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CIA director: Cutting aid to Ukraine would be mistake of ‘historic proportions’
Date: 2024-01-31 19:23:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:10559908
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - CIA Director William Burns warned of a dire outcome if the U.S. halted military aid to Ukraine, saying it would be a mistake of “historic proportions” in a Foreign Affairs magazine op-ed Wednesday. “I have spent much ....
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US imposes sanctions targeting Myanmar's military regime
Date: 2024-01-31 18:24:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10559799
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - The United States announced fresh sanctions Wednesday taking aim at entities and individuals with links to Myanmar's military regime, shortly after the junta extended a state of emergency and further delayed ....
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US Patriot missile system shot down Russian military plane – Putin
Date: 2024-01-31 16:51:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:10559691
MOSCOW, Jan 31 (MENA) – Russian investigators have concluded that a US Patriot air defense system was used to shoot down an Il-76 military transport plane that crashed near the border with Ukraine last week, the Moscow Tiems quoted Russian President ....
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Washington Post: Behind Biden’s Middle East crises is the long tail of Trump’s legacy
Date: 2024-01-31 10:55:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:28 - ID:10558908
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (MENA) - As the Joe Biden administration grapples with a spiraling set of crises in the Middle East, the Republican presidential front-runner, Donald Trump, has seized on the moment to score political points, according to an ....
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Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup
Date: 2024-01-31 09:35:21 GMT - USA - World - SN:22 - ID:10558819
NEW YORK, Jan 31 (MENA) - Three years after the military deposed the elected Government in Myanmar, the ever-deteriorating human rights crisis in the country is now in freefall, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was quoted by UN News as ....
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17,500 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2024-01-31 09:12:18 GMT - Poland - World - SN:19 - ID:10558808
WARSAW, Jan 31 (MENA) - About 17,500 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Wednesday. Meanwhile, nearly 15,700 Ukrainians crossed from Poland back into Ukraine on Tuesday. More ....
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Explosion occurs at thermal power plant in central Japan: police
Date: 2024-01-31 09:04:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:10558790
TOKYO, Jan 31 (MENA) - An explosion occurred Wednesday at a thermal power plant in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, Kyodo quoted police and other sources as saying. There were no immediate reports of injuries due to the blast at the plant in ....
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S. Korea starts construction of third 3,600-ton submarine
Date: 2024-01-31 08:52:25 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:10558767
SEOUL, Jan 31 (MENA) - South Korea has started the construction of its third and last 3,600-ton-class naval submarine, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday, amid efforts to bolster defense capabilities against North Korean threats, ....
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Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14 years in Toshakhana reference
Date: 2024-01-31 07:52:38 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:10 - ID:10558601
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (MENA) - In yet another blow to Imran Khan and his party, the former premier and his wife Bushra Bibi on Wednesday were sentenced to 14 years in jail in the Toshakhana reference, Dawn newspaper said. Last month, the National ....
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IAEA reaffirms Japan's treated water release in line with standards
Date: 2024-01-31 07:46:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:10558633
TOKYO, Jan 31 (MENA) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Japan's discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea is consistent with international safety standards in its first full report ....
