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US Defense Secretary calls UK counterpart
Date: 2023-12-16 08:00:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:10492690
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducted a call with his United Kingdom counterpart, Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps, US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said in a statement Saturday. The two ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 344,820
Date: 2023-12-16 07:50:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10492677
KIEV, Dec 16 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 344,820 troops in Ukraine (+930 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....
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China urges relevant countries to stop provocations in South China Sea
Date: 2023-12-15 19:06:31 GMT - China - World - SN:55 - ID:10492463
BEIJING, Dec 15 (MENA) - A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday called on relevant countries to immediately stop infringement and provocations involving China's Ren'ai Jiao in the South China Sea, Xinhua reported. Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson ....
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Russia says operation in Ukraine to accomplish all its goals
Date: 2023-12-15 17:32:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:10492418
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - "Moscow will not make any concessions and achieve all goals of its special military operation," TASS quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying Friday. "A lot has changed since February 2022. We see ....
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Global Council for Peace announces launch of the Global Tolerance Index
Date: 2023-12-15 12:56:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:33 - ID:10492037
ABU DHABI/MALTA, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, in cooperation with the Parliament of Malta, organised a conference, under the theme "Calling for Sustainable International Peace and Launch of the Global Tolerance Index", ....
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Macron: France continues to work tirelessly to free all hostages in Gaza
Date: 2023-12-15 12:30:33 GMT - France - World - SN:30 - ID:10492041
PARIS, Dec 15 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his “deep sadness” after the announcement of the death of French-Israeli hostage Elia Toledano whose body was restored by the Israeli army from Gaza. Macron reacted Friday on X to ....
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Coronavirus cases continue to rise across Japan
Date: 2023-12-15 09:05:43 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10491843
TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Japan's health ministry says the number of coronavirus cases across the country has risen for the third straight week, NHK reported Friday. The ministry says about 5,000 medical institutions nationwide reported 17,379 cases ....
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110 combat clashes recorded on battlefield in Ukraine in past day
Date: 2023-12-15 08:29:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10491795
KIEV, Dec 15 (MENA) - In the past 24 hours, 110 combat clashes took place on the front lines in Ukraine. The Air Force of Ukraine launched two strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment. The General Staff of the Armed Forces ....
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Blinken thanks Brazil for seeking peaceful resolution of dispute between Venezuela & Guyana
Date: 2023-12-15 08:09:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10491773
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to thank Brazil for its diplomatic leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution of the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the ....
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Japan, US craft measures to step up cooperation in education
Date: 2023-12-15 07:59:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:10491762
TOKYO, Dec 15 (MENA) - Japan and the United States have agreed to help increase the number of licensed Japanese language teachers and roll out various measures to step up education cooperation, Kyodo quoted officials with knowledge of the matter as ....