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Turkey's state of emergency will not end soon: Erdogan
Date: 2017-05-22 07:00:56 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:3 - ID:6821799
Turkey’s president said Sunday that the country’s ongoing state of emergency will not be lifted until Turkey achieves peace and welfare. At a congress of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party set to return him to the party helm, Recep ....
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Israel approves confidence-building measures before Trump visit
Date: 2017-05-22 06:32:26 GMT - Israel - International - SN:2 - ID:6821756
On the eve of US President Donald Trump's visit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Security Cabinet approved several confidence-building measures, ABC News reported. Such measures include construction permits for Palestinians near ....
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Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential election
Date: 2017-05-20 10:42:01 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:6819339
Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani has won the country's presidential election, according to official results, fending off a challenge by rival, Ebrahim Raisi, according to Sky News. With nearly 40 million votes in Friday's hard-fought ....
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White House denies Trump asked James Comey to end Michael Flynn investigation
Date: 2017-05-17 07:59:32 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6814610
The White House is denying a New York Times report that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey — who he fired last week — to shut down the investigation into the administration's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, ....
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Seoul says it wants to reopen communication with N.Korea
Date: 2017-05-17 07:57:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:2 - ID:6814609
South Korea says it wants to re-establish lines of communication with North Korea, as new President Moon Jae-in seeks a two-track policy involving sanctions and dialogue with its reclusive neighbor to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, ....
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US aims to sway China on new North Korea sanctions after test -Haley
Date: 2017-05-17 07:57:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6814607
The United States said it believed it could persuade China to impose new United Nations sanctions on North Korea following its latest ballistic missile test and warned that Washington would also target and "call out" countries supporting Pyongyang, ....
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Moon, Merkel agree to enhance economic, diplomatic cooperation
Date: 2017-05-13 09:56:51 GMT - south korea - International - SN:2 - ID:6808998
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed Friday to boost their countries' cooperation in dealing with various global issues while enhancing their bilateral trade relations, Yonhap quoted the Seoul government as ....
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India, Pakistan army trade fire in Kashmir; 2 civilians dead
Date: 2017-05-13 09:55:58 GMT - India - International - SN:1 - ID:6808993
Indian and Pakistani troops traded fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding six others, officials said. Indian army spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta said Pakistani soldiers started shelling ....
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Pentagon tries to ease Turkey's concerns with arming Kurds
Date: 2017-05-12 10:41:18 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:6807976
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Daesh fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists, ABC News reported. Mattis stressed ....
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Trump administration announces deal with China to boost exports
Date: 2017-05-12 10:37:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6807967
After months of bashing China for its trade practices, the US administration said it had agreed with Beijing on a broad range of measures aimed at improving the access of American beef producers, electronic-payments providers and natural-gas ....
