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  Last update: 10:06 18.09.2019

  10:06 18.09.2019

  Middle East

  Yemeni Houthis' Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities is 'Warning' - Iranian President Rouhani

  On 14 September, Saudi Arabia had to shut down two Saudi Aramco oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, after a drone attack claimed by Yemeni Houthis caused massive fires.

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  Last update: 09:19 18.09.2019

  09:19 18.09.2019

  Europe

  Macron to Meet Italian President, Head of New Cabinet in Rome on Wednesday

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Rome on Wednesday to become the first foreign leader to meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and PM Giuseppe Conte after the creation of a new government in Italy following the collapse of a parliamentary coalition between the parties, Five Star Movement and Lega.

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  Last update: 08:19 18.09.2019

  08:19 18.09.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  N Korea's Arsenal May Grow to 40 Nukes Next Year – Researcher

  A pundit from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has estimated that North Korea could double its arsenal of nuclear warheads by next year.

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  Last update: 22:36 17.09.2019

  22:36 17.09.2019

  Middle East

  Israeli Opposition Bloc Edging Out Netanyahu's Likud in Knesset Election - Exit Poll

  TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli opposition centrist Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance is leading the election to the Israeli parliament with possible 33 seats, while the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party gets 31 seats, an exit poll of the country's Channel 13 shows.

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  Last update: 08:32 18.09.2019

  08:32 18.09.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  India’s Statement on Kashmir ‘Obvious Manifestation of Utter Frustration’ - Pakistan

  New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Foreign Minister Dr Subrahmanyan Jaishankar’s statement that the country would have “physical jurisdiction over” Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has evoked a strong response from Islamabad.

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  Last update: 07:45 18.09.2019

  07:45 18.09.2019

  Russia

  FSB Conducts Counter-Terrorist Operation in Chegem, Russia

  According to the Russian Federal Security Service, an operation has begun in Kabardino-Balkaria, where officers are targeting members of an extremist religious group who were planning a terror attack.

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  Last update: 00:00 18.09.2019

  00:00 18.09.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Aerojet Rocketdyne Scores Big Contracts on US ICBM, Hypersonic Missile Programs

  Aerojet Rocketdyne, a relatively new US defense contractor, has scored parts of several big contracts in the burgeoning US missile program, including developing a hypersonic missile and the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the next generation of nuclear ballistic missiles.

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  Last update: 07:07 18.09.2019

  07:07 18.09.2019

  US

  Car Crashes Into Lobby of Trump Plaza in New Rochelle – Video

  A black Mercedes-Benz smashed into the lobby of Trump Plaza in New Rochelle Tuesday night, injuring two people and the driver, police said.