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  • EC president expresses sincere condolences over death of Iran president, FM

    Date: 2024-05-20 07:39:51 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:19 - ID:10712744

    BRUSSELS, May 20 (MENA) - The EU expressed its sincere condolences for the death of Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, as well as other members of their delegation and crew in a helicopter accident. In a post on ....

  • Lavrov arrives in Astana to take part in SCO ministerial meeting

    Date: 2024-05-20 07:16:32 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:16 - ID:10712702

    ASTANA, May 20 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Astana where he will attend a ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on May 20 and 21, a TASS correspondent reported. The SCO foreign ....

  • 493,690 Russian troops killed, wounded since start of operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2024-05-20 06:13:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10712602

    KYIV, May 20 (MENA) - As many as 493,690 Russian soldiers and officers have been killed and wounded in action since the start of the military operation in February 2022, including 1,400 in the past day alone. That’s according to the General Staff ....

  • Indian PM voices sorrow over death of Iranian president

    Date: 2024-05-20 05:45:54 GMT - India - World - SN:9 - ID:10712594

    NEW DELHI, May 20 (MENA) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his sorrow Monday over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in the helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan Province, northwest Iran. In a post on "X," as reported by ....

  • 40 rescue teams search for Iran president’s chopper: official

    Date: 2024-05-19 19:27:04 GMT - Iran - World - SN:55 - ID:10712319

    TEHRAN, May 19 (MENA) - Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Pir-Hossein Kolivand said Sunday 40 rapid response teams are searching for the helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions. According to ....

  • Russia urges France to refrain from use of force against protesters in New Caledonia

    Date: 2024-05-19 18:45:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:54 - ID:10711076

    MOSCOW, May 19 (MENA) - Russia is calling on France to refrain from using force against protesters in New Caledonia and make sure it respects the people’s rights and freedoms, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement ....

  • Medical capabilities available at Iran president’s accident scene, says health min.

    Date: 2024-05-19 18:36:01 GMT - Iran - World - SN:50 - ID:10712302

    TEHRAN, May 19 (MENA) - Iranian Minister of Health Bahram Eynollahi said Sunday all medical capabilities and facilities, ambulances, specialized doctors and surgeons are available at the scene of the accident of a helicopter carrying the Iranian ....

  • 68 killed in Afghanistan's flash floods

    Date: 2024-05-19 11:39:06 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:22 - ID:10711630

    KABUL, May 19 (MENA) - Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, CBS News reported on Sunday. The death toll was based on preliminary reports. Afghanistan has been witnessing unusually heavy seasonal ....

  • Ukrainian forces down Russian Su-25 jet in Donetsk region

    Date: 2024-05-18 21:29:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:10711104

    KYIV, May 18 (MENA) – Anti-aircraft gunners with the 110th Mechanized Brigade named after Colonel-General Marko Bezruchko have shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukrinform quoted Ukrainian air defense unit as ....

  • Munich airport disrupted due to climate protesters

    Date: 2024-05-18 09:26:50 GMT - Germany - World - SN:20 - ID:10710178

    BERLIN, May 18 (MENA) – Police were deployed to the Munich airport on Saturday after climate activists, believed to be from the Last Generation movement, disrupted the hub in protest of climate policy, DW reported. "The airport is closed for ....

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