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Malaysia, China, Australia to discuss next step in search for Flight MH370
Government ministers from Malaysia, Australia and China will meet in Kuala Lumpur on July 19 to discuss the future of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian state news agency Bernama reported on Friday.
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Slovakia says western members can't dictate EU future after Brexit
The EU's future cannot be decided by just two or three powerful Western members, Slovakia's prime minister said on Thursday, in a dig at France and Germany and a plea for more involvement by the bloc's newer ex-communist members.
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Armenia ratifies agreement on joint air-defense system with Russia
Armenia's parliament on Thursday voted to ratify an Armenian-Russian agreement to create a joint air-defense system which opponents fear gives too much control to Moscow.
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Tony Blair in spotlight as report into Iraq war due to be published
An official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq War will finally deliver its findings next Wednesday, seven years after it was set up, with attention firmly focused on how far it will criticize former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Goldman, Morgan Stanley deny plans for Frankfurt office switch after Brexit
U.S. investment banks Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) have denied speculation they are poised to shift London-based staff and operations to Frankfurt as soon as Britain's divorce proceedings from the European Union formally begin.
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Syria rebels battle IS at Iraqi border, aim to cut 'caliphate' in two
Syrian rebels advanced into an Islamic State-held town at the border with Iraq on Wednesday, a rebel commander told Reuters, in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at cutting the jihadists' self-declared caliphate in two.
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New Philippine defense chief says militant threat more pressing than South China Sea
Crushing Islamist militants in the Philippines will take precedence over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the incoming defense minister said on Wednesday, and spending on military hardware would reflect that.
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UK minister says EU single market access is top goal, businesses decry lack of plan
Securing access to the European Union's single market is the top goal in Brexit negotiations, Britain's business minister said on Tuesday, as a business group warned the government was a long way from having a clear plan for its future ties with the bloc.
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