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Lavrov, Pompeo to meet in Helsinki during Russia-US summit

Date: 2018-07-13 10:47:53 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7486656

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo will meet in Helsinki on the margins of the Russia-US summit, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "A meeting between both countries’ foreign policy chiefs Sergey ....

France, Italy, UK, US welcome return of Libya's oil terminals

Date: 2018-07-12 18:10:14 GMT - France - International - SN:14 - ID:7486000

The governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States said in a joint statement that they welcome the announcement that Libya’s National Oil Corporation is resuming its vital work on behalf of all Libyans. "We commend the ....

Donald Trump arrives for UK visit

Date: 2018-07-12 15:43:28 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:10 - ID:7485750

LONDON, July 12 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a four-day visit which will feature talks with Theresa May, tea with the Queen, and mass protests, the Guardian reported on Thursday. Trump's plane touched down at ....

Trump reaffirms commitment to NATO

Date: 2018-07-12 12:52:51 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:9 - ID:7485422

US President Donald Trump has strongly reaffirmed commitment to American support for NATO, saying that he had won great concessions from allies on military spending, though he did not offer any details. “The United States was not being treated ....

UN chief offers support to help deal with Japan floods

Date: 2018-07-12 09:19:49 GMT - Japan - International - SN:5 - ID:7484940

The United Nations said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has written to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offering UN support to help deal with severe flooding and landslides, ABC News reported. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Wednesday ....

Putin meets Netanyahu in Moscow

Date: 2018-07-12 07:04:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7484695

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday for talks focusing on Iranian presence in Syria, ABC News reported. In a reminder of the volatile situation, Netanyahu pointed at an ....

Trump expects easy Putin meeting

Date: 2018-07-11 16:04:18 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:7483817

US President Donald Trump said his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be the easiest meeting of his upcoming trip to Europe, NBC News reported. “I have NATO, I have the UK, which is in somewhat turmoil, and I have Putin. ....

Trump urges European countries to increase spending on defense

Date: 2018-07-11 11:42:58 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:5 - ID:7483674

President Trump headed to a NATO summit in Brussels on Wednesday with one key talking point that allies need to pay up on their defense spending commitments, ABC News reported. Few policymakers would disagree that Europe needs to spend radically ....

Pompeo talks tough on Iran while visiting UAE

Date: 2018-07-10 12:39:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:7482159

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US wants to show Iran its actions have "a real high cost", while on a visit to the UAE. Speaking to Sky News Arabia, Pompeo said on Tuesday that a focus remains on denying "Iran the financial capacity to ....

Ninth person rescued from Thai cave

Date: 2018-07-10 10:53:21 GMT - Thailand - International - SN:9 - ID:7481910

A ninth person was rescued on Tuesday from a flooded Thai cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks. Eight of the boys were brought out on stretchers over the first two days - four on Sunday and four ....