Saturday, 30 June 2018

Syrian rebels say in talks with Russia for southwest deal

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are negotiating with Russia to return state sovereignty in areas they control in the southwestern Deraa province, where the army has made rapid advances this month, insurgents said on Saturday.


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Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pakistan vows to improve

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Placed back on a terror financing watch list this week, Pakistan vowed on Saturday to tighten regulations and follow an action plan to curb money laundering and terror financing.


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Syrian rebels say in talks with Russia for southwest deal

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels are negotiating with Russia to return state sovereignty in areas they control in the southwestern Deraa province, where the army has made rapid advances this month, insurgents said on Saturday.


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Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pakistan vows to improve

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Placed back on a terror financing watch list this week, Pakistan vowed on Saturday to tighten regulations and follow an action plan to curb money laundering and terror financing.


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WW2 pilot takes helicopter to make comrade's funeral

94-year-old WW2 glider pilot takes his first helicopter flight to attend comrade's funeral.

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Donald Trump gets prank call on Air Force One

Donald Trump was fooled by a comedian into taking a prank call while on board Air Force One.

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Syrian opposition talking to Russia about Deraa peace deal, rebel says

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition began negotiations with Russian officers about an agreement to restore state sovereignty over rebel-held parts of the southwestern Deraa province, rebel negotiators said on Saturday.


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Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government's ceasefire with the Taliban on Saturday but called on the insurgents to agree to full peace talks following a three-day truce during this month's Eid holiday.


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Syrian opposition talking to Russia about Deraa peace deal, rebel says

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian opposition began negotiations with Russian officers about an agreement to restore state sovereignty over rebel-held parts of the southwestern Deraa province, rebel negotiators said on Saturday.


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Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government's ceasefire with the Taliban on Saturday but called on the insurgents to agree to full peace talks following a three-day truce during this month's Eid holiday.


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Luxury’s Chess Masters Prepare for a New Game


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Supreme Court Justice nominee coming July 9, Trump says

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Capital Gazette shooting suspect blocked staffers from escaping rampage: official

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New mugshot released of alleged Capital Gazette gunman

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Suspect in Capital Gazette killings charged with 5 counts of first-degree murder

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Investors hopeful Mexico's Lopez Obrador will veer to the center

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican assets are poised to strengthen even if leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Sunday's presidential election, analysts say, on expectations he will govern from the center and as the uncertainty stemming from the race fades.


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Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship

YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Nations seen by Reuters.


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Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Department cannot confirm

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday, amid fears of a gathering humanitarian catastrophe in a region sensitive to neighbors Jordan and Israel.


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U.S. intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States, NBC News quoted U.S. officials as saying.


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Libyan coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya's western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, coastguard officials said on Friday.


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Bridget Finn Takes the Helm of Miami’s Big-League Art Fair

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