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US House speaker plans for aid to Ukraine, Israel on verge of collapse: paper
Date: 2024-04-17 18:38:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:10666146
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) – The US House Speaker Mike Johnson's plans to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel is on the verge of collapse amid the rebellion of his Republican Party members and the conservatives' demands for border conditions in ....
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US navy flies aircraft through Taiwan Strait
Date: 2024-04-17 10:33:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:10665110
WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - The US 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after US and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since November 2022 in an effort to reduce regional tensions, The ....
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Russian army lost more than 456,000 soldiers in Ukraine
Date: 2024-04-17 08:19:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10664867
KYIV, April 17 (MENA) - Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 17, 2024 amount to about 456,050 soldiers, including another 710 troops killed or wounded in action in the past day. The General Staff of the Armed ....
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US, China defense chiefs hold first call since 2022
Date: 2024-04-16 18:48:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:10664450
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun via video teleconference on Tuesday, the first dialogue between the two countries' defense chiefs in nearly 17 months. Pentagon ....
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Lightning, downpours kill 41 people across Pakistan
Date: 2024-04-16 09:14:29 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:22 - ID:10663623
ISLAMABAD, April 16 (MENA) - At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents across Pakistan since Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, CNA quoted officials as saying. Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has ....
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Japan urges Iran to exercise restraint to avoid further tension in ME
Date: 2024-04-16 09:04:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:10663595
TOKYO, April 16 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Tuesday urged Iran to exercise restraint to avoid further tension in the Middle East following Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel last weekend, Kyodo quoted the Japanese ....
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Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries deepen tensions with US: the Washington Post
Date: 2024-04-16 09:01:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:19 - ID:10663451
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - The administration of US President Joe Biden views Ukraine's attacks targeting Russian oil refineries as reckless and likely to raise energy prices, while Kyiv sees them as essential to raising the cost of Russian ....
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Biden hails Czechia's support to Ukraine, securing ammunition
Date: 2024-04-16 07:37:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10663394
WASHINGTON, April 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden praised Czechia's support for Ukraine, especially its efforts to secure ammunition from outside the EU, describing it a great ally, according to Radio Prague International. Biden made the ....
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Ukraine: Russian army shells 15 populated areas in Kherson region
Date: 2024-04-16 07:27:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10663365
KIEV, April 16 (MENA) - Russian troops shelled 15 settlements in the Kherson region over the past day, injuring two people, including a child, Ukrinform quoted Head of the Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin as saying on ....
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Ukraine: Death toll of Russian army rises to 455,340
Date: 2024-04-16 07:27:08 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10663319
KIEV, April 16 (MENA) - Russia's total combat losses in Ukraine between February 2022 to April 2024 amount to 455,340 troops, including another 920 troops killed or wounded during military operations carried out over the past day, Ukrinform news ....