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CIA director: Pakistan providing safe havens for terrorists
Date: 2018-01-08 20:12:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:7181168
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - CIA Director Mike Pompeo said on Monday "that Pakistan is continuing to provide safe harbor havens inside of Pakistan for terrorists who present risks to the United States of America." In an interview with CBS, he said ....
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Fire erupts in Trump Tower in New York
Date: 2018-01-08 13:54:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:7180490
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Authorities in New York said Monday that emergency crews had responded to a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan, the CBS reported. Footage of the incident shows around a dozen firefighters on the roof of the tower, while ....
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Kushner’s financial ties to Israel deepen even with Mideast diplomatic role
Date: 2018-01-08 13:00:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:7180206
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (MENA) - Relations of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner with Israel deepen, despite his Mideast diplomatic role, according to a report by the New York Times on Monday. Last May, Jared Kushner ....
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WSJ: Trump faces pivotal decisions on Iran sanctions
Date: 2018-01-08 12:33:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:7180077
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement faces a potentially fateful week, with a series of deadlines awaiting US President Donald Trump as Tehran reacts to recent anti government protests, according to a report published by The ....
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Britons expect war, terrorism and political turmoil in 2018
Date: 2018-01-08 12:17:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:43 - ID:7180198
LONDON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Many Britons are expecting 2018 to be marked by a major terrorist attack and war between the USA and North Korea, according to new polling. Polling by Ipsos MORI revealed that Britons were most likely people to think that ....
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WH official: Bannon "unlikely" to regain status in Trump circle
Date: 2018-01-08 11:25:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:7180054
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - A White House official said on Monday that it is “unlikely” that Stephen Bannon, former Trump’s chief strategist, would return to his former status in President Trump’s circle even after Bannon released a statement ....
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Iran FM warns neighbors, says they seek unrest in Iran
Date: 2018-01-08 09:57:36 GMT - Iran - World - SN:21 - ID:7179857
TEHRAN, Jan 8 (MENA) - Iran's foreign minister has warned neighboring countries over fomenting insecurity in his country, a reference to anti-government protests that have roiled Iran over the past two weeks, the ABC News reported. Mohammad Javad ....
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Pakistan cautions US about consequences of anti-Taliban offensive
Date: 2018-01-08 08:40:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:7179673
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Pakistan is believed to have told US interlocutors that a major military offensive against the Taliban from both sides of the Afghan border, if ending in failure, will have negative consequences for the entire ....
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French president arrives in China
Date: 2018-01-08 08:11:08 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:7179654
BEIJING, Jan 8 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday launched a state visit to China at the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, a nod to his Chinese counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route, France 24 ....
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CIA chief denies agency role in Iran unrest, predicts new violence
Date: 2018-01-08 08:08:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:7179647
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - Head of the CIA Mike Pompeo on Sunday denied his agency had any role in fomenting the recent anti-government protests in Iran but predicted the violent unrest “is not behind us,” Mike Pompeo, named a year ago by US ....