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  • Japan to limit no. of asylum claims one can make to speed up deportations

    Date: 2024-04-05 15:09:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:39 - ID:10651632

    TOKYO, April 5 (MENA) - Japan will enforce a limit on the number of times foreign nationals can apply for asylum under a new system starting in June, the government said Friday, allowing it to deport people who have been rejected multiple ....

  • 201 Russian civilians killed by Ukraine in 2024 – official

    Date: 2024-04-05 13:41:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:10651396

    MOSCOW, April 5 (MENA) - Indiscriminate Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory have killed more than 200 civilians, including almost a dozen children, since the start of 2024, with hundreds of others injured, Tass News Agency reported quoting a ....

  • Blinken: US committed to beefing up close ties with EU in face of global challenges

    Date: 2024-04-05 11:13:53 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:17 - ID:10651313

    BRUSSELS, April 5 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, emphasized the necessity of working to beef up close relations with the European Union regarding the use of advanced technology. This came in a speech delivered by the U.S. ....

  • Mauritania signs deal with WB at 48 million dollars

    Date: 2024-04-05 09:25:15 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:16 - ID:10651201

    NOUAKCHOTT, April 5 (MENA) - Mauritanian Minister of Economy Abdessalam Mohamed Saleh signed with Cristina Santos, World Bank Country Manager for Mauritania a finance agreement, under which Mauritania will be offered a soft loan at 48 million ....

  • Death toll rises to 12 after quakes hit Taiwan

    Date: 2024-04-05 08:39:01 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:12 - ID:10651169

    TAIPEI, April 5 (MENA) - The death toll has risen to 12 after powerful quakes hit Hualien County in Taiwan this week, local authorities said on Friday after two more bodies were recovered on a hiking trail earlier in the morning, CGTN ....

  • Russian forces kill, injure 11 residents in Donetsk region

    Date: 2024-04-05 08:31:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10651135

    KIEV, April 5 (MENA) – Russian forces killed two residents of the Donetsk region and injured nine other people, Ukrinform quoted Donetsk Regional State Administration Vadym Filashkin as saying. "On April 4, Russians killed two residents of the ....

  • Ukraine intercepts all incoming Shahed drones overnight Friday

    Date: 2024-04-05 07:53:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10651130

    KIEV, April 5 (MENA) - In the early hours of Friday, April 5, 2024, the Russians launched at Ukraine two S-300/S-400 guided missiles and three Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Belgorod region, as well as 13 Shahed kamikaze drones from Cape Chauda ....

  • US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs travels to Turkey, Greece

    Date: 2024-04-05 07:49:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10651122

    WASHINGTON, April 5 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis travels to Turkey and Greece, April 4-9, 2024, where she will meet with senior civilian and military officials to discuss security cooperation, ....

  • Ukraine: 65 combat clashes along Ukraine frontlines

    Date: 2024-04-05 07:32:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10651107

    KIEV, April 5 (MENA) - Over the past day, 65 combat engagements have been reported on Ukrainian battlefields,. That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform saw. In total, the Russian forces launched four ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine up to almost 446K

    Date: 2024-04-05 07:27:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10651100

    KIEV, April 5 (MENA) - The total combat losses the Russian invasion army sustained in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 5, 2024, amount to 445,900, including 860 killed or wounded in the past day alone. That’s according to the General Staff ....

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