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  • Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine up to 495,070

    Date: 2024-05-21 06:16:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10714120

    KIEV, May 21 (MENA) - Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to May 21, 2024 amount to about 495,070 troops, including another 1,380 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces ....

  • M6.0 earthquake shakes Ogasawara islands

    Date: 2024-05-21 05:16:25 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:10714075

    TOKYO, May 21 (MENA) - A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the Ogasawara islands, Tokyo, on Tuesday morning, measuring 4 in Japanese seismic scale of 7 in the Ogasawara village, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake occurred at 9:39 a.m. ....

  • Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed

    Date: 2024-05-21 05:10:13 GMT - Haiti - World - SN:2 - ID:10714072

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 21 (MENA) - Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it, ABC News reported. The re-opening of the ....

  • Egypt contributes to many regional, int’l inititives aimd at enhancing water security, says water resources min.

    Date: 2024-05-20 19:51:00 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:78 - ID:10713910

    BALI, May 20 (MENA) – Egyptian Water Resources Minister Hani Sweilam said Egypt contributes strongly to many regional and international initiatives aimed at enhancing water security, peace and sustainable development. Addressing the 10th Water ....

  • Funeral rites for Raisi to start Tuesday: Iran state media

    Date: 2024-05-20 16:34:12 GMT - Iran - World - SN:61 - ID:10713662

    TEHRAN, May 20 (MENA) - Funeral rites for Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage who died in a helicopter crash will start on Tuesday in the northwestern city of Tabriz, state media reported. "The funeral ceremonies for the president ....

  • France mourns late Iranian president Raisi

    Date: 2024-05-20 12:47:06 GMT - France - World - SN:45 - ID:10713314

    PARIS, May 20 (MENA) - France has extended condolences over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, La Monde newspaper reported on Monday. "France offers its condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the death of President ....

  • Venezuelan president expresses shock over Iranian president's death

    Date: 2024-05-20 11:40:42 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:34 - ID:10712852

    CARACAS, May 20 (MENA) - The Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has expressed condolences to Iran and its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, over death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. He said that Raisi was an "unconditional friend" of ....

  • 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 ....

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