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Putin holds traditional year-end press conference
Date: 2017-12-14 14:19:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:20 - ID:7140418
Russian President Vladimir Putin's 13th annual conference has kicked off on Thursday in his first major public appearance since announcing he would seek a new six-year term in March 2018 elections. This year, the number of Russian and foreign ....
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China reiterates continued efforts to settle Syrian crisis
Date: 2017-12-14 11:25:44 GMT - China - International - SN:14 - ID:7140074
China stressed it will continue its efforts to reach a settlement to the Syrian crisis, highlighting the Russian role in the crisis, Deputy Director of the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs at the Chinese Foreign Ministry Jiang Yan was ....
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US vice president Mike Pence delays Israel visit
Date: 2017-12-14 11:18:44 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:7140110
US Vice President Mike Pence has delayed his visit to Israel due to tax reform issues in Congress, the Knesset confirmed to The Jerusalem Post Thursday. Pence was scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday. The Knesset confirmed the postponement, ....
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US politician facing sexual assault claims commits suicide
Date: 2017-12-14 11:01:53 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7140019
A US state politician accused of sexually molesting a 17-year-old girl in a media expose earlier this week has taken his own life, Sky news reported. Kentucky Republican representative Dan Johnson was found dead inside a car on a bridge in Mount ....
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Putin vows to run as independent candidate in 2018 race
Date: 2017-12-14 10:26:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:7 - ID:7139968
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his annual news conference on Thursday he will run in the 2018 presidential election as an independent candidate, Tass news agency reported. "This will be a self-nomination," Putin said. "I expect a ....
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Canadian passenger plane crashes
Date: 2017-12-14 07:46:06 GMT - Canada - International - SN:1 - ID:7139667
A Canadian passenger plane carrying 25 passengers crashed shortly after taking off from the Fond-du-Lac, Sask., airport Wednesday night, CBC news reported. There were no fatalities but some injuries, RCMP said. "There was no explosion or fire. ....
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France rejects any pro-Iran axis in ME
Date: 2017-12-12 17:00:42 GMT - France - International - SN:20 - ID:7137412
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has expressed his country's rejection of any Iranian-led axis in the Middle East, calling on Tehran to pull out pro-Iran militias from Syria. In an interview with France 2 channel Tuesday, he said that ....
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Russia ready to support agreements aimed at resolving Libya issue - Lavrov
Date: 2017-12-12 16:58:26 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:7137385
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow is ready to support agreements aimed at resolving the Libya issue. During his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya in the Government of National Accord Mohamed Taher ....
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Donald Trump visit to UK expected in new year, says US amb.
Date: 2017-12-12 16:41:13 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:17 - ID:7137346
The US ambassador to the UK has said he expects US President Donald Trump to go ahead with a working visit to the UK in the new year, despite a recent Twitter row with Prime Minister Theresa May over the terror threat posed by Muslims in the UK, the ....
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US amb. to Cyprus: Washington closely following up all events in ME
Date: 2017-12-12 09:53:57 GMT - Cyprus - International - SN:10 - ID:7136470
US Ambassador to Cyprus Kathleen Doherty said Washington has been closely following up all events in the Middle East over the past months, reported Cyprus News Agency. In statements on the sidelines of her visit to the Limassol municipality, ....
