Saudi Arabia announces support of $ 50 million to UNRWA
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Abdullah al-Rabiah, general supervisor of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action, announced Wednesday at a press conference in Riyadh with UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Kranbul about Saudi...
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Dow jumped more than 450 points after Fed chair signals rates near neutral
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS/CNBC) -- Stocks rose sharply Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates are close to neutral. The Dow jumped more than 450 points, led by gains in Boeing. The...
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Islamic State preparing chemical attack in Syria
SYRIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The militants of the Islamic State (IS) are preparing a chemical attack in Syria against the Kurdish forces in order to provoke a US strike on the Syrian troops. This...
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Bitcoin rises by more than 10%
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The cost of the most popular bitcoin cryptocurrency in the world (bitcoin) on Wednesday is growing by more than 10%, demonstrating the most impressive one-day pace since mid-April and...
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Syrian army prevented the attack of militants in Idlib
SYRIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- On Wednesday, the Syrian army prevented another militant attempt to break into its position near the demilitarized zone in the province of Idlib and blew up several tunnels dug by...
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Lavrov told why Kiev made a provocation in the Black Sea
RUSSIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The purpose of the provocation of the Ukrainian Navy in the Black Sea with violation of the Russian border was to prevent the West from forgetting about Ukraine, Europe is...
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Huge explosion rocks Afghan capital Kabul – 10 dead
AFGHANISTAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- At least 10 people were killed, 19 people were injured on Wednesday in the Afghan capital Kabul as a result of militant attacks on the base of the British...
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Putin to discuss Khashoggi killing with Saudi prince at G20: Kremlin
RUSSIA (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during their weekend meeting on the sidelines of the...
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Putin: Those trying to prevent dollar from reaching Russia are harming themselves first
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not give up the dollar, but there are those who try to prevent its arrival. The Russian president during the investment...
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Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization director warns the EU of Tehran’s impatience
IRAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Tuesday he would warn the EU's foreign policy chief that Tehran's patience was running out over the bloc's pledges to continue...
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Three U.S. soldiers killed in explosion in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Three US soldiers were killed and three wounded when a roadside bomb went off near the central Afghan city of Ghazni on Tuesday, the NATO-led mission said in a statement. The...
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Afghan President: We are ready to invest
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made an invitation to invest in a UN conference on Tuesday, citing jobs and challenges in a country where millions of people have been displaced...
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Ukraine: Military intelligence officer injured in confrontation with Russia
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- A Ukrainian military intelligence officer was seriously wounded when Russian aircraft fired missiles at Ukrainian ships in a standoff between the two countries on Sunday, Vasyl Hrytsak, head of Ukraine's...
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European Union confirms its intention to maintain the nuclear agreement with Iran
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini reiterated on Tuesday the EU's intention to maintain a nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 after meeting Iran's Atomic Energy Organization...
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Ethiopian Prime Minister meets with opposition parties and pledges fair elections
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi Ahmed said he met with members of 81 opposition parties on Tuesday to discuss reform of the electoral system as he pledged to open up...
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Trump rejects US government report on climate change
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- US President Donald Trump rejected predictions that climate change would seriously hurt his country's economy, the findings of a report published by his government last week. The Congress-commissioned report says...
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Myanmar arrests boat carrying 93 people on board
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Authorities in Myanmar have seized a boat carrying 93 people, apparently from Muslim Rohingya, who fled camps for displaced people in the western state of Rakhine and wanted to...
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Newspaper: Japan is considering buying 100 additional F-35 aircraft
JAPAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Japanese government is considering buying up to 100 additional F-35 fighter jets from the United States in a deal worth more than 1 trillion yen ($ 8.8 billion), the...
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Trump says is not satisfied with the current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- US President Donald Trump said he was unhappy with what was happening between Russia and Ukraine, a day after Russian crews seized Ukrainian ships near the Crimea. "We do not...
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Manafort former Trump campaign manager lied to FBI
UNITED STATES (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Paul Manafort, former director of President Donald Trump's campaign, lied to the FBI and private investigator Robert Mueller after pleading guilty to federal charges, Prosecution. Manavort said he rejected Mueller's...
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