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Iran condemns terrorist bombing in Lebanese capital
Date: 2016-06-14 13:04:26 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:5097309
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari strongly condemned a recent explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, calling it “a measure aimed at destabilizing Lebanon”, Tasnim News Agency reported. In a statement released on ....
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Kremlin considers Orlando attack act of terrorism
Date: 2016-06-14 12:29:57 GMT - Russia - International - SN:12 - ID:5096841
Moscow considers the attack at a club in Orlando, Florida, as a terrorist act, TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying Tuesday. "The president conveyed condolences to US President Barack Obama and all Americans over the tragic - we ....
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Pentagon rebukes Trump proposal for more airstrikes
Date: 2016-06-14 11:23:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:5095941
Donald Trump's assertion that more airstrikes are needed in Iraq and Syria to prevent terrorist attacks like the mass shooting in Orlando drew rebukes from the Pentagon and others across the political spectrum who have prosecuted the war on ....
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Putin orders snap inspection of Russian Armed Forces
Date: 2016-06-14 09:20:48 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:5094849
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered another unannounced inspection of Russia's Armed Forces, during which the state and readiness of military arsenals will be assessed. Russia Today quoted Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying on ....
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Israel will never accept Arab peace initiative as basis for talks with Palestinians -- Netanyahu
Date: 2016-06-13 16:31:16 GMT - palestine - International - SN:12 - ID:5092473
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Likud ministers Monday that he will never accept the original Arab Peace Initiative as a basis for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Haaretz newspaper quoted two sources at the meeting ....
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Pope calls delivery of weapons, not food a 'strange paradox'
Date: 2016-06-13 15:15:36 GMT - Italy - International - SN:8 - ID:5091953
Pope Francis of the Vatican told thousands of workers and diplomats Monday at the U.N. agency that delivers food to crisis areas it is "a strange paradox" that food often cannot get through to those suffering due to war but weapons can. Francis' ....
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UNICEF decries killing of children in recent attacks on Syria
Date: 2016-06-13 08:46:13 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:3 - ID:5088361
The UN Children's Rights & Emergency Relief Organization (UNICEF) condemned the killing of a number of children in recent attacks on Syria. In a press release on Sunday, UNICEF Representative in Syria Hanaa Singer said according to reports, one ....
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Orlando shooter has valid firearms licenses as security guard
Date: 2016-06-13 08:14:52 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:5088161
Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old US-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in today’s mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Orlando, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Officials said Mateen ....
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UK Muslim officer receives MBE from Prince Charles
Date: 2016-06-12 09:36:24 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:8 - ID:5082553
British Captain Naveed Muhammad received an MBE from Prince Charles for his work with ethnic minorities, The Daily Mail reported. Capt Muhammad, 47, of the Royal Signals, Army Reserve, who was born in Kenya but now lives in Birmingham, has been ....
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Croatian PM refuses to resign despite coalition party pressure
Date: 2016-06-11 10:06:27 GMT - Croatia - International - SN:1 - ID:5077949
Croatia’s Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic said he had no plans to resign under pressure from the conservative HDZ party, the biggest in the ruling coalition, according to Euronews. The HDZ filed a no-confidence motion against Oreskovic on ....
