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Russia’s death toll in Ukraine now over 375K
Date: 2024-01-20 08:19:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10541790
KIEV, Jan 20 (MENA) - A total of 375,270 Russian soldiers and officers have been killed in action since the outset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrinform news agency said. That’s according to the latest update by the General Staff of ....
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US lawmakers assert rejection of forced displacement of Palestinians
Date: 2024-01-20 08:06:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10541768
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (MENA) - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led a group of 60 House lawmakers in urging the State Department to affirm the United States’ strong opposition to the forced and permanent ....
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Japan probe lands on Moon in precision touchdown mission
Date: 2024-01-20 07:50:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10541746
TOKYO, Jan 20 (MENA) - A Japanese spacecraft equipped with precision navigation technology has successfully landed on the Moon, but the fate of its mission is uncertain due to problems with its solar power generation system, the country's space ....
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US military destroys three Houthi anti-ship missiles — CENTCOM
Date: 2024-01-20 07:13:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:10541706
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (MENA) - The United States wiped out three anti-ship missiles as it delivered more strikes on the Houthi-controlled area in Yemen on Friday, the US Defense Department’s Central Command (CENTCOM) reported. "On January 19 at ....
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Russia keeps two ships in Black Sea, one with Kalibrs
Date: 2024-01-20 06:40:07 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:1 - ID:10541677
KIEV, Jan 20 (MENA) - In the Black Sea, Russia keeps two ships on combat duty, including one Kalibr cruise missile carrier, with a total volley of up to 8 missiles. According to Ukrinform, the Operational Command "South" reports this on ....
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UN rights official accuses Israel of mistreating Palestinian detainees
Date: 2024-01-19 16:53:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:48 - ID:10541359
NEW YORK, Jan 19 (MENA) - A U.N. human rights official accused Israel on Friday of mistreating Palestinian detainees in Gaza, saying he had met men who had described being held for weeks, beaten and blindfolded. Ajith Sunghay, a U.N. human ....
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Belarus and its people have never been so strongly protected, president says
Date: 2024-01-19 16:36:57 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:47 - ID:10541330
MINSK, Jan 19 (MENA) - Belarus and its people have never been as protected as they are now, said Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko while talking to workers of the car factory SZAO BelGee, BelTA has learned. The president made the statement ....
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WHO: Babies in Gaza being born ‘into hell’ amid desperate aid shortages
Date: 2024-01-19 16:04:03 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:43 - ID:10541288
GENEVA, Jan 19 (MENA) - Babies are being “delivered into hell” in Gaza with many others likely dying as a result of conflict with Israel and increasingly dire conditions in the enclave, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. Reiterating urgent ....
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Prosecutors indict several LDP faction members over funds scandal
Date: 2024-01-19 15:48:10 GMT - Japan - World - SN:41 - ID:10541265
TOKYO, Jan 19 (MENA) - Japanese prosecutors on Friday indicted several individuals from three factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, including one formerly led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, over a political fundraising scandal that ....
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UN aid official urges increased support for Niger
Date: 2024-01-19 15:24:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:10541230
NEW YORK, Jan 19 (MENA) - A senior UN humanitarian official called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk, UN News said. ....