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  • Abe to visit US for talks with Trump on April 17-20

    Date: 2018-04-02 07:52:02 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:7328458

    TOKYO, April 2 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he will visit the US between April 17 and 20 for talks with President Donald Trump about North Korea, with the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North on the agenda, ....

  • China urges US to revoke improper protective measures

    Date: 2018-04-02 07:46:09 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:7328473

    BEIJING, April 2 (MENA) - China on Monday urged the United States to revoke protective measures that violated rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to bring the bilateral trade of related products back to normal, Xinhua reported. The US ....

  • Skripal case 'provocation' carried out by UK intelligence - Russian amb.

    Date: 2018-04-02 07:29:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:7328454

    MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alexander Yakovenko on Sunday said that the so-called Skripal case is a false flag operation conducted by the UK secret services, Sputnik news agency reported Monday. "This ....

  • Russia successfully tests new air defense missile

    Date: 2018-04-02 07:22:31 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:7328417

    MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - A new Russian upgraded air defense missile has been successfully tested at Sary Shagan range in Kazakhstan, TASS reported on Monday. "A new modernized air defense interceptor missile has successfully accomplished its task ....

  • Australian FM: 2 expelled Russian diplomats leave country

    Date: 2018-04-02 07:18:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:7328415

    MOSCOW, April 2 (MENA) - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed on Monday that two Russian diplomats had left the country after being expelled in connection with Moscow's alleged involvement in the nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei ....

  • N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un, wife attend performance by S. Korean art troupe

    Date: 2018-04-01 22:54:56 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:101 - ID:7328136

    PYONGYANG, April 1 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife attended a historic performance in Pyongyang by a South Korean art troupe on Sunday, Yonhap cited the South Korean culture ministry as saying. The couple was present for the ....

  • Macron calls for presidential hunts to be restored

    Date: 2018-04-01 22:54:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:100 - ID:7328189

    LONDON, April 1 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for the tradition of ‘presidential hunts’ to be revived despite increasing support for a ban on hunting with hounds among the public and some of his own MPs, The Telegraph reported ....

  • Russia in talks with last rebel group in Ghouta

    Date: 2018-04-01 22:40:23 GMT - Syria - World - SN:98 - ID:7328278

    DAMASCUS, April 1 (MENA) - Russia's military said a preliminary agreement has been reached on the withdrawal of fighters of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group from the eastern Ghouta suburbs of Syria's capital, Damascus, ABC News ....

  • US senator criticizes Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza

    Date: 2018-04-01 22:29:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:97 - ID:7328279

    WASHINGTON, April 1 (MENA) - US Senator Bernie Sanders said he doesn't believe the official response from Israeli authorities that they were facing "violent terror demonstrations" in Gaza, CNN reported on Sunday "From what my understanding is, ....

  • UK to bear responsibility for provocation in Skripal case - Russian ambassador

    Date: 2018-04-01 21:26:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:7328125

    MOSCOW, April 1 (MENA) – The United Kingdom cannot make secret information on the Skripal case and London will bear responsibility for this provocation, Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko said in an interview with Itogi Nedeli (Weekly ....

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