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UK arrests five men, including 4 Iranians, over suspected terrorist attack
Date: 2025-05-04 07:19:22 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:11163680
LONDON, May 4 (MENA) - UK police have arrested five men, including four Iranian nationals, on suspicion of “terrorism offences”, police have said as quoted by The Guardian newspaper. The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater ....
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EasyJet flight to the Canary Islands forced to land after smoke detected in cabin
Date: 2025-05-03 20:32:40 GMT - Italy - World - SN:57 - ID:11163581
ROME, May 3 (MENA) – An EasyJet flight bound for Fuerteventura with 203 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency return Saturday after smoke was detected inside the aircraft shortly after take-off, Canarian Weekly reported. The ....
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Trump downplays recession fears, saying the U.S. would be 'OK' in the long term
Date: 2025-05-03 07:05:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:11162595
WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about potential economic trouble, saying everything would be “OK” in the long term, even if the U.S economy experienced a recession in the short term, NBC News said. Asked ....
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S. Korea, US hold first high-level defense talks under Trump’s second term
Date: 2025-05-03 06:55:26 GMT - south korea - World - SN:4 - ID:11162586
SEOUL, May 3 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation to achieve shared security goals on the Korean Peninsula and across the Indo-Pacific, KBS World said. The agreement was made during the 26th Korea-U.S. ....
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UN chief deplores sharp rise in journalists killed in conflict areas, especially Gaza
Date: 2025-05-02 18:17:49 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:11162296
CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - Free and independent journalism is an essential public good, Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres said on Friday. "In a world plagued by conflict and division, World Press Freedom Day highlights a ....
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South Korea: Ex-PM Han declares presidential bid
Date: 2025-05-02 08:48:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:11161783
SEOUL, May 2 (MENA) - South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo has officially announced he will run for president in the June 3 snap election, KBS World reported Friday. Han declared his presidential bid at the National Assembly on ....
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Trump nominates Mike Waltz for UN amb. in major shake-up of national security team
Date: 2025-05-02 08:03:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:11161768
WASHINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as UN ambassador while Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take over Waltz’s duties on an interim role, the Associated ....
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South Korean finance min. resigns ahead of impeachment vote
Date: 2025-05-02 07:59:38 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:11161763
SEOUL, May 2 (MENA) - South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok resigned Thursday night, just minutes before the National Assembly was set to vote on a motion to impeach him, KBS World reported. Choi submitted his resignation at 10:28 p.m. ....
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UN seeks emergency support for 45,000 flood victims in Somalia
Date: 2025-05-02 07:00:40 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:6 - ID:11161699
NEW YORK, May 2 (MENA) – The United Nations relief agency called for immediate emergency assistance to support 45,000 people affected by flooding across Somalia, Xinhua reported. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian ....
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Trump administration cancels dlrs 1 billion in grants for student mental health
Date: 2025-05-02 06:56:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:11161710
NEW YORK, May 2 (MENA) - The Trump administration will not renew Biden-era grants worth dlrs 1 billion that were aimed at boosting mental health services in schools, a Department of Education spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. A new notice said ....
