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9:09pm, 31st July, 2019

U.S. envoy slams Germany after reluctance on Hormuz mission

The U.S. ambassador to Germany launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Thursday for its reluctance to join a naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Europe's biggest economy must assume more global respo...

German Foreign Minister rules out joining U.S.-led Hormuz mission

12:54pm, 31st July, 2019

World

German Foreign Minister rules out joining U.S.-led Hormuz mission

Germany will not participate in a U.S.-led naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz as it wants to ease tensions with Iran, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.

U.S. military advances sprawling mission to quell housing-safety scandal

2:04pm, 11th April, 2019

US

U.S. military advances sprawling mission to quell housing-safety scandal

One U.S. military base has dubbed it Operation Victory Homefront. It's a mission the world's most powerful military never envisioned.

Bolsonaro visits Western Wall, Palestinians angry at Jerusalem mission

1:02pm, 1st April, 2019

World

Bolsonaro visits Western Wall, Palestinians angry at Jerusalem mission

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, accompanied by Israel's prime minister, visited Jerusalem's Western Wall on Monday as the Palestinians considered recalling their ambassador in Brasilia over a new trade mission to Israel in the holy city...

Palestinians consider recalling envoy over Brazil's Jerusalem trade mission

10:59am, 1st April, 2019

World

Palestinians consider recalling envoy over Brazil's Jerusalem trade mission

The Palestinian ambassador to Brazil said on Monday he may be recalled home after right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's new government said it will open a trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem.

Brazil opens Israel trade mission in Jerusalem, short of full embassy move

11:16am, 31st March, 2019

World

Brazil opens Israel trade mission in Jerusalem, short of full embassy move

Brazil opened a new trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, appearing to edge back from earlier signals it would follow the United States by moving its full embassy to the contested city.

U.S. returns higher diplomatic status to EU's Washington mission

8:12am, 4th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. returns higher diplomatic status to EU's Washington mission

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has restored a higher protocol status to European Union diplomats in Washington after a snub that highlighted how the traditional allies were becoming estranged.

U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem to merge with Israel embassy on Monday

8:23pm, 3rd March, 2019

World

U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem to merge with Israel embassy on Monday

The U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, which serves Palestinians, will be absorbed into the new U.S. Embassy to Israel on Monday, the State Department said, a planned merger that has angered Palestinian leadership.

Acting U.S. EPA chief says he will carry out Trump's mission

1:31pm, 11th July, 2018

Politics

Acting U.S. EPA chief says he will carry out Trump's mission

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's acting chief Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday he would carry out President Donald Trump's mission to provide regulatory relief to industry and protect the air and water.

'Hooyah! Mission accomplished' greets Thai boys rescued from cave

8:15pm, 10th July, 2018

World

'Hooyah! Mission accomplished' greets Thai boys rescued from cave

Thais reacted with relief, gratitude and exhilaration on Wednesday after the successful rescue of the last group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave complex, ending an 17-day ordeal that gripped Thailand and the world.

Mission declared possible as Thai soccer team saved from flooded cave

11:30am, 10th July, 2018

World

Mission declared possible as Thai soccer team saved from flooded cave

Rescuers freed the last four of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world for more than two weeks.

Thai boys await resumption of rescue mission after first four freed from cave

10:42pm, 8th July, 2018

World

Thai boys await resumption of rescue mission after first four freed from cave

Eight boys and their soccer coach who remain trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand waited for a rescue operation to resume on Monday, a day after the first four were brought out safely and whisked away to hospital.

'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

6:43am, 8th July, 2018

World

'D-Day': Daring mission underway to free Thai boys from flooded cave

A dangerous mission to rescue 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave for more than two weeks began on Sunday and authorities said the first survivor may emerge in the evening.

'Today is D-Day': Rescuers begin mission to extract Thai cave boys

12:31am, 8th July, 2018

World

'Today is D-Day': Rescuers begin mission to extract Thai cave boys

A dangerous rescue mission to free 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a Thai cave for two weeks began on Sunday, authorities said, with the first survivor to possibly emerge 11 hours later.

'Limited time' for daring rescue mission to free Thailand's trapped boys

9:09pm, 6th July, 2018

World

'Limited time' for daring rescue mission to free Thailand's trapped boys

There is "limited time" to bring out 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach who have been trapped for two weeks inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand before heavy rains set in, the rescue mission's head said on Saturday.