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Putin vows to continue contributing to Korean Peninsula settlement
Date: 2018-06-22 15:13:02 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:7454854
Moscow has been contributing to efforts to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue and will continue doing that, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in, TASS news agency reported. "Russia has ....
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European leaders to attend emergency 'mini-summit' on migration
Date: 2018-06-20 19:31:42 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:12 - ID:7452376
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker is convening an informal “mini-summit” on migration and asylum this Sunday that could determine the future of Germany’s coalition government, The Guardian reported Wednesday. In a tweet, Juncker ....
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Russia concerned over Israel’s strikes against Gaza Strip - diplomat
Date: 2018-06-20 16:06:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:8 - ID:7452156
Moscow is concerned over the Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip and calls on all parties to hold a large-scale dialogue, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters. "Moscow is concerned over the new wave of violence ....
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Forced displacement at record 68.5 million - UNCHR
Date: 2018-06-19 07:55:04 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:5 - ID:7449643
The United Nations Refugee Agency’s annual Global Trends survey found 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017, more people than the population of Thailand. Refugees who have fled their countries to ....
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US secretary of state may return soon to North Korea
Date: 2018-06-19 07:26:24 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:7449580
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he may return to North Korea to continue nuclear discussions "before terribly long." Pompeo was speaking Monday to the Detroit Economic Club. He said there's a lot of work to do to flesh out the agreement ....
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Macron to meet Vatican Pope June 26
Date: 2018-06-18 10:38:00 GMT - France - International - SN:1 - ID:7448533
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Vatican Pope Francis during his visit to Rome on June 26, the Elysee Palace announced Monday. The Vatican had announced the visit early in May. Last year, Pope Francis congratulated Macron on his ....
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Australia rules out moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Date: 2018-06-16 19:01:40 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:7447030
Australia will not move its embassy to Jerusalem, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said, despite strong support from the party’s base. The Liberal party’s youth arm had called on the government to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to ....
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Italian coast guards save 48 Syrian, Iraqi immigrants off Crotone's coast
Date: 2018-06-15 19:54:05 GMT - Italy - International - SN:9 - ID:7446023
The Italian coast guards rescued 48 migrants of Iraqi and Syrian nationals off the coast of the province of Crotone's in the Calabria region of southern Italy, Italian authorities reported on Friday. The coast guards on Thursday night carried the ....
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UN General Assembly to vote on anti-Israeli occupation resolution
Date: 2018-06-13 20:26:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:7443386
A session of the United Nations General Assembly kicked off on Wednesday to vote on a resolution that condemns Israel for an "excessive use of force" in the Gaza Strip. The resolution, backed by Arab countries, was submitted to the UN General ....
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Italy summons French ambassador over 'hypocritical' criticism on migrants
Date: 2018-06-13 18:46:40 GMT - Italy - International - SN:4 - ID:7443287
Italy's foreign ministry said it had summoned the French ambassador on Wednesday, amid a diplomatic spat between the two countries over the handling of a migrant crisis. France's ambassador Christian Masset was due at the Italian foreign ministry ....