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Ousted Catalan leader calls for end of political repression
Date: 2017-11-03 08:32:02 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:7072264
BRUSSELS, Nov 3 (MENA) - The ousted Catalan leader on Friday demanded the release of what he called “the legitimate government of Catalonia” and the end of “political repression”, Euronews quoted an address broadcast by Catalan television. Like ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for Manhattan terrorist attack
Date: 2017-11-03 06:25:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:7072146
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the vehicular terrorist attack that was carried out by Sayfullo Saipov that killed eight people in Manhattan, Russia Today channel reported on Friday. Saipov admitted to ....
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Russia, Iran sign memorandum supporting gas supplies from Iran to India
Date: 2017-11-02 20:47:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:103 - ID:7072059
MOSCOW, Nov 2 (MENA) - Russia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to support the project for construction of a 1,200-km long gas pipeline from Iran to India with a branch pipeline, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on ....
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Tillerson to make 1st trip to Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis
Date: 2017-11-02 19:19:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:96 - ID:7071974
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Myanmar this month to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine State, the State Department said Thursday. "Secretary of State Tillerson travels to the ....
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US passports to identify convicted child sex offenders
Date: 2017-11-02 18:57:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:93 - ID:7071912
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (MENA) – The US State Department said on Thursday that citizens registered as child molesters will have their passports revoked and new ones issued with a special note designating them sex offenders, the CNN ....
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Dutch court convicts suspect of plotting terror attack
Date: 2017-11-02 17:45:31 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:85 - ID:7071804
AMESTERDAM, Nov 2 (MENA) – A Dutch court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to four years' imprisonment for plotting a terror attack after police found an automatic rifle, bomb-making instructions, ammunition and fireworks at his home, ABC News ....
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Spanish judge jails eight members of deposed Catalan government
Date: 2017-11-02 17:07:33 GMT - Spain - World - SN:80 - ID:7071791
MADRID, Nov 2 (MENA) - A judge in Madrid has ordered eight members of the deposed Catalan government to be remanded in custody pending possible charges over last week’s declaration of independence, while Spanish prosecutors are seeking a European ....
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UN: Daesh committed 'serious' crimes amid Mosul campaign
Date: 2017-11-02 15:05:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:72 - ID:7071331
GENEVA, Nov 2 (MENA) – A new United Nations report has found that Daesh terrorist group committed serious "international crimes" such as using civilians as human shields during the Iraqi military's nine-month campaign to liberate the city of Mosul, ....
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Russia sees risks of chemical weapons’ use outside Iraq and Syria
Date: 2017-11-02 14:59:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:7071347
MOSCOW, Nov 2 (MENA) - Moscow sees high risks that terrorists will use chemical weapons outside Iraq and Syria, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department Mikhail Ulyanov said. "In our estimate, there ....
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British FM to travel to US in bid to save Iran nuclear deal
Date: 2017-11-02 14:58:52 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:69 - ID:7071333
LONDON, Nov 2 (MENA) - British Foreign Secretary Borris Johnson will travel to Washington next week in a bid to persuade US senators not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal or impose fresh sanctions against Tehran that could jeopardize the deal. In ....