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  • First round of legislative elections starts in France

    Date: 2022-06-12 08:06:10 GMT - France - World - SN:17 - ID:9617683

    PARIS, June 12 (MENA) - The first round of parliamentary elections for 577 seats in the lower-house National Assembly began on Sunday, France 24 reported. The alliance of the left-wing parties – comprising the La France Insoumise ("France ....

  • Belarus deploys extra electronic reconnaissance systems at border with Ukraine – General Staff

    Date: 2022-06-12 08:02:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:9617679

    KIEV, June 12 (MENA) - Belarusian forces are hardening positions within border checkpoints and deploying additional electronic reconnaissance systems within the areas bordering with Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of ....

  • Poland receives 4 million refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-12 06:53:27 GMT - Poland - World - SN:10 - ID:9617598

    WARSAW, June 12 (MENA) - Nearly 4 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Sunday. As many as 24,900 refugees crossed the ....

  • Chinese nuclear force development impressive; new weapons commissioned: Defense Minister

    Date: 2022-06-12 06:38:48 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:9 - ID:9617584

    SINGAPORE, June 12 (MENA) - Having developed its capabilities for over five decades, China’s nuclear force has seen impressive progress, with new weapons and the equipment displayed at the National Day military parade in 2019 all commissioned to the ....

  • UN urges Bangladesh to facilitate work of civil society organizations

    Date: 2022-06-12 06:28:31 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:8 - ID:9617573

    GENEVA, June 12 (MENA) - Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani stressed that the UN is concerned by the Government of Bangladesh’s decision not to approve the renewal of registration for Odhikar, a prominent ....

  • New Zealand reports 4,529 new cases

    Date: 2022-06-12 05:56:31 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:1 - ID:9617552

    WELLINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 4,529 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,237,979, according to TVNZ. The total number of publicly reported deaths with ....

  • FPDA Defense Ministers reaffirm commitment to cooperation

    Date: 2022-06-11 22:44:16 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:74 - ID:9617496

    KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (MENA) - The member states of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) today reaffirmed their nations’ commitment to the Arrangement, following the commemoration of its 50th anniversary last year, said Singapore’s Defense ....

  • Ukraine's president signs law allowing sending TD forces to combat zones

    Date: 2022-06-11 21:35:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:72 - ID:9617452

    KYIV, June 11 (MENA) - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a new law that allows for dispatching Territorial Defense (TD) forces to war zones. Upon taking effect, the new law will expand the possibility of engaging Territorial ....

  • Ukraine-Russia conflict exacerbates food insecurity: Malaysia’s defense min.

    Date: 2022-06-11 19:59:22 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:70 - ID:9617395

    KUALA LUMPUR/Singapore, June 11 (MENA) - Food insecurity is one of the four common challenges that also necessitates security cooperation, says Malaysia’s Senior Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein. Speaking on the topic ....

  • European Comission: Opinion on Ukraine’s status of EU candidate to come in next week

    Date: 2022-06-11 19:58:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:69 - ID:9617396

    KYIV, June 11 (MENA) - The European Commission will finalize its discussions of the conclusion on Ukraine’s EU candidate status within next week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, said while speaking at a joint press conference ....

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