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Trump will invite Kim Jong Un to US if summit goes well
Date: 2018-06-07 19:58:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:7435182
WASHINGTON, June 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said he will invite Kim Jong Un to the US if their summit in Singapore is a success, CNN reported. The US president is due to meet the North Korean leader in face-to-face talks on ....
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Trump welcomes Japan's prime minister to White House ahead of North Korea summit
Date: 2018-06-07 17:59:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:7434834
WASHINGTON, June 7 (MENA) – US President Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House for key talks on next week’s high-stakes denuclearization summit with North Korea, The Washington Times reported. Conferring with Abe in ....
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Spain’s most gender-balanced government in history takes office
Date: 2018-06-07 17:34:27 GMT - Spain - World - SN:67 - ID:7434874
MADRID, June 7 (MENA) - The ministers of the new Socialist Party (PSOE) government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez were officially sworn in at the Zarzuela royal palace in the presence of King Felipe VI. The new lineup has the highest number of ....
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US drones target Daesh hideouts in Kunar province
Date: 2018-06-07 12:44:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:34 - ID:7434511
KABUL, June 7 (MENA) - The US forces carried out a series of airstrikes on Daesh hideouts in eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, leaving at least two militants dead. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the East said the airstrikes ....
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Afghan president declares ceasefire with Taliban until June 20
Date: 2018-06-07 09:50:10 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:17 - ID:7434046
KABUL, June 7 (MENA) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with the Taliban starting from Thursday until June 20. The Afghan leader, however, stressed that fighting would continue against other militant groups, such as ....
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7 killed, wounded in mosque attack in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-06-07 06:38:20 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:4 - ID:7433825
KABUL, June 7 (MENA) – Afghan officials said four people were killed and another three wounded by gunfire when they were praying in a mosque in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province, ABC News reported Thursday. ABC News quoted spokesman for the ....
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French FM embarks on 2-day African tour Thursday
Date: 2018-06-06 16:36:32 GMT - France - World - SN:65 - ID:7433425
PARIS, June 6 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will embark on a two-day tour in Africa on Thursday, during which he is expected to visit Congo, Chad and Ethiopia. This tour comes within the framework of the constant and close ....
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May raises 'concerns' with Netanyahu over loss of life in Gaza protests
Date: 2018-06-06 16:32:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:64 - ID:7433404
LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that she is "concerned about the loss of Palestinian lives" in the Gaza protests, Sky News reported on Wednesday. The British prime minister said the ....
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Massive fire breaks out at luxury London hotel
Date: 2018-06-06 16:25:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:63 - ID:7433467
LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - Dozens of firefighters are battling a massive blaze that broke out at a luxury hotel in West London on Wednesday, officials, quoted by ABC News, said. The London Fire Brigade said 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines were ....
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Facebook reveals data-sharing deals with Huawei, other Chinese tech makers
Date: 2018-06-06 12:33:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:7432717
WASHINGTON, June 6 (MENA) - Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with Chinese electronics companies including Huawei, a telecommunications giant that's been flagged to the US as a national security threat, the social media giant said. “Huawei ....