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Japan defense minister: N.Korea may have fired ballistic missile
Date: 2023-12-17 19:40:00 GMT - Japan - World - SN:83 - ID:10495038
TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile, according to NHK news. South Korean military announced North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on ....
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Biden’s support of Israel could come at a cost to US foreign policy: Washington Post
Date: 2023-12-17 11:41:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:10494366
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (MENA) - When President Biden cautioned Israel this week that it was losing international support due to the war in Gaza, he could just as well have been warning that his own administration also has a lot to lose, according to the ....
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US reaffirms deep, storied friendship with Kuwait
Date: 2023-12-17 11:13:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:10494282
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken made a phone call Saturday with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, according to a statement published by the websbite of the US Department of State. The Secretary ....
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Kishida Cabinet support rate hits fresh low at 22% amid funds scandal
Date: 2023-12-17 10:48:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:36 - ID:10494286
TOKYO, Dec 17 (MENA) - The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet fell to a fresh low of 22.3 percent and that for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party slid below 30 percent for the first time since it returned to power more ....
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Putin's election campaign HQ to start operating by December 23: source
Date: 2023-12-17 09:16:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:24 - ID:10494098
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's election campaign headquarters will start officially operating as early as by the end of next week, probably by Saturday, a source familiar with the way of the campaign’s organization told ....
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US nuclear-powered sub arrives in S.Korea amid possibility of N.K. ICBM launch
Date: 2023-12-17 07:52:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:10493947
SEOUL, Dec 17 (MENA) - A US nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Sunday, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid concerns North Korea could launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this month, the Korean news agency Yonhap ....
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Canada welcomes opening of Karm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2023-12-17 07:51:49 GMT - Canada - World - SN:14 - ID:10493945
OTTAWA, Dec 17 (MENA) - Canada welcomed the Israeli government’s decision to open the Karm Abu Salem border crossing. "We remain deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinian civilians and will continue to advocate for much ....
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Russia’s death toll in Ukraine up to 346,070
Date: 2023-12-17 07:10:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10493907
KIEV, Dec 17 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 341,500 Russian forces, from February 24, 2022 to December 17, 2023, including 1,250 in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported Saturday quoting the General Staff of the Armed Forces. As of ....
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Work in progress, better prepared for future health crises
Date: 2023-12-16 16:25:03 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:60 - ID:10493529
BRUSSELS, Dec 16 (MENA) - “As the year draws to a close and we think about what we are grateful for or what we hope for the coming year, good health is something that springs to mind for pretty much everyone. At EU level this means making sure our ....
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‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fueling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears
Date: 2023-12-16 16:13:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:56 - ID:10493464
ATLANTA, US, Dec 16 (MENA) - The global problem of illegal sports betting, the fraudulent manipulation of competitions, and the involvement of organized crime in the sporting world has been tackled at a UN conference in Atlanta, United States, UN ....
