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UK's Hammond warns of threat posed by ISIL ahead of talks with foreign ministers
Date: 2014-06-24 13:07:51 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:30 - ID:795390
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond started Tuesday a visit to the Gulf region to talk with leaders about the threat posed by hardline Islamist militants in Iraq, The Times reported Tuesday. The defense secretary will meet with foreign and ....
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Putin asks Upper House to repeal decision on using military force in Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-24 11:50:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:18 - ID:795169
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has proposed that the upper house call off the March 1 resolution allowing the head of state to use the armed forces on the territory of Ukraine, said presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Russia Today TV ....
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Hagel briefs Israeli counterpart on US vision regarding ME
Date: 2014-06-24 07:43:19 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:794611
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefed his Israeli counterpart Moshe Yaalon in a phone conversation on the US vision regarding the situation in the Middle East region. The two ministers voiced deep worry over the escalation of violence in Iraq ....
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60 women reportedly abducted in Nigeria
Date: 2014-06-24 05:33:31 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:2 - ID:794401
Sixty women were abducted by insurgents in Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, local media reported. No further information is available. Boko Haram, which Western governments and Abuja say is linked to al-Qaeda, had kidnapped nearly 300 girls ....
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Putin phones Obama to discuss Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-24 05:26:27 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:794392
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama in accordance with a previously-reached agreement, the Russian Kremlin reported on Monday. The leaders had a detailed discussion on ....
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Kerry: ISIS fighting to divide, destroy Iraq
Date: 2014-06-23 17:54:44 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:95 - ID:794077
Winding up a day of crisis talks with Iraqi leaders, US secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that "ISIS is fighting to divide Iraq and to destroy Iraq - so this is a critical moment for Iraq's future." He said Iraq's leaders must meet ....
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Netanyahu: We struck Syrian army forcefully
Date: 2014-06-23 17:38:55 GMT - Israel - International - SN:92 - ID:794049
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Israel's "enemies" throughout the Middle East. "Israel will strike back if any of them attempt to harm the Jewish state," he was quoted by The Jerusalem Post as saying. He also reported to ....
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UK rebuffs early EU referendum
Date: 2014-06-23 17:23:07 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:90 - ID:794004
The British government has denied bringing forward an in/out European Union membership referendum. The planned vote will be held in 2017, a spokesperson for the British prime minister told MENA. Some British media had signaled shortening ....
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NATO urges Iraqi leaders to promote unity
Date: 2014-06-23 17:10:59 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:88 - ID:793989
NATO has warned that the situation in Iraq affects the whole region and can be a threat to the international community. The whole international community "has a clear interest in preventing terrorist and extremist groups in the region ....
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Military plane, civilian jet collide over Germany
Date: 2014-06-23 17:08:47 GMT - Germany - International - SN:87 - ID:793987
Police in Germany say a military-chartered jet has crashed after colliding with a fighter plane, ABC News reported. A spokeswoman for police in the Sauerland region east of Cologne says the Learjet with two people on board collided with a ....
