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US should rethink military aid to Israel, EU foreign policy chief indicates
Date: 2024-02-12 16:42:48 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:61 - ID:10577505
BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (MENA) - European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell made a thinly veiled call on Monday for the United States to rethink its military aid to Israel due to the high number of civilian casualties in the war in Gaza, The ....
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Japan planning maritime security support for 4 Southeast Asian nations
Date: 2024-02-12 16:33:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:10577556
TOKYO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Japan plans to provide long-term support to maritime authorities in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The move is aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. NHK has learned ....
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Austria seeking to end Russian gas import contract, energy minister says
Date: 2024-02-12 16:12:53 GMT - Austria - World - SN:56 - ID:10577409
VIENNA, Feb 12 (MENA) - Austria is seeking to end a contract between energy companies OMV OMVV.VI and Gazprom GAZP.MM on the import of Russian natural gas so as to accelerate a planned shift away from Russian gas, Austrian Energy Minister Leonore ....
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Blinken: Washington to 'continue to pursue real pathway toward enduring peace, security in region'
Date: 2024-02-12 16:10:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:55 - ID:10577406
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted Washington will continue to pursue a real pathway toward enduring peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians and everyone in the region. "We will continue to pursue a ....
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UN: One in five migratory species faces extinction
Date: 2024-02-12 13:20:13 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:39 - ID:10577006
SAMARKAND, Feb 12 (MENA) - The first-ever State of the World's Migratory Species assessment, which focusses on the 1,189 species covered by the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), found that one in five is ....
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US Defense Secretary transfers duties to deputy, Pentagon says
Date: 2024-02-12 08:38:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10576305
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin transferred his duties to his deputy as he is hospitalized for treatment for symptoms “suggesting an emergent bladder issue,” according to the Pentagon. Deputy Secretary of Defense ....
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US defense secretary taken to hospital, Pentagon says
Date: 2024-02-11 23:01:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:10576150
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for symptoms “suggesting an emergent bladder issue,” and administration officials have been notified, the Pentagon said ....
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Russia backs India's bid for UN Security Council Permanent Seat
Date: 2024-02-11 21:05:52 GMT - India - World - SN:69 - ID:10576119
NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, has voiced his nation's robust support for India's bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), according to Novosti news agency. This ....
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Washington wouldn't support Israeli military operation in Rafah: US official
Date: 2024-02-11 20:50:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:10576077
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (MENA) - A senior Biden administration official said Washington would not support any Israeli military operation in Rafah, a refuge for more than a million displaced Palestinians. There are already 1.3 million persons in Rafah ....
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Pakistan's diverse policy will be well-represented by unified govt: Chief of Pakistan's army
Date: 2024-02-11 12:27:09 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:40 - ID:10575256
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11 (MENA) - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Saturday said Pakistan’s diverse polity and pluralism will be "well-represented by a unified government of all democratic forces" imbibed with national purpose, ....
