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US amb. to Estonia resigns in frustration over Trump
Date: 2018-06-30 17:34:00 GMT - Estonia - World - SN:51 - ID:7467404
TALLINN, June 30 (MENA) – The US ambassador to Estonia is resigning in frustration with President Donald Trump's comments about, and treatment of, European allies, the CNN reported on Saturday. James D. Melville Jr.'s resignation makes him the ....
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5 Taliban militants killed in explosion in central Afghanistan
Date: 2018-06-30 16:29:34 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:48 - ID:7467195
KABUL, June 30 (MENA) - At least five Taliban militants were killed or wounded in an explosion triggered by a roadside bomb in Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. The 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military said the ....
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Trump claims Saudi Arabia will boost oil production
Date: 2018-06-30 12:48:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:31 - ID:7467008
WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump says he has received assurances from King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the kingdom will increase oil production, “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels,” in response to turmoil in Iran and Venezuela, The ....
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Election runner among 8 wounded in Kabul attack
Date: 2018-06-30 11:22:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:23 - ID:7466850
KABUL, June 30 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen have shot dead an individual and wounded eight others, including a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in an apparent kidnap attempt in Kabul. Four motorcyclists attacked Zulfiqar Stanikzai, a lower house hopeful, ....
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Spring fire in Colorado triggers hundreds of evacuations
Date: 2018-06-30 09:59:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:7466621
WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) - Wildfires have broken out in Colorado, forcing hundreds of its residents to be evacuated. Linda Smith, a spokeswoman for Costilla County where the fire is burning said that residents of about 350 homes in the area ....
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Afghan president orders end to unilateral ceasefire
Date: 2018-06-30 09:11:17 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:12 - ID:7466554
KABUL, June 30 (MENA) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced the end of the government's unilateral cease-fire and ordered forces to restart their operations across the country, ABC News reported on Saturday. Ghani said Saturday in a news ....
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Trump: Capital Gazette shooting shocked conscience of our nation
Date: 2018-06-30 08:16:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:7466533
WASHINGTON, June 30 (MENA) - President Donald Trump regretted a shooting incident at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland's capital, Annapolis, where a gunman killed four journalists and a sales assistant Thursday afternoon. "This attack ....
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Trump: My government will not rest until we have done everything in our power to reduce violent crime
Date: 2018-06-29 19:33:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:7466187
WASHINGTON, June 29 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said a shooting in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday "shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief," CNN reported. "Journalists, like all Americans, should be free ....
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Spain rescues 90 migrants crossing from Morocco
Date: 2018-06-29 18:49:55 GMT - Spain - World - SN:66 - ID:7466139
MADRID, June 29 (MENA) - Spanish maritime rescue services have brought ashore 90 migrants pulled up from boats as they attempted to cross the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco, ABC News reported. The route, the shortest from northern Africa into ....
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Turkey detains ex opposition MP over alleged Gulen links
Date: 2018-06-29 15:37:05 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:55 - ID:7466020
ANKARA, June 29 (MENA) - Turkey on Friday formally arrested a former opposition lawmaker over alleged links to the group blamed for the 2016 attempted coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, France 24 reported. An Istanbul court ....