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  • Trump, Japanese PM vow to pursue 'new golden age' of bilateral ties

    Date: 2025-02-07 22:36:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:43 - ID:11058557

    WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump agreed Friday to pursue a "new golden age" for US-Japan relations in their first face-to-face meeting, pledging to carry forward cooperation on defense, ....

  • France's refusal to issue visas to Russian journalists amounts to discrimination — Kremlin

    Date: 2025-02-07 17:11:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:32 - ID:11058377

    MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - France's refusal to grant visas to Izvestia correspondents should be considered discriminatory against the work of the Russian media, TASS news agency quoted Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying ....

  • ICC denounces US sanctions against its staff

    Date: 2025-02-07 16:06:23 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:28 - ID:11058280

    THE HAGUE, Feb 7 (MENA) - Michael G. Karnavas, a lawyer at the International Criminal Court (ICC) denounced US sanctions against the court's staff. During a phone interview with AlQahera News TV channel on Friday, Karnavas said the US goal of ....

  • 3.1 magnitude earthquake hits central city of Chungju

    Date: 2025-02-07 08:33:13 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:11057796

    SEOUL, Feb 7 (MENA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of three-point-one hit the central city of Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, in South Korea on Friday morning, KBS World Radio reported. The Korea Meteorological Administration(KMA) said ....

  • EU chief says US sanctions threaten ICC's independence

    Date: 2025-02-07 08:29:28 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:9 - ID:11057793

    BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (MENA) - President of the European Council António Costa on Friday warned sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) threaten its independence and the wider judicial system, after US President Donald Trump punished the court ....

  • Moscow to retaliate expulsion of Russian diplomat from London — foreign ministry to TASS

    Date: 2025-02-07 07:07:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:5 - ID:11057723

    MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - Russia will retaliate the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from London, TASS has learned from the Russian Foreign Ministry. "There will be a response," the ministry said. Previously, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and ....

  • UK PM, Canadian counterpart review host of issues

    Date: 2025-02-06 08:12:33 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:5 - ID:11056513

    LONDON, Feb 6 (MENA) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmers had talks over phone with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on a host of international issues, according to a press release by the UK government. The leaders began by reflecting on ....

  • Panama denies State Department claim US government vessels can now transit canal for free

    Date: 2025-02-06 07:40:14 GMT - Panama - World - SN:4 - ID:11056475

    PANAMA CITY, Feb 6 (MENA) - Panama denied a claim made by the State Department on Wednesday that the Central American nation had agreed to no longer charge fees for US government ships to transit the country’s famous canal, CNN reported. “In ....

  • US Secretary of State to skip G20 summit

    Date: 2025-02-06 07:32:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:11056474

    WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he will skip the G-20 summit in South Africa scheduled for February 20-21, accusing the host nation of pursuing an “anti-American” agenda, according to the Business ....

  • White House insists Donald Trump has ‘not committed’ to sending US troops to Gaza

    Date: 2025-02-05 20:58:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:11056328

    WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (MENA) - The White House has sought to assuage fears of a protracted US military intervention in Gaza, insisting Donald Trump’s plan for Washington to assume control of the enclave did not necessarily mean putting “boots on the ....

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