 decree, Russia Today reported Saturday. ....

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