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Pope Francis renews calls for Gaza ceasefire
Date: 2024-03-31 13:42:20 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:38 - ID:10645151
VATICAN CITY, March 31 (MENA) - Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in his traditional Easter message delivered following renewed concerns over the health of the 87-year-old pontiff. In the message, delivered in front of ....
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Sunak risks losing seat in general election as poll suggests Tories will be left with just 98 MPs
Date: 2024-03-31 12:31:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:29 - ID:10645103
LONDON, March 31 (MENA) - Rishi Sunak is facing an electoral wipeout with the Conservative Party reduced to fewer than 100 MPs at the general election, a new poll suggests. The Survation poll of 15,000 people is the latest to predict a huge loss ....
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UN official: Conflict, instability hinder path of sustainable development in Arab countries
Date: 2024-03-31 11:52:16 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:24 - ID:10645057
NEW YORK, March 31 (MENA) - The occupation, conflict and instability in 9 Arab countries, which include about 40% of the population of the Arab region, constitute major obstacle in achieving the sustainable development goals not only in these ....
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Putin signs decree on spring draft to armed forces
Date: 2024-03-31 11:33:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:10645059
MOSCOW, March 31 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on spring draft for military service in Russia, according to TASS News Agency. The document was published on the official legal information portal. According to new ....
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UN chief urges tackling global waste crisis
Date: 2024-03-31 10:58:54 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:20 - ID:10644900
NEW YORK, March 31 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for worldwide efforts towards ending the destructive cycle of waste and plastic pollution. He said that: "Governments at all levels must build circular economies ....
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UN warns against catastrophic consequences of blockade imposed on Gaza
Date: 2024-03-31 10:57:45 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:19 - ID:10644882
NEW YORK, March 31 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of the catastrophic consequences of the blockade imposed on Gaza, stressing that obstacles imposed on the arrival of relief ....
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Bulgaria, Romania partly join Schengen
Date: 2024-03-31 09:16:39 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:14 - ID:10644762
SOFIA/BUCHAREST, March 31 (MENA) - Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, joining the rest of Europe travelling freely by air and sea without border checks, AP reported. However, land border checks will ....
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Vote in Turkey's local elections starts
Date: 2024-03-31 08:39:47 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:11 - ID:10644727
ANKARA, March 31 (MENA) - Turks began on Sunday casting their votes in nationwide municipal elections, according to Hurriyet newspaper. Polling stations open at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) in eastern Turkey, with voting elsewhere starting at 8 a.m. and ....
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Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shoot down 18 air targets overnight
Date: 2024-03-31 07:59:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10644671
KIEV, March 31 (MENA) - Ukrainian Air Defense Forces destroyed over the past 24 hours 18 air targets; nine Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles and nine Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs, Ukrinform quoted the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of ....
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US ambassador lays flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
Date: 2024-03-30 15:23:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:10644277
MOSCOW, March 30 (MENA) - US Ambassador in Moscow Lynne Tracy laid flowers on Saturday at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people. He was one of foreign diplomats in Russia who took part in the ....
