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UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
Date: 2025-05-17 06:57:00 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:9 - ID:11181769
NEW YORK, May 17 (MENA) - The United Nations Secretary-General warned that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems. António Guterres issued the ....
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Russia, Ukraine agree to exchange written proposals on ceasefire conditions
Date: 2025-05-16 17:28:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:11181454
ISTANBUL, May 16 (MENA) - Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation to the direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey's Istanbul, said the two sides agreed to exchange written proposals on ceasefire conditions, TASS news ....
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OPEN// Bulgarian PM leaves for Albania's Tirana to participate in European Political Community Summit
Date: 2025-05-15 20:41:00 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:58 - ID:11180722
SOFIA, May 15 (MENA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov left for the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Thursday to participate in the 6th European Political Community Summit, which will be held on Friday. The summit will bring together ....
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Kremlin denies possibility of Putin taking part in peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey
Date: 2025-05-15 12:54:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:11180165
MOSCOW, May 15 (MENA) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in talks with Ukraine scheduled to be held in Istanbul, Turkey. In statements reported by Russian News Agency TASS Thursday, the ....
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Pakistan amb. to US lauds US for timely intervention facilitating India-Pakistan ceasefire
Date: 2025-05-14 06:14:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:11177840
WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) - Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Rizwan Saeed Sheikh hailed Wednesday US timely intervention that facilitated a ceasefire and de-escalation between India and Pakistan. The Pakistani diplomat emphasized deep-rooted ....
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OPEN// Bulgaria's parliament rejects referendum on adopting euro currency in 2026
Date: 2025-05-13 21:01:18 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:78 - ID:11177697
SOFIA, May 13 (MENA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova on Tuesday rejected a proposal by President Rumen Radev to hold a national referendum asking whether Bulgaria should adopt the single European currency in 2026. Kiselova ....
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Trump urges Iran toward ‘new and better path’
Date: 2025-05-13 20:36:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:75 - ID:11177489
RIYADH, May 13 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia urged Iran to take a “new and a better path.” Trump, in a speech to the US-Saudi investment conference, said he wants to avoid conflict with Tehran. “As I have ....
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DMC report: Record 83 million people living in internal displacement worldwide
Date: 2025-05-13 19:27:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:71 - ID:11177417
GENEVA, 13 May (MENA) – An unprecedented 83.4 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024, according to the newly released Global Report on Internal Displacement 2025 (GRID) from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre ....
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UN urges countries to pay their peacekeeping share as funding cuts bite
Date: 2025-05-13 18:25:05 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:64 - ID:11177468
BERLIN, May 13 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged Member States to do more to support the global body’s 'blue helmets' and stave off the worst impacts of deep funding cuts. Addressing the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial ....
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Fire breaks out at logistics center in South Korea’s Icheon
Date: 2025-05-13 07:38:04 GMT - south korea - World - SN:9 - ID:11176225
SEOUL, May 13 (MENA) – A fire broke out Tuesday at a logistics center in South Korea’s Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, prompting fire authorities to issue a Level Two response alert, KBS reported. According to the authorities, the fire started around ....
