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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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At least 7 dead after hurricane-force winds pound Houston as power outages persist amid rising temperatures
Date: 2024-05-18 08:57:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:18 - ID:10710207
WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - At least seven people were killed in the Houston area as a destructive complex of storms with winds up to 100 mph tore through the area, triggering power outages that could stretch on for weeks amid soaring ....
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Russian forces kill three, wound five civilians in Donetsk region
Date: 2024-05-18 08:25:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10710140
KIEV, May 18 (MENA) - Russian forces killed three and wounded five residents of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Friday, May 17. Vadym Filashkin, head of the region's military administration, reported this on the Telegram messaging app, ....
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Russian army loses 1,210 soldiers in Ukraine over past day
Date: 2024-05-18 08:13:39 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10710129
KIEV, May 18 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and May 18, 2024 are estimated at about 491,080 troops, with 1,210 soldiers killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the ....