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Netanyahu damaging Israel's ties with US for one election campaign speech -- former Israeli minister
Date: 2015-01-24 13:20:52 GMT - Israel - International - SN:39 - ID:1813073
Head of Israeli Yesh Atid party and former finance minister Yair Lapid slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday regarding his upcoming speech in the US Congress which is set to take place on March 3, a few weeks before the March 17 ....
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Fate of 2 Japanese captives remains unknown
Date: 2015-01-24 09:32:53 GMT - Japan - International - SN:21 - ID:1810861
The fate of two Japanese men taken hostage by a group claiming to be Islamic State militants operating in Syria and Iraq remained unknown Saturday, with the group apparently not having made any announcements since the perceived deadline for payment ....
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Yemen crisis disrupts US counter-terrorism operations, officials say
Date: 2015-01-24 07:35:43 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:1809801
The Obama administration has been forced to suspend certain counter-terrorism operations with Yemen in the aftermath of the collapse of its government, according to US officials, a move that eases pressure on al-Qaeda’s most dangerous ....
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Kremlin: Putin, IMF chief discuss ways of solving Ukrain economic crisis
Date: 2015-01-23 08:48:34 GMT - Russia - International - SN:16 - ID:1803945
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde had a telephone conversation on Thursday to discuss issues of international assistance in overcoming the profound financial and ....
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Mossad undercuts Netanyahu, warns US Congress against more Iran sanctions
Date: 2015-01-22 11:40:06 GMT - Israel - International - SN:19 - ID:1797405
Israel’s political leadership is in disagreement with top members of its intelligence services over the benefit of more Congressional sanctions on Iran as negotiations over its disputed nuclear program continue, according to JPost. The rift is so ....
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Hammond warns against large-scale attacks by Daesh on UK, West
Date: 2015-01-22 11:14:06 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:17 - ID:1797105
The so-called Islamic State militants could begin orchestrating terror attacks on the UK and other Western countries from their base in Syria unless urgent action is taken, the Foreign Secretary has warned, according to ITV. Speaking to ITV's ....
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Erdogan arrives in Ethiopia on African tour
Date: 2015-01-22 10:39:58 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:11 - ID:1796793
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ethiopia late on Wednesday at the start of an African tour to include Djibouti, TRT radio and television reported Thursday. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and the Turkish Ambassador ....
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Iran's Parl't speaker calls for collective efforts of Muslim states
Date: 2015-01-21 17:42:39 GMT - Iran - International - SN:51 - ID:1793329
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with Moroccan Vice-Speaker Mohamed Yatim called for full-scale cooperation among Muslim countries, according to Fars News Agency. "The level of cooperation among the Muslim states is not ....
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Tony Blair says he is not to blame for delay in publication of Chilcot report
Date: 2015-01-21 17:41:14 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:48 - ID:1793309
Commenting on the announcement that the Chilcot report is to be delayed, a spokesperson for the Tony Blair's office said, "While we do not intend to provide a running commentary on the process involved in the publication of the report, it is ....
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France FM to attend London anti-Daesh meeting
Date: 2015-01-21 17:33:04 GMT - France - International - SN:38 - ID:1793241
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will be traveling to London on Thursday to take part in a meeting of members of the US-led international coalition against Daesh terrorist group. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Romain Nadal said France would ....