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  • N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides drill of artillery units in Western Area

    Date: 2024-03-19 09:28:24 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:26 - ID:10629803

    PYONGYANG, March 19 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has guided a firing drill of artillery units in Western Area, which are in charge of an important firing, equipped with super-large multiple rocket launchers, one of the core striking ....

  • KF-21 fighter succeeds in 1st aerial refueling test

    Date: 2024-03-19 09:22:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:25 - ID:10629801

    SEOUL, March 19 (MENA) - South Korea's homegrown fighter jet under development successfully underwent its first aerial refueling test Tuesday, the state arms procurement agency said, in a major step to vet the advanced fighter's capabilities for ....

  • Afghan foreign ministry summons Pakistani amb. over airstrikes in Khost, Paktika

    Date: 2024-03-19 09:17:44 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:24 - ID:10629836

    KABUL, March 19 (MENA) - The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned and handed over its protest letter to the resident ambassador of Pakistan in Kabul over airstrikes in the provinces of Khost and Paktika, which resulted in the deaths of ....

  • White House: US to host summit with Japan, the Philippines

    Date: 2024-03-19 09:10:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:10629748

    WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden will host President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of the Philippines and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan on April 11 at the White House for the first trilateral US-Japan-Philippines leaders’ ....

  • UK deputy PM presses for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

    Date: 2024-03-19 09:07:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:21 - ID:10629804

    LONDON, March 19 (MENA) - The UK’s deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, has called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, the Guardian reported Tuesday. Speaking in Seoul in an interview, Dowden said the British government was “continuously” ....

  • Ukraine: Russian army death toll climbs to 432,390

    Date: 2024-03-19 08:39:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:10629743

    KIEV, March 19 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and March 19, 2024 amounted to about 432,390 troops, including 840 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of ....

  • China calls for int'l efforts to promote nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation

    Date: 2024-03-19 08:37:26 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:10629767

    BEIJING, March 19 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy has called for joint efforts of the international community to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Xinhua reported Tuesday. The complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear ....

  • Assistant Secretary travels to Tirana, Albania, Pristina, Kosovo

    Date: 2024-03-19 08:31:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:10629741

    WASHINGTON, March 19 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson will travel to Tirana, Albania, from March 18-20 where he will meet with Prime Minister Edi Rama and ....

  • S. Korea to provide $315 bln in policy loans for carbon emission reduction by 2030

    Date: 2024-03-19 08:28:08 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:10629700

    SEOUL, March 19 (MENA) - South Korea's financial regulator unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to provide 420 trillion won (US$315 billion) in policy loans by 2030 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Yonhap news agency. Seoul has ....

  • Japan vows to launch new dialogue on nuclear material ban treaty

    Date: 2024-03-19 08:27:08 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10629699

    TOKYO, March 19 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has pledged to launch a new dialogue framework to start negotiations for a multinational treaty banning the production of nuclear materials that have the potential to be used for ....

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