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Middle East, Southeast Asia countries discuss buying Russia’s S-400 systems — minister
Date: 2018-01-23 07:01:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:7205935
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (MENA) - Some Middle East and Southeast Asia countries have shown interest in buying Russia’s S-400 missile systems and talks are underway now, Tass quoted Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu as saying Tuesday. "Other countries, ....
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Student injured in shooting at Texas high school
Date: 2018-01-22 19:56:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:103 - ID:7205525
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) – There’s been a shooting at a high school in a small town south of Dallas in Texas and a suspect is in custody, Fox News reported on Monday. The Ellis County sheriff’s office said on Twitter that the "shooter is in ....
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Lavrov: Parties in Yemen should go over from military action to talks
Date: 2018-01-22 12:37:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:7204367
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Moscow expects all parties to the Yemeni conflict to go over from combat actions to negotiations and a political settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. At a joint press conference with his Yemeni ....
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Attack on UN Staff member in Kabul
Date: 2018-01-22 11:14:15 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:39 - ID:7204452
KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - A group of armed men attacked UN staff members in Kabul city earlier Monday amid reports that one person was killed and another kidnapped. According to the security officials, the incident took place in the vicinity of ....
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Lavrov: US sanctions on Russia 'groundless'
Date: 2018-01-22 11:11:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:38 - ID:7204147
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the sanctions imposed on Russia by the US are groundless and will not affect Moscow’s foreign policy, Kommersant newspaper reported. "We consider that the sanctions are imposed ....
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14 foreigners among 18 killed in Haqqani network attack on Kabul hotel
Date: 2018-01-22 09:13:21 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:7203984
KABUL, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan released its latest findings regarding the attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that left several people dead or wounded, mostly foreign nationals, Khaama Press reported. According ....
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French foreign minister to visit Iran March 5 to discuss missiles, nuclear deal
Date: 2018-01-22 08:18:47 GMT - France - World - SN:14 - ID:7203974
PARIS, Jan 22 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said he will visit Iran on March 5 to discuss Tehran’s ballistic-missile program and the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers, RadioFreeEurope reported. "We have embarked upon a ....
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US condemns Kabul hotel attack that left 18 dead
Date: 2018-01-22 06:22:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:7203809
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States strongly condemns the militant siege of a hotel in Afghanistan’s capital, ABC news reported. Security forces were pinned for hours before killing the last of the ....
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Afghan president urges UNSC for actions against terrorists
Date: 2018-01-21 22:56:19 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:118 - ID:7203545
KABUL, Jan 21 (MENA) - The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani urged to step up fight against all terrorist groups in line with the consensus achieved during the visit of the United Nations Security Council members in Kabul, Khaama Press reported ....
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French FM: Security Council to discuss Syria on Monday
Date: 2018-01-21 22:11:57 GMT - France - World - SN:114 - ID:7203674
PARIS, Jan 21 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council will hold talks about the situation in Syria on Monday, French Foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on his Twitter feed on Sunday. He added that France would press for humanitarian ....