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UN condemns new wave of Russian air assaults on Ukraine
Date: 2024-01-23 19:41:49 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:77 - ID:10547770
NEW YORK, Jan 23 (MENA) - UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Denise Brown condemned a new wave of Russian air assaults on Ukrainian populated cities. “I was having coffee at home this morning in Kyiv, my neighbors were getting ready ....
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NATO concludes contracts for another $1.2 billion in artillery ammunition
Date: 2024-01-23 11:03:17 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:31 - ID:10546667
BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (MENA) - Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cummings concluded contracts for the purchase of around 220,000 155-millimetre artillery shells worth 1.2 ....
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US, Congo discuss concerns raised by election observation missions
Date: 2024-01-23 09:27:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:10546367
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi on Tuesday to congratulate him on his re-election. Blinken encouraged Tshisekedi to address the concerns raised by election ....
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Foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey call for coordination on Middle East, Transcaucasia
Date: 2024-01-23 09:14:41 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:10546372
MOSCOW, Jan 23 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan reaffirmed the need for coordination of steps for resolution of sharp issues in the Middle East and in Transcaucasia during their meeting on the ....
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US calls on Israel to protect staff and patients as military reportedly storms Gaza hospital
Date: 2024-01-23 08:15:47 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:10546253
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) - The White House has called on Israel to protect innocent people as Palestinian officials said the Israeli military had stormed one hospital in Gaza and placed another under siege, the Guardian said. National security council ....
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Major 7.0 earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border
Date: 2024-01-23 08:13:22 GMT - China - World - SN:14 - ID:10546264
BEIJING, Jan 23 (MENA) - A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, triggering warnings of potentially widespread damage though no casualties were immediately reported. The major quake was ....
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Yoon names ex-chief of Seoul High Prosecutors Office as new justice minister
Date: 2024-01-23 08:03:09 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:10546345
SEOUL, Jan 23 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday named a former chief of the Seoul High Prosecutors Office as the new justice minister, Yonhap quoted his office as saying. Park Sung-jae, a lawyer who retired from the ....
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17,900 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-01-23 08:00:54 GMT - Poland - World - SN:12 - ID:10546344
WARSAW, Jan 23 (MENA) - About 17,900 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, nearly 18,000 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Monday. More than 18.6 ....
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Pak-Afghan border at Torkham set to reopen
Date: 2024-01-23 07:58:37 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:11 - ID:10546334
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (MENA) - The Pak-Afghan border at Torkham is set to reopen with relaxed travel document requirements starting Tuesday until March 31, 2024, the Express Tribune reported. This decision comes after a delegation of Afghan ....
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Singapore ratifies UK’s accession to trans-Pacific free trade pact
Date: 2024-01-23 07:55:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:10 - ID:10546329
LONDON, Jan 23 (MENA) - Singapore has formally ratified the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Tuesday. This means that more than 99 percent of UK goods exports – including ....
