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Democrat says Biden hasn’t been clear on Rafah policy
Date: 2024-05-10 11:07:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:10698822
WASHINGTON, May 10 (MENA) – House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said US President Biden and his administration have not been clear on their policy around sending weapons to Israel in relation to an invasion of the city ....
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Japan logs record 25.34 tril. yen current account surplus for FY 2023
Date: 2024-05-10 10:46:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:10698727
TOKYO, May 10 (MENA) – Japan posted its biggest current account surplus of 25.34 trillion yen ($163 billion) in fiscal 2023, buoyed by record foreign investment returns and a sharp drop in its trade deficit on robust auto exports, Kyodo News ....
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Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far this year
Date: 2024-05-10 08:55:17 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:8 - ID:10698607
BANGKOK, May 10 (MENA) – Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday after weeks of scorching weather across the region. A wave of exceptionally hot weather blasted ....
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Ukraine: Death toll of Russian army climbs to 478,730
Date: 2024-05-09 09:39:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:21 - ID:10697346
KIEV, May 9 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 2022 - May 2024 have already reached about 478,730 troops, including 1,300 soldiers killed or wounded in clashes over the past 24 hours, Ukrinfrom said Thursday quoting ....
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Ukraine: 1,330 children injured by Russian shelling in Ukraine
Date: 2024-05-09 08:55:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:10697302
KIEV, May 9 (MENA) - Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have killed 546 and injured 1,330 children in Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Thursday quoting the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office as saying. "More ....
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Russian embassy expresses regret over London’s new restrictions
Date: 2024-05-08 20:20:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:10696867
LONDON, May 8 (MENA) - The UK’s new sanctions seriously complicate the work of the Russian diplomatic mission, the Russian embassy said, commenting on London’s intention to expel Russia’s military attache, lift the diplomatic status from Russian ....
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Moscow vows "appropriate response" to expelling attaché in London
Date: 2024-05-08 20:16:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:71 - ID:10696870
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) - Moscow has vowed to give an “appropriate response” to Britain’s decision to expel Russia’s military attaché. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow would certainly retaliate against London’s ....
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Moscow: Putin's trip to China stresses special nature of Moscow-Beijing relations
Date: 2024-05-08 18:22:08 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:10696771
MOSCOW, May 8 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming trip to China emphasizes the special nature of relations between Moscow and Beijing, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. "The Russian ....
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Switzerland earmarks $11 million for UNRWA in Gaza
Date: 2024-05-08 14:01:03 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:41 - ID:10696143
BERN, May 8 (MENA) – Switzerland is proposing to give $11 million to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, specifically for tackling the humanitarian crisis in Gaza triggered by the war between Israel and Hamas. The government’s proposal, ....
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Pro-Palestine students protest in Utrecht, Amsterdam
Date: 2024-05-08 09:54:00 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:18 - ID:10695728
AMSTERDAM, May 8 (MENA) - The Dutch police were active in Amsterdam and Utrecht on Tuesday evening as several hundred demonstrators took to the streets to show their support for Palestine and to call for an end to the hostilities, Dutch News ....