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  • Trump vows to slap 'major' sanctions on North Korea, after ICBM launch

    Date: 2017-11-29 22:56:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7116412

    WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (MENA) – US President Trump promised to slap “additional major sanctions” on North Korea Wednesday, just one day after the rogue nation fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile in months, Fox News reported. Trump’s ....

  • Analysts doubt over N.Korea capability to nuke US mainland

    Date: 2017-11-29 22:53:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:7116435

    WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (MENA) - North Korea declared Wednesday it achieved its goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile that could strike the "whole mainland of the US" Yet some analysts called that boast premature, USA Today reported. The ....

  • Nigeria's Buhari vows to fly home stranded migrants

    Date: 2017-11-29 22:21:43 GMT - Cote d'Ivoire - World - SN:73 - ID:7116227

    ABIDJAN, Nov 29 (MENA) - Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya and elsewhere will be bought home, President Muhammadu Buhari has said, according to the BBC. The decision comes after the emergence of footage showing migrants being sold at slave ....

  • Russian ministry says armaments program to attach priority to missile ships, nuclear subs

    Date: 2017-11-29 18:16:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:7116264

    MOSCOW, Nov 29 (MENA) - Littoral combat ships armed with high accuracy missiles and strategic multi-role submarines will be the key component of the state program for armaments in 2018-2027, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Defense Minister ....

  • UfM conference highlights role of blue economy in sustainable development

    Date: 2017-11-29 16:02:55 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:45 - ID:7115865

    BARCELONA, NAPLES, Nov 29 (MENA) - The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Stakeholder Conference on the Blue Economy, kicked off Wednesday in Italy's Naples, bringing together over 400 key stakeholders dealing with marine and maritime issues ....

  • North Korea has finally become nuclear state - leader

    Date: 2017-11-29 07:27:06 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:10 - ID:7114931

    PYONGYANG, Nov 29 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared his country had achieved its long-cherished goal of full-fledged nuclear statehood after successfully testing a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (Nov 29), ....

  • US, Japan, S.Koera call for emergency UNSC meeting on N.Korea missile test

    Date: 2017-11-29 06:07:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:1 - ID:7114853

    NEW YORK, Nov 28 (MENA) - The US, Japan and South Korea have called for an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the latest missile launch by North Korea, Al Hurra news channel reported. North Korea fired ....

  • Tillerson seeks to reassure Europe of US security commitment

    Date: 2017-11-28 22:50:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:7114653

    WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought Tuesday to reassure Europe that the United States remains fully committed to European security, particularly in combating threats from Russia, ABC News reported on ....

  • Britain, EU agree on Brexit divorce bill

    Date: 2017-11-28 22:47:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:73 - ID:7114635

    LONDON, Nov 28 (MENA) - British and EU negotiators have reached a deal over the so-called Brexit bill, opening the door to a potential breakthrough in the talks this December, The Telegraph reported Tuesday. Sources on both sides confirmed that ....

  • Facebook, Twitter to give details of Russian-backed Brexit posts

    Date: 2017-11-28 22:42:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:7114513

    LONDON, Nov 28 (MENA) - Facebook and Twitter have agreed to hand over some information relating to the reach of Russian-backed posts during the Brexit referendum, The Guardian quoted a UK House of Commons media watchdog as saying on ....

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