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  • Moscow threatens reprisals for U.S. correspondents

    Date: 2022-06-08 18:39:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:89 - ID:9612987

    MOSCOW, June 8 (MENA) - Moscow has threatened to strip the accreditations of U.S. journalists in Russia in response to the treatment of Russian reporters in the United States, Moscow Times reported. “If they don’t normalize the work of Russian ....

  • Defense ministers of Northern group reiterate support of Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-08 18:26:08 GMT - Iceland - World - SN:86 - ID:9612966

    REYKJAVIK, June 8 (MENA) - Defense ministers discussed the implications of Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine which they condemned in the strongest possible terms. Russia‘s invasion has inflicted immeasurable destruction and suffering on the Ukrainian ....

  • S. Korea to provide $1.2 mln in nuclear industry aid to Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-08 18:16:34 GMT - south korea - World - SN:85 - ID:9612812

    SEOUL, June 8 (MENA) - South Korea pledged to provide $1.2 million in additional aid to Ukraine to support safe operations of nuclear power plants of the war-ravaged country, Yonhap reported. South Korean representatives announced the plan during ....

  • Blinken probes with AU Commission head Russian-Ukrainian crisis

    Date: 2022-06-08 10:56:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:39 - ID:9611899

    WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken discussed over the phone with African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat the importance of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and its effects on global food ....

  • Japan calls Russia's suspension of fishing safety pact 'regrettable'

    Date: 2022-06-08 08:09:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:9611442

    TOKYO, June 8 (MENA) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has said it's regrettable that Russia decided to suspend the implementation of a bilateral fishing agreement, NHK reported Wednesday. Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on ....

  • S. Korea lambastes N. Korea missile tests

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:58:20 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:9611378

    SEOUL, June 8 (MENA) - North Korea’s recent missile tests were “serious, unlawful” provocations, senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to return to dialogue, The Asahi Shimbun ....

  • UN panel stresses need of ending Israeli occupation, discrimination against Palestinians

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:43:34 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:15 - ID:9611414

    NEW YORK, June 8 (MENA) - The continued occupation by Israel of Palestinian territory and discrimination against Palestinians are the key root causes of the recurrent tensions, instability and protraction of conflict in the region, according to the ....

  • Poland receives 3.9 mn refugees from Ukraine since Russian operation

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:23:40 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:9611401

    WARSAW, June 8 (MENA) - Nearly 3.900 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 22,100 refugees crossed the ....

  • Belgium reports 5,944 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:17:54 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:13 - ID:9611370

    BRUSSELS, June 8 (MENA) - Belgium registered 5,944 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours. The death toll from the virus reached 31,799 after reporting 31 new death cases over the past 24 hours, the Belgian Health ministry said ....

  • WB approves $1.49 bn in new funds for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-08 07:14:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9611352

    KYIV/WASHINGTON, June 8 (MENA) - The World Bank (WB) Executive Board approved $1.49 billion of additional financing for Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Wednesday. The tranche is aimed to help pay wages for government and social workers, expanding the ....

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