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  • UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Jerusalem Monday

    Date: 2017-07-22 20:27:09 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:94 - ID:6910753

    PARIS, July 22 (MENA) - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the Israeli escalation in Jerusalem, diplomatic sources said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Egypt, France and Sweden called for the ....

  • Trump says he has ‘complete power’ to pardon

    Date: 2017-07-22 15:18:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:6910375

    NEW YORK, July 22 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday asserted the “complete power to pardon” relatives, aides and possibly even himself in response to investigations into Russia’s meddling in last year’s election, as he came to the ....

  • Spain rescues 57 migrants from 2 boats in Mediterranean

    Date: 2017-07-22 13:49:05 GMT - Spain - World - SN:61 - ID:6910180

    MADRID, July 22 (MENA) - Spain's maritime rescue service said it has saved 57 migrants from two boats trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, US News reported. The rescue service said that it reached a small boat carrying four ....

  • US expands security checks for international flights

    Date: 2017-07-22 10:02:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:32 - ID:6909708

    WASHINGTON, July 22 (MENA) - The US is requiring stricter security checks on some inbound international flights, US and European airlines said, amid new concerns about terrorists planning to attack planes. The Department of Homeland Security in ....

  • 12 Taliban militants killed in clashes western Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-07-22 09:56:33 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:30 - ID:6909680

    KABUL, July 22 (MENA) - A fierce gun battle broke out between the Afghan army and terrorist Taliban group militants, leaving 12 Taliban militants dead in Farah province, western Afghanistan. The violent clashes also left six Afghan army soldiers ....

  • Errant US bombing kills 12 Afghan security forces: Police

    Date: 2017-07-22 09:17:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:6909596

    KABUL, July 22 (MENA) - An errant US airstrike confirmed by the Pentagon killed 12 Afghan National Police officers and wounded two others, Helmand provincial police chief Abdul Ghafar Safi said on Saturday. The death toll in Friday's airstrike ....

  • 24 Daesh militants killed in clashes with civilians in Afghanistan

    Date: 2017-07-22 09:10:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:19 - ID:6909541

    KABUL, July 22 (MENA) - At least 24 terrorist Daesh group militants were killed on Saturday in clashes with civilians in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan. The clashes broke out between civilians and Daesh militants in the province, then ....

  • UN rights envoy to Myanmar expresses disappointment

    Date: 2017-07-22 07:04:43 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:11 - ID:6909474

    NAYPYIDAW, July 22 (MENA) - The U.N.’s human rights envoy to Myanmar, completing a 12-day fact-finding tour, expressed disappointment over a lack of government effort to tackle problems underlying violence between Buddhists and Muslims in the ....

  • New Zealand army summoned to aide civilians against storms

    Date: 2017-07-22 07:01:05 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:9 - ID:6909479

    WELLINGTON, July 22 (MENA) - The largest city in New Zealand, Christchurch declared Saturday a state of emergency due to severe storms, which forced the evacuation of hundreds from their homes and blocked several main roads. The army has been ....

  • Interpol lists 173 jihadists trained to mount suicide attacks in Europe

    Date: 2017-07-22 06:57:50 GMT - France - World - SN:8 - ID:6909472

    LYON, France, July 22 (MENA) - Interpol has listed 173 jihadists it believes are trained to mount suicide attacks in Europe in revenge for defeats Daesh terrorist group has suffered in the Middle East, according to Sky New channel. The ....

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