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US welcomes Pakistani PM's desire for peace with India, Afghanistan
Date: 2018-08-21 11:25:02 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:22 - ID:7542614
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (MENA) - The United States welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement emphasizing the importance of peace on both sides of Pakistan’s borders, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported on Tuesday. Alice Wells, who heads ....
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Taliban military chief among 102 killed in Faryab airstrikes
Date: 2018-08-21 07:25:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:9 - ID:7542351
KABUL, Aug 21 (MENA) - At least one hundred and two militants including some leaders of the Taliban have been killed in airstrikes conducted in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, the Afghan military said. According to a statement released ....
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Taliban’s rockets hit near Afghan presidency
Date: 2018-08-21 07:07:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:7542330
KABUL, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Taliban fired several rockets toward the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, as President Ashraf Ghani was delivering a televised speech on Tuesday, with one rocket landing near the U.S. Embassy, according to Afghan ....
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EU considers 60-minute deadline for social networks to remove terrorist content
Date: 2018-08-20 20:37:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:7542106
LONDON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The European Commission is considering imposing an hour-long deadline for social networks to remove terrorist and extremist content to avoid the risk of being fined, the Financial Times reported Monday. The social networks ....
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2 detained after shots fired at US Embassy in Turkey
Date: 2018-08-20 19:41:54 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:62 - ID:7542074
ANKARA, Aug 20 (MENA) - Shots were fired at the US Embassy in Turkey from a moving car before dawn Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies, ABC news reported. Officials said two people with criminal ....
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Russia won’t grieve over US refusal to mend relations
Date: 2018-08-20 18:05:22 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:7541979
MOSCOW, Aug 20 (MENA) - Russia is determined to work towards ending the crisis in Russian-US relations, but "it is not going to grieve" if Washington fails to reciprocate, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Monday, ....
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US firms to Trump: Don't raise tariffs on more Chinese goods
Date: 2018-08-20 17:19:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:7541937
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) – Hundreds of American companies urged President Donald Trump to avoid imposing tariffs on nearly 40 percent of imported Chinese goods, the New York Times reported on Monday. The Trump administration will hold six days ....
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Spanish police shoot man dead in suspected terror attack
Date: 2018-08-20 16:59:54 GMT - Spain - World - SN:53 - ID:7541903
MADRID, Aug 20 (MENA) - An armed man with a knife has tried to attack a police station in Catalonia, in what police are treating as a terror incident. He was shot dead after he entered a police station in Cornella, near Barcelona, just before ....
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Suspect detained after shots fired at US Embassy in Turkey
Date: 2018-08-20 15:41:04 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:47 - ID:7541849
ANKARA, Aug 20 (MENA) - One person, suspected of being involved in the shooting outside the US Embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara, was detained. The US Embassy came under brief gunfire but nobody was hurt in the incident, Sky News reported on ....
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US calls on Taliban to participate in Eid ceasefire initiative
Date: 2018-08-20 14:34:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:7541768
KABUL, Aug 20 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on the Taliban group to participate in the ceasefire initiative announced by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha, Khaama Press News Agency ....
