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Pakistani, Japanese FMs discuss cooperation
Date: 2018-08-31 08:59:25 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:7555230
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with his Japanese counterpart Kazuyuki Nakane here on Friday, Geo News network reported. During the meeting, the two sides discussed areas of cooperation including ....
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EU seeks to expand defense projects that prompted US warning - report
Date: 2018-08-30 22:50:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:7554834
VIENNA, Aug 30 (MENA) - The European Union may almost double the number of defense-cooperation programs developed to bolster the 28-nation bloc’s military strength, Bloomberg reported. The EU is weighing 33 new projects under its so-called PESCO ....
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Deputy Russian FM meets with his Japanese counterpart
Date: 2018-08-30 22:42:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:7554816
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - Russia and Japan held consultations on bilateral relations at the level of deputy foreign ministers (Igor Morgulov – Takeo Mori), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website. The officials discussed the status and ....
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Trump says heads of CNN, NBC News should be fired
Date: 2018-08-30 22:33:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:7554890
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump advocated for the heads of CNN and NBC News to be fired on Thursday, saying on Twitter that both media outlets were biased against him, Bloomberg reported. “The hatred and extreme bias of me ....
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Inspectors say Iran is still abiding by the nuclear deal
Date: 2018-08-30 22:09:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7554862
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (MENA) - As Europe’s top diplomatic officials convened in Vienna to discuss how to preserve the Iran nuclear accord, international atomic inspectors said the Iranians continued to abide by the landmark agreement abandoned by the ....
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Five police killed in Nangarhar explosion
Date: 2018-08-30 18:47:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:66 - ID:7554817
KABUL, Aug 30 (MENA) - At least five Border Police Force members were killed in an explosion in Nangarhar province, Tolonews reported. The explosion happened when a border police vehicle hit a roadside mine in Mohmand village in Achin district, ....
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We will fight Jabhat al Nusra in Idlib - Syrian FM
Date: 2018-08-30 17:22:56 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:7554702
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al Moallem affirmed that Syria’s decision is to combat Jabhat al Nusra terrorist organization in Idlib. Al Moallem remarks came at a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in ....
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Lavrov: Terrorists’ use of Idlib for attacks on Russian, Syrian troops unacceptable
Date: 2018-08-30 16:49:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:7554695
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - The situation when terrorists are using Syria’s Idlib province as a staging ground for attacks on the positions of Syrian troops and Russia’s Hmeimim air base is unacceptable, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ....
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Russia to hold Mediterranean naval drills as Syria tensions rise
Date: 2018-08-30 11:20:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:26 - ID:7554029
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (MENA) - Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it would hold a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from Sept. 1 to September 8, TASS news agency reported. The move coincides with rising tensions between Moscow and ....
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Daesh leader, 5 comrades killed in drone strikes in Nangarhar
Date: 2018-08-30 11:08:22 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:7553908
KABUL, Aug 30 (MENA) - A leader of Daesh terrorist group, called Yasir Khurasani, was killed along with his five comrades in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press news agency reported on Thursday. The 201st Silab ....