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  • US warns China it will be held accountable if Russia makes gains in Ukraine

    Date: 2024-04-10 06:14:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:10656596

    WASHINGTON, April 10 (MENA) - In a stern warning to China, the United States cautioned that it would hold Beijing accountable if Moscow makes significant gains in Ukraine, following renewed pledges of cooperation between Russia and China. Kurt ....

  • UNGA president initiates inaugural Sustainability Week

    Date: 2024-04-09 21:44:15 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:78 - ID:10656511

    NEW YORK, April 9 (MENA) – The President of the General Assembly on Tuesday announced the UN body's inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed at propelling the implementation of sustainable ....

  • Colombia reached important juncture in promoting peace after decades of war: UN

    Date: 2024-04-09 21:42:06 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:77 - ID:10656512

    NEW YORK, April 9 (MENA) - Colombia has reached an important juncture in relation to its ambitions of implementing the 2016 Peace Agreement and of advancing its ongoing dialogue initiatives, said Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of ....

  • UNCTAD marks 60th anniversary with rebranding

    Date: 2024-04-09 18:32:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:64 - ID:10656408

    GENEVA, April 9 (MENA) - Commemorating its 60th anniversary, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced a historic milestone as it unveiled its new identity as 'UN Trade and Development'. The strategic rebranding of ....

  • 220,000 urgently need humanitarian aid after devastating cyclone in northeast Madagascar - IOM

    Date: 2024-04-09 18:30:38 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:10656399

    GENEVA, April 9 (MENA) – An estimated 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of tropical cyclone Gamane in Northeast Madagascar, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The ....

  • Hepatitis kills 1.3 million people yearly globally: WHO

    Date: 2024-04-09 18:18:17 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:61 - ID:10656405

    GENEVA, April 9 (MENA) - The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday. The disease is the ....

  • US Defense Secretary warns that mass famine in Gaza will ensure long-term conflict

    Date: 2024-04-09 16:17:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:10656283

    WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has warned that that mass famine in Gaza would likely accelerate violence and ensure a long-term conflict. "It will accelerate violence, and it will have the effect of ensuring that ....

  • Irish parliament votes in Simon Harris as new prime minister

    Date: 2024-04-09 15:05:47 GMT - Ireland - World - SN:44 - ID:10656223

    DUBLIN, April 9 (MENA) - Ireland's parliament on Tuesday voted in Simon Harris as the country's new prime minister after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons, AFP reported. Harris, 37, will become Ireland's youngest ....

  • Putin to make official visit to China in 2024: Russian Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2024-04-09 14:57:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:43 - ID:10656212

    MOSCOW, April 9 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping believes that the arrival of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing sets the stage for Russian President Vladimir Putin coming to the country in the future, the Russian Foreign ....

  • US transfers seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine

    Date: 2024-04-09 14:30:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:10656141

    WASHINGTON, April 9 (MENA) - The US Military Command handed over to Ukraine a large number of assault rifles, ammunition and other weapons that were seized from Iranian forces, said the US Central Command of the US Armed Forces. "On 4 April 2024, ....

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