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Kishida likely to replace 4 ministers on Dec. 14 amid fundraising scandal
Date: 2023-12-12 07:26:29 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10486897
TOKYO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace four ministers, including the top government spokesman, as early as Thursday over their alleged involvement in a political fundraising scandal centering on the ruling ....
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Ukraine exports over 13.9M t of grains, pulses
Date: 2023-12-12 07:13:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:10486821
KYIV, Dec 12 (MENA) - In the 2023/2024 marketing year (MY) (from July 1 to December 8, 2023), Ukraine exported 13.9 million tons of grains and legumes, Ukrinform reported Tuesday, quoting the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. In the current ....
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Palestine supporters hold demonstration inside Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Date: 2023-12-11 23:00:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:101 - ID:10486718
OTTAWA, Dec 11 (MENA) – Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to bring attention to the human rights crisis in Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, CTV News reported. The rally was organized by ....
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US Assistant Secretary Noyes travels to Switzerland to attend GRF
Date: 2023-12-11 22:58:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:99 - ID:10486719
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Geneva, Switzerland on December 12-15, 2023, the US Department of State said in a press ....
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US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says
Date: 2023-12-11 20:34:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:92 - ID:10486648
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (MENA) – The Biden administration is “concerned” about Israel’s reported use of white phosphorus in Lebanon two months ago, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday. “We’ve seen the reports, ....
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Europe must defend itself with US support in doubt, UK’s Grant Shapps says
Date: 2023-12-11 17:03:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:10486415
LONDON, Dec 11 (MENA) - Europe needs to take responsibility for its own security amid signs that American military backing for Ukraine is starting to wane, United Kingdom Defense Secretary Grant Shapps was quoted by Politico as warning on Monday. ....
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Germany, Netherlands stress necessity of reaching two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Date: 2023-12-11 16:14:38 GMT - Germany - World - SN:71 - ID:10486239
BERLIN, Dec 11 (MENA) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the two-state solution is the only way to attain peace between the Israeli and the Palestinians. This came during a joint press conference held ....
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4 EU countries urge leaders’ summit to demand Gaza cease-fire
Date: 2023-12-11 16:07:43 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:70 - ID:10486189
BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (MENA) - The prime ministers of Spain, Belgium, Ireland and Malta have called on European Council President Charles Michel to have a "serious debate" this week about the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, according to a letter seen by ....
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Putin visits shipyard to oversee commissioning of new Russian nuclear submarines
Date: 2023-12-11 14:47:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:10486020
MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday traveled to a shipyard to attend the commissioning of new nuclear submarines, ABC News reported. Putin's trip to the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk in Russia's northwestern ....
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UN urges deal at COP28 on phaseout of fossil fuels
Date: 2023-12-11 11:28:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:41 - ID:10485567
DUBAI, Dec 11 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday urged a deal at COP28 on the phaseout of fossil fuels, telling negotiators that “now is the time for maximum ambition and maximum flexibility,” as UN climate talks in Dubai head ....
