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Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin to be freed: Justice minister
Date: 2024-02-13 07:27:18 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:7 - ID:10577968
BANGKOK, Feb 13 (MENA) - Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom's justice minister said on Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend - just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile, ....
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1 dead, 5 injured in New York subway shooting
Date: 2024-02-13 07:09:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:10577906
NEW YORK, Feb 13 (MENA) - One person is dead and five others were injured in a shooting after at least one person pulled out a gun and began firing as a subway train pulled into a station in the Bronx borough of New York, CNN reported on ....
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Zelensky briefs South African leader on preparations for Global Peace Summit
Date: 2024-02-12 22:34:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:73 - ID:10577823
KIEV, Feb 12 (MENA) - Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa of the ongoing preparations for the Global Peace Summit, according to Ukrinform News Agency. "I spoke with President Cyril Ramaphosa ....
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Dutch court orders halt to export of F-35 jet parts to Israel
Date: 2024-02-12 22:34:12 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:72 - ID:10577824
AMSTERDAM, Feb 12 (MENA) - A Dutch appeals court ruled that the government of the Netherlands should halt shipments of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel because of the Israeli military's continued assault on the Gaza Strip. "The court finds ....
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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 ....
