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  • Denmark donates dlrs 350 million to Ukraine to bolster air defense

    Date: 2024-10-18 19:22:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:56 - ID:10917055

    KIEV, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Danish government is donating 2.4 billion kroner (dlrs 350 million) to Ukraine to help bolster the country’s air defense systems and buy new weapons, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The donation is part of Denmark’s 64.8 ....

  • Ukraine loses over 505 soldiers in Kursk area in past day, says Russian defense ministry

    Date: 2024-10-18 16:24:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:10916920

    MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 505 soldiers in the Kursk region over the past day, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday. "Over the past day, the Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 505 people, ....

  • Italian PM arrives in Lebanon

    Date: 2024-10-18 15:16:46 GMT - Italy - World - SN:39 - ID:10916864

    ROME, Oct 18 (MENA) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has just arrived in Beirut to meet with her Lebanese counterpart, Najib Mikati, her office says, making her the first Western leader to visit the country since Israel began its ground ....

  • UAE's president to begin official visit to Russia on 21 October to participate in BRICS Summit

    Date: 2024-10-18 15:03:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:38 - ID:10916853

    ABU DHABI, Oct 18 (MENA) - UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will commence an official visit to the Russian Federation on Monday, 21st October 2024. During the visit, the president will hold talks with Vladimir Putin, President ....

  • Kremlin has "deep concerns" about killing of Sinwar, spokesman says

    Date: 2024-10-18 14:01:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:10916682

    MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russia has “deep concerns” about the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, the Times of Israel reported on Friday. Asked during a press briefing about the Kremlin’s reaction to ....

  • Xi to attend 16th BRICS Summit in Russia

    Date: 2024-10-18 12:39:32 GMT - China - World - SN:27 - ID:10916584

    BEIJING, Oct 18 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, from Oct. 22 to 24 at the invitation of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying ....

  • Ukraine: Death toll of Russian army increases to 675,800

    Date: 2024-10-18 07:20:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:10916261

    KIEV, Oct 18 (MENA) - The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to October 18, 2024, amounted to about 675,800 people, including 1,530 people over the previous day. This is stated on the Facebook page of the ....

  • Three Americans among latest to be detained in Venezuela over alleged anti-government plot

    Date: 2024-10-18 07:04:52 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:14 - ID:10916245

    CARACUS, Oct 18 (MENA) - Venezuela detained five more foreigners, including three US citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the country, the interior minister announced Thursday, marking the latest round of arrests for what ....

  • Australia takes another step in West’s confrontation with Moscow — Russian envoy

    Date: 2024-10-18 06:58:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:10916241

    MOSCOW, Oct 18 (MENA) - Canberra is taking another step in the West’s confrontation with Moscow by sending M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, TASS news agency quoted Russian Ambassador to Australia Alexey Pavlovsky as saying. "Supplying battle tanks, ....

  • World Bank to boost lending capacity by $150bn over 10 years

    Date: 2024-10-17 07:01:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10914872

    WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (MENA) - The World Bank has unveiled a package of financial measures that will boost lending capacity and make loans from its International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) more affordable for developing countries and ....

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