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Kosovo's president urges approval of Montenegro's border deal
Date: 2017-12-22 19:11:07 GMT - Kosovo - International - SN:26 - ID:7154343
Kosovo's president has urged political parties to intensify efforts to ratify a border demarcation deal with Montenegro which is set as a precondition by the European Union for a visa-free regime for the country's citizens, ABC News reported. In ....
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Trump: U.S 'foolishly' spent $ 7 trillion in the Middle East
Date: 2017-12-22 19:10:56 GMT - USA - International - SN:25 - ID:7154319
U.S President Donald Trump said on Friday, it was time to focus funds on the U.S rather than foreign spending, tweeting: "After having foolishly spent $ 7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country" The tweet came a ....
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WHO: Cholera cases in Yemen exceed 1 million
Date: 2017-12-22 14:18:21 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:13 - ID:7154027
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of cholera cases in war-ravaged Yemen had surpassed one million, in addition to 2,297 death-related cases, since late April 2017. In a press conference at the UN at Geneva on Friday, ....
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Malaysian PM leads protest in solidarity with Palestinians
Date: 2017-12-22 13:34:24 GMT - Malaysia - International - SN:9 - ID:7153948
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak led thousands of Muslims in a rally Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians, slamming the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, ABC News reported. Razak told the crowd that Malaysia will ....
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Turkey orders arrest of 16 senior military officers
Date: 2017-12-22 11:54:31 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:6 - ID:7153779
Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 16 senior military officers within the framework of an investigation into last year’s attempted coup, media reports said Friday. Sky News channel reported the news without providing further details. ....
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Pence pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
Date: 2017-12-22 11:30:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:7153719
United States Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on late Thursday to visit US troops, and discuss President Donald Trump's new strategy on war in Afghanistan with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, The Washington ....
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UN vote against Trump's decision on Jerusalem highlights int'l isolation of US--The Guardian
Date: 2017-12-22 11:28:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:7153690
The United Nations body’s vote against US President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem highlighted for a second time in a week the international isolation of the United States over the Jerusalem issue, according to a report published by The ....
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British police reopen roads near Buckingham Palace
Date: 2017-12-22 11:02:47 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:7153639
British police started to reopen roads around Buckingham Palace in London late on Thursday after investigating a suspicious vehicle. “All road closures are now in the process of being removed,” London’s transport authority said. “There’s ....
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Moscow vows to prevent any attempts to politicize UNESCO
Date: 2017-12-21 08:13:26 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:7151614
Russia will strive to prevent any attempts aimed at UNESCO politicizing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a session of the country’s Commission for UNESCO on Wednesday. "We have been insisting, are insisting and will be insisting ....
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Germany: Man suspected of planning attack as Daesh member
Date: 2017-12-21 08:11:59 GMT - Germany - International - SN:3 - ID:7151608
German police arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of being a member of the so-called Islamic State group (Daesh) and planning an attack with a vehicle, federal prosecutors said Wednesday, the Washington Post reported. The man, a German ....