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Kuwaiti amir meets US president at White House
Date: 2017-09-07 18:13:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:6979738
WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (MENA) – Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, accompanied by National Guard Deputy Chief Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, Kuwait News Agency ....
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Int'l coalition launches 29 air strikes, kills 40 Daesh terrorists in Syria last week
Date: 2017-09-07 15:05:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:6979406
NEW YORK, Sept 7 (MENA) – Army Colonel Ryan Dillon, Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the US-led coalition against Daesh, said that 29 air strikes were carried out targeting the terrorist group in which 40 terrorists were killed while ....
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Israeli president warns Merkel of Mideast war dangers
Date: 2017-09-07 14:56:29 GMT - Israel - World - SN:58 - ID:6979434
BERLIN, Sept 7 (MENA) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday of the dangers of war in the Middle East due to Iran's continued attempts to have a foothold in Syria via its arm Hizbollah. During their ....
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Estimated 1.2 million battered by Irma, millions more lie in hurricane’s destructive path, says IFRC
Date: 2017-09-07 14:49:28 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:57 - ID:6979418
GENEVA, Sept 7 (MENA) - The strongest Atlantic hurricane in more than a decade may have already battered an estimated 1.2 million people and poses a serious threat to millions more. At least 10 people are believed to have been killed, said ....
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Trump Jr. to Meet With Senate Russia Investigators
Date: 2017-09-07 13:41:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:48 - ID:6979162
NEW YORK, Sept 7 (MENA) - President Donald Trump's oldest son is scheduled to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee investigators behind closed doors on Thursday to answer questions about a meeting he had with Kremlin-connected lawyer during his ....
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Putin received no invitation from Trump to attend meeting on reforming UN
Date: 2017-09-07 09:48:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:6978626
MOSCOW, Sept 7 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin had not received an invitation from US counterpart Donald Trump to attend a meeting on reforming the United Nations, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported on Thursday, quoting presidential ....
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Taliban claims responsibility for suicide attack on US base in Afghanistan
Date: 2017-09-06 22:40:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:96 - ID:6978324
KABUL, Sept 6 (MENA) - Taliban group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack outside a US military base in Afghanistan on Wednesday. According to Afghan officials, a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up outside an American base ....
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US: Drone strike kills 3 Al-Shabab extremists in Somalia
Date: 2017-09-06 22:32:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:94 - ID:6978277
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - A US military drone strike has killed three members of the al-Shabab extremist group in Somalia, the US Africa Command said Wednesday. The airstrike was carried out Tuesday morning local time in the Bay region, about ....
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Russian, French foreign ministers to discuss Syria, Ukraine, North Korea
Date: 2017-09-06 22:21:13 GMT - France - World - SN:93 - ID:6978266
PARIS, Sept 6 (MENA) - Russian and French Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Sergey Lavrov will discuss the situation in Libya, Syria, Ukraine and on the Korean peninsula on September 8, the French Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Lavrov ....
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US to install more 4 THAAD launchers in South Korea
Date: 2017-09-06 21:51:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:6978317
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (MENA) - The US Defense Ministry announced Wednesday four more rocket launchers that make up the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will be installed along with the two launchers already in operation at a former ....