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  • UNHCR report: Forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024

    Date: 2024-06-13 05:51:02 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:3 - ID:10746563

    NEW YORK, June 13 (MENA) - This year and last have seen historically high levels of forced displacement worldwide according to the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) 2024 flagship Global Trends Report published on Thursday. The report found that ....

  • Russian warships reach Cuban waters ahead of military exercises in the Caribbean

    Date: 2024-06-12 21:03:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:74 - ID:10746497

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean that some see as a projection of strength as tensions grow over Western support for Ukraine, ABC News ....

  • UN finds war crimes committed by Israel in early months of war

    Date: 2024-06-12 08:58:41 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:18 - ID:10745101

    NEW YORK, June 12 (MENA) - A United Nations inquiry has found that Israel committed war crimes in the early months of the ongoing conflict. The findings were from two parallel reports, one focusing on the 7 October Hamas attacks and the other on ....

  • South Korean Army deploys new amphibious bridging vehicle

    Date: 2024-06-12 07:57:38 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:10745045

    SEOUL, June 12 (MENA) - The South Korean Army deployed a new amphibious bridging vehicle for the first time Wednesday as part of efforts to improve troop readiness and capabilities in river-crossing operations, Yonhap News Agency said. A ....

  • Nuclear Safety Agency: No impact on reactor operations

    Date: 2024-06-12 07:39:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:10745001

    SEOUL, June 12 (MENA) - The four-point-eight magnitude earthquake that occurred in the North Jeolla county of Buan Wednesday morning has had no impact on the operation of the country’s nuclear power plants, KBS Radio reported. The Nuclear Safety ....

  • Ukrainian air defenses intercept 5 missiles, 24 drones overnight Ukrainian air defenses intercept 5 missiles, 24 drones overnight

    Date: 2024-06-12 07:20:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10745039

    KIEV, June 12 (MENA) - Ukraine's air defense units shot down a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile, four Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and 24 Shahed-131/136 attack drones in the early hours of Wednesday, Ukrinform reported quoting the ....

  • White House says will announce steps on frozen Russian assets at G7

    Date: 2024-06-12 07:11:16 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10744976

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - The White House said that steps to aid Ukraine using frozen Russian assets will be announced during this week's G7 summit in Italy, as well as new sanctions and export controls on Moscow, Kyiv Post said Wednesday. "We ....

  • Yoon orders response measures after 4.8 magnitude earthquake

    Date: 2024-06-12 06:41:03 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:10744946

    SOUL, June 12 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has ordered the government to take necessary response measures following a four-point-eight magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern county of Buan on Wednesday morning, KBS Radio ....

  • Russia loses 980 soldiers in Ukraine in past day

    Date: 2024-06-12 06:19:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10744939

    KIEV, June 12 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and June 12, 2024 amounted to about 521,830, including 980 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting the ....

  • 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest South Korea

    Date: 2024-06-12 05:05:05 GMT - south korea - World - SN:2 - ID:10744907

    SEOUL, June 12 (MENA) - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck in southwest South Korea Wednesday, according to Korea Meteorological Administration, KBS Radio reported. The country’s weather agency quoted eyewitnesses saying they heard a “thunderous ....

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