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UN 'alarmed' at death sentences given by Houthi court
Date: 2019-07-12 22:17:38 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:4 - ID:8021735
The United Nations said Friday it was "alarmed" at death sentences given by a court run by Yemen's Houthi rebels to 30 academics, trade unionists and preachers for alleged spying, France 24 reported. "The UN Human Rights Office has received ....
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Sweden says it won’t sign UN nuclear ban treaty
Date: 2019-07-12 16:55:35 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:2 - ID:8021522
Sweden said Friday that it will refrain from signing a United Nations convention on nuclear weapons, with the foreign minister arguing that the treaty "in its current form is not ready," ABC News reported. Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said ....
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Gibraltar police arrest 2 more crew members of detained Iranian tanker
Date: 2019-07-12 16:32:17 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:1 - ID:8021484
Gibraltar police said on Friday they had arrested the two second mates from the Iranian Grace 1 tanker which was detained last week on suspicion it was breaking European sanctions by taking oil to Syria, the New York Times reported. On Thursday, ....
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Merkel is fine, chancellor's spokesman says
Date: 2019-07-10 23:07:11 GMT - Germany - International - SN:3 - ID:8019127
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met Finland’s visiting prime minister on Wednesday, her third bout within the last month. A government spokesman said she was fine, Euro News reported. “The chancellor is fine and the ....
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Italian official lauds Egypt's expertise in combating organized crime
Date: 2019-07-05 17:58:17 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:3 - ID:8011450
The director of the Central Directorate for Immigration and Border Police at Italy's Interior Ministry hailed Egypt's distinct expertise in countering organized crime and illegal migration. Speaking at a celebration held by the Police Research ....
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NATO considers missile defense upgrade, risking further tensions with Russia
Date: 2019-07-05 17:42:16 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:8011424
NATO military officials are exploring whether to upgrade their defenses to make them capable of shooting down newly deployed Russian intermediate-range nuclear missiles after a landmark arms treaty dissolves next month, according to three European ....
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Iran summons British ambassador in Tehran over ‘illegal seizure’ of oil tanker
Date: 2019-07-04 23:28:03 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:8010363
Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the “illegal seizure” of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying. British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in ....
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Russia protests Japan's move to designate Kuril Islands as Japanese in G20 summit docs
Date: 2019-07-04 23:26:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:2 - ID:8010362
The Kremlin voiced its indignation towards Japan after Tokyo indicated that the contentious Kuril Islands were Japanese territory in the documents prepared for the G20 summit, Sputnik news agency reported Thursday. Russian Foreign Ministry ....
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White House: 'Little doubt' Iran was enriching uranium under Obama administration's watch
Date: 2019-07-02 07:46:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:8005991
US President Donald Trump has said that Iran is "playing with fire," hours after the country effectively acknowledged that it was violating the terms of the 2015 multinational nuclear accord and threatened to pursue weapons-grade uranium as soon ....
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CNN: Trump leaves South Korea
Date: 2019-06-30 14:39:52 GMT - south korea - International - SN:1 - ID:8003693
US President Donald Trump has departed South Korea, concluding his four-day, three-night visit to Asia, CNN said on Sunday. Trump took 20 steps into North Korea, making history as the first serving US leader to set foot in the hermit ....
