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Obama vows to hit Daesh in Libya
Date: 2016-02-17 07:33:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:4330753
US President Barack Obama has vowed not to let Daesh build a base in Libya, saying the United States would take action where there was a "clear target". "We are working with our other coalition partners to make sure that, as we see opportunities ....
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US ambassador to UN meets Israeli defense minister
Date: 2016-02-16 18:26:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:12 - ID:4329141
US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power met with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday. A UN statement said both officials discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. They also agreed on the importance of finding ....
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France presents Middle East peace initiative to Israel
Date: 2016-02-16 12:22:40 GMT - Israel - International - SN:6 - ID:4326093
France officially presented Israel with its initiative to convene an international peace summit in an attempt to restart the peace process. French and Israeli diplomats said that French Ambassador Patrick Maisonnave met with the Israeli Foreign ....
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Russia to deliver S-300 air defense systems to Iran soon
Date: 2016-02-15 12:05:28 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:4318525
Russia will soon deliver S-300 air defense systems to Iran, Russian Special Presidential Envoy on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said. “Deliveries will be made soon,” Kabulov said according to Sputnik News Agency. Iranian Defense Minister Hossein ....
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Netanyahu says US Biden may visit Israel
Date: 2016-02-15 07:11:22 GMT - Israel - International - SN:4 - ID:4315973
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday US Vice President Joe Biden may visit Israel in the coming days, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. "His advance team will arrive today. A date for the visit has yet to be determined," Netanyahu ....
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Putin could end Syrian civil war 'by making a phone call', Hammond says
Date: 2016-02-15 07:05:39 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:3 - ID:4315949
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the "one man on this planet" who can end the Syrian civil war, according to the UK Foreign Secretary, The Independent reported Sunday. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Philip Hammond said: "Whether or not ....
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Russian PM: Ground operation in Syria will prolong war
Date: 2016-02-14 08:55:56 GMT - Russia - International - SN:6 - ID:4309945
A ground operation by foreign troops in Syria would be a full-fledged war, Sputnik News quoted the Russian prime minister as saying on Sunday. Moscow is against ground operation in Syria as it will lead to a prolonged war, Russian Prime Minister ....
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UN: 2015 worst on record for civilian casualties in Afghanistan
Date: 2016-02-14 08:50:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:4309885
Afghanistan's war is killing and maiming record numbers of civilians, according to a new report released by the UN which shows casualty figures surging following the withdrawal of Nato-led combat forces, the Telegraph reported. In 2015, the UN ....
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UK needs Trident to play 'outsized' role in world affairs, says US defence secretary
Date: 2016-02-14 08:08:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:4309649
Britain must keep its Trident nuclear deterrent to maintain its “outsized” role in the world, the US defence secretary, Ash Carter, has said. Carter said the nuclear-armed submarines were an “important part of the deterrent structure of ....
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'No time to lose' to install Libya unity government: French FM
Date: 2016-02-14 08:07:29 GMT - France - International - SN:2 - ID:4309645
There is "no time to lose" to put in place a unity government in Libya, where Daesh is rapidly expanding its presence, France 24 quoted the new French foreign minister as saying on Saturday. "There is no time to lose for the national unity ....
