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  • Second phase of Brexit talks can start: EU council president

    Date: 2017-10-20 11:02:15 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:28 - ID:7048979

    BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (MENA) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday that 27 EU leaders meeting in Brussels had agreed to give the green light to internal preparations for the second phase of Brexit talks with London, dealing with ....

  • Russian Pacific Fleet warships call at Philippines’ Manila

    Date: 2017-10-20 09:30:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:7048829

    MOSCOW, Oct 20 (MENA) - Russian Pacific Fleet’s warships arrived in the capital of the Philippines, Manila, as part of the military cooperation program between two countries, Russia’s Pacific Fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said A group of the ....

  • Solving N. Korean conflict by diplomacy: Japanese defense minister

    Date: 2017-10-20 08:45:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:7048788

    TOKYO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera stressed on Friday the importance of solving North Korea's nuclear, missile and abductions issues with diplomacy. Onodera said that he will discuss the North Korean issue with his ....

  • EU reiterates commitment to Iran deal amid US threat to scrap it

    Date: 2017-10-20 06:42:55 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:2 - ID:7048694

    BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (MENA) - The EU has reaffirmed the bloc’s commitment to the 2015 international nuclear agreement between Iran and six other countries in the face of the US rhetoric against the accord. In a statement, EU foreign policy chief ....

  • Bangladesh registers thousands of orphans in Rohingya refugee camps

    Date: 2017-10-19 21:15:58 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:94 - ID:7048617

    DHAKA, Oct 19 (MENA) - The Bangladeshi government has registered thousands of orphans in Rohingya refugee camps as officials and aid groups attempt to figure out a plan to deal with large numbers of unaccompanied minors, the Voice of America ....

  • West uses allegations of Russia’s 'aggressiveness' to brainwash voters — Lavrov

    Date: 2017-10-19 17:45:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:80 - ID:7048213

    MOSCOW, Oct 19 (MENA) - Allegations about Russia’s aggressiveness are used by the West to brainwash voters, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following a ministerial meeting of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) on Thursday, TASS ....

  • Putin: Russia supports Syrian government in war against terrorism

    Date: 2017-10-19 17:31:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:77 - ID:7048273

    MOSCOW, Oct 19 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed on Thursday that his country stands by the Syrian legitimate government in its war against terrorism in light of the international law, SANA News Agency reported. “Russia confronts ....

  • North Korea warns US could face 'unimaginable' strike

    Date: 2017-10-19 17:03:32 GMT - south korea - World - SN:70 - ID:7048276

    SEOUL, Oct 19 (MENA) - A North Korean agency made a threat Thursday that Pyongyang could stage an "unimaginable" strike on the United States at an unexpected time amid tensions over the North's nuclear and missile programs, Yonhap News Agency ....

  • France condemns Israeli settlement plans

    Date: 2017-10-19 15:44:36 GMT - France - World - SN:63 - ID:7048098

    PARIS, Oct 19 (MENA) - France condemned on Thursday Israeli authorities’ recent decision to build some 3,000 new settlement units in West Bank including settlements in the heart of Hebron city for the first time since 2002. In a statement, the ....

  • S. Korea confident of destroying N. Korea's army with ballistic missiles at war

    Date: 2017-10-19 15:40:18 GMT - south korea - World - SN:62 - ID:7048109

    SEOUL, Oct 19 (MENA) - South Korea's Army said Thursday it will be quick in totally destroying North Korea's front-line artillery systems in the event of a war on the peninsula, South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported. In a report to the ....

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