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  • 30,800 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-12-22 08:23:19 GMT - Poland - World - SN:11 - ID:10502156

    WARSAW, Dec 22 (MENA) - About 30,800 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 31,400 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 17.8 ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 351,350

    Date: 2023-12-22 08:12:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10502147

    KIEV, Dec 22 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 351,350 troops in Ukraine (+1,080 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

  • Ukraine: 95 combat engagements occur on front in past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-12-22 07:56:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10502136

    KIEV, Dec 22 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, Russian troops have launched one missile strike and 61 air strikes, and opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 71 times on Ukrainian positions and settlements. The relevant statement was ....

  • Japan to start offering residency to 4th-generation descendants

    Date: 2023-12-22 07:16:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10502111

    TOKYO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Japan's immigration agency announced Friday it will offer permanent residency to fourth-generation foreigners of Japanese descent who fulfill certain language requirements under a new program it plans to launch later this ....

  • Heavy snow alerts issued for Japan's Toyama Prefecture

    Date: 2023-12-22 07:09:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10502104

    TOKYO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Japanese weather officials have issued heavy snow alerts for Toyama Prefecture, as precipitation is increasing in areas along the Sea of Japan and elsewhere, NHK reported. The officials are urging people to stay vigilant ....

  • Czech gov't declares day of mourning after gunman kills 14 at Prague university

    Date: 2023-12-22 07:07:45 GMT - Czech - World - SN:5 - ID:10502097

    PRAGUE, Dec 22 (MENA) - The Czech government has declared December 23 a national day of mourning for 14 people killed by a 24-year-old student in central Prague, Radio Free Europe reported. The shooting at Charles University in central Prague ....

  • France plans to close Niger embassy, diplomatic sources say

    Date: 2023-12-21 22:24:54 GMT - France - World - SN:72 - ID:10501989

    PARIS, Dec 21 (MENA) – France is planning to close its embassy in Niger for an indefinite period as it is unable to carry out diplomatic tasks due to restrictions imposed by the ruling junta, a French embassy letter to its Niger staff dated Tuesday ....

  • Russia’s ex-minister sentenced to 12 years in jail for money laundering, other crimes

    Date: 2023-12-21 22:23:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:69 - ID:10501983

    MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Moscow's Preobrazhensky district court has sentenced former Russian Minister for Open Government Affairs, Mikhail Abyzov, accused of setting up a criminal network, illegal business dealings and money laundering, to 12 years ....

  • Ukraine, Moldova simplify crossing border

    Date: 2023-12-21 22:23:12 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:10501977

    KYIV, Dec 21 (MENA) – Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean have signed a number of protocols to simplify the crossing of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border for citizens and cargo, Ukrinform quoted Shmyhal as ....

  • At least 15 dead in Prague university shooting

    Date: 2023-12-21 18:41:38 GMT - Czech - World - SN:63 - ID:10501719

    PRAGUE, Dec 21 (MENA) - A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 15 people and wounded about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday. The police said the shooter was a ....

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