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North Korea missile developers hit by US sanctions
Date: 2017-12-26 22:15:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:86 - ID:7160948
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (MENA) - The US has placed sanctions on two North Korean officials it says have led the development of nuclear missiles, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The US treasury named the two men as Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol, and said ....
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Train-car collision kills one in France
Date: 2017-12-26 21:44:50 GMT - France - World - SN:84 - ID:7160706
PARIS, Dec 26 (MENA) - A regional train collided on Tuesday with a vehicle in Morbihan, northwest France, leaving one person dead, local authorties said, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua. At 10:06 local time (0906 GMT), a train hit a ....
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Russian warship escorted through North Sea by British frigate
Date: 2017-12-26 21:29:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:83 - ID:7160855
LONDON, Dec 26 (MENA) - A British ship escorted a Russian vessel as it passed near UK territorial waters over Christmas, Britain’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, adding that Russian naval activity near Britain had increased in the holiday period, ....
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Russia to invite observers from all continents to monitor presidential election
Date: 2017-12-26 18:30:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:7160708
MOSCOW, Dec (MENA) - Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) will send invitations to electoral bodies in about 100 countries to monitor the upcoming presidential election in Russia scheduled for March 18, 2018, CEC Chairperson Ella Pamfilova ....
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Putin asks government to work out support measures for capital return to Russia
Date: 2017-12-26 17:37:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:68 - ID:7160705
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the government to consider extension of the capital amnesty and other measures supporting funds return to Russia, TASS news agency reported Tuesday. "Considering that external ....
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24 militants killed in army operations in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-12-26 16:41:55 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:67 - ID:7160653
KABUL, Dec 26 (MENA) - At least 24 militants have been killed in ground and air raids in three Afghan provinces over the past 24 hours, officials were quoted as saying by Afghan Pajhwok news agency on Tuesday. Fifteen Daesh rebels were killed in ....
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Afghan forces thwart car bombing, coordinated attacks in Jalalabad city
Date: 2017-12-26 16:19:56 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:65 - ID:7160430
KABULK, Dec 26 (MENA) - Afghan national defense and security forces have foiled a plan to carry out a series of attacks in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported Tuesday. In a ....
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Pakistan, Afghanistan appeal to Taliban to join peace talks
Date: 2017-12-26 13:21:55 GMT - China - World - SN:44 - ID:7159793
BEIJING, Dec 26 (MENA) - Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on Tuesday appealed to Taliban militants to join peace talks following a meeting organized by China to mend strained relations between the ....
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Russia's law on NGOs acting as foreign agents may be improved - Putin
Date: 2017-12-25 21:16:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:7159307
MOSCOW, Dec 25 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the country's law on non-government organizations (NGO) operating as foreign agents can be further improved but its key objective - to prevent outside interference into Russia's ....
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Pope Francis hits out at Trump over Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-25 21:08:17 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:7159308
LONDON, Dec 25 (MENA) – Addressing thousands in St Peter’s Square during his Christmas Day address, Pope Francis has firmly restated his opposition to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, The Times reported on ....
