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Russian diplomat says NATO needs to abandon political ambition to join US-led coalition
Date: 2017-05-25 18:40:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:6827951
MOSCOW, May 25 (MENA) - NATO may join the US-led international coalition active in Syria only if it abandons its political ambition, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov was quoted by TASS as saying on Thursday. "As for NATO joining ....
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Five Kenyan police killed in roadside bomb attack
Date: 2017-05-25 18:12:37 GMT - Kenya - World - SN:62 - ID:6827869
NAIROBI, May 25 (MENA) - Five Kenyan policemen have been killed after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the north-eastern town of Liboi, near the border with Somalia, the BBC News reported. The attack happened almost at the exact spot where ....
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UK PM phones Libya’s GNA head
Date: 2017-05-25 18:06:28 GMT - Libya - World - SN:61 - ID:6827891
TRIPOLI, May 25 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday phoned head of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al Sarraj. During the call, May stressed the importance of coordination between the security bodies in Libya and ....
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Trump orders investigation of US leaks in Manchester bomb probe
Date: 2017-05-25 17:43:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:6827853
WASHINGTON, May 25 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to probe alleged information leaks by US officials regarding the deadly concert bombing investigation here after British authorities announced Thursday they would ....
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Greek ex-PM Lucas Papademos injured in Athens car blast
Date: 2017-05-25 17:32:18 GMT - Greece - World - SN:58 - ID:6827907
ATHENS, May 25 (MENA) - Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens, the BBC reported on Thursday. Reports say the blast may have been caused by a letter bomb. Papademos, 69, and his ....
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China warned US destroyer to leave area near man-made island
Date: 2017-05-25 11:32:06 GMT - China - World - SN:28 - ID:6827236
BEIJING, May 25 (MENA) - A US Navy destroyer in the vicinity of a man-made island in the South China Sea was told to leave the area by Chinese warships, the China Daily quoted a Chinese defense official as saying Thursday. Ren Guoqiang, a Chinese ....
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Police make 2 more arrests over Manchester bombing
Date: 2017-05-25 08:07:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:6826887
LONDON, May 25 (MENA) - Police have arrested two more people and are searching a new site in Manchester suspected of links to the bombing that killed 22 people at a pop concert, Sky news reported. Greater Manchester Police say two men were ....
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DIA director briefs US Senate Armed Services Committee on worldwide threats
Date: 2017-05-25 07:34:58 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6826796
WASHINGTON, May 24 (MENA) - North Korea, Russia, China, Iran and extremist organizations are the top five military threats facing the US, the director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency said. Testifying before the US Senate Armed Services ....
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Turkish journalist arrested as trying to flee Turkey
Date: 2017-05-25 06:19:12 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:4 - ID:6826761
ANKARA, May 25 (MENA) - Journalist Murat Capan, the former managing editor of now-defunct Nokta newsweekly, who was sentenced by a Turkish court to more than 22 years in jail on Monday over a cover story of the magazine, was detained on Wednesday in ....
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Migrant death toll passes 34 as hundreds fall from boat off Libya
Date: 2017-05-24 22:55:51 GMT - Italy - World - SN:93 - ID:6826516
ROME, May 24 (MENA) – Up to 34 people have died including children as hundreds fall from overcrowded migrant boat off the coast of Libya, The Guardian cited Italian coastguard as saying. The vessel was carrying about 500 and the tragedy happened ....
