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US Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
Date: 2023-11-20 08:36:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10450387
KYIV, Nov 20 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early on Monday to meet top Ukrainian officials and "reinforce the staunch support for Ukraine's fight for freedom," the Pentagon reported. "I'm here today to deliver an ....
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22,100 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-11-20 08:26:13 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10450313
WARSAW, Nov 20 (MENA) - About 22,100 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Monday. Meanwhile, nearly 24,700 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Sunday. More than 17.2 ....
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5.6 quake strikes Philippines Samar, felt in nearby areas: Phivolcs
Date: 2023-11-20 08:08:49 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:11 - ID:10450330
MANILA, Nov 20 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Samar on Monday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The epicenter of the tectonic quake, initially recorded at 5.6-magnitude, was located 15 ....
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Paris ready to dispatch second medical ship to Gaza
Date: 2023-11-19 20:23:16 GMT - France - World - SN:80 - ID:10449863
PARIS, Nov 19 (MENA) - The French presidency announced Sunday it will send the Dixmude helicopter carrier, a medical ship, to the Middle East, to provide support and medical care to civilians in Gaza. The French presidency said - in a statement - ....
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Aid charities in Britain urge Rishi Sunak to condemn Israel’s siege in Gaza
Date: 2023-11-19 14:23:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:56 - ID:10449508
LONDON, Nov 19 (MENA) - Leaders of some of Britain’s biggest aid charities are urging Rishi Sunak to use his opening speech at a global food summit in London on Monday to condemn Israel’s siege in Gaza, which they say is causing 2 million people to ....
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Vatican Pope says peace in Ukraine, Middle East possible with good will
Date: 2023-11-19 14:20:13 GMT - Italy - World - SN:55 - ID:10449553
ROME, Nov 19 (MENA) - Pope Francis renewed his call on Sunday for peace as he called for prayers for people suffering in Gaza and Ukraine. He also highlighted the fact that the only ones who gain from war are the manufacturers of weapons, ....
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Wang Yi: Xi's U.S. trip adds stability to China-U.S. relations, impetus to Asia-Pacific cooperation
Date: 2023-11-19 09:26:56 GMT - China - World - SN:21 - ID:10448852
BEIJING, Nov 19 (MENA) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday briefed the media on Chinese President Xi Jinping's talks with US President Joe Biden and his attendance at the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in San Francisco, CGTN ....
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Ukraine shoots down 10 drones near kyiv
Date: 2023-11-19 06:35:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:2 - ID:10448619
KYIV, Nov 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian air defense intercepted nearly a dozen Shahed drones on the outskirts of Kyiv on Saturday, said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, via Telegram. Popko said that Russian forces launched ....
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Czech diplomat summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry after sanctions targeting Russian company
Date: 2023-11-18 21:55:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:10448521
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (MENA) – Czech Charge d’Affaires Jiri Cistecky was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on November 17 and was handed a protest against Prague’s sanctions targeting a Russian state-run company, the ministry said in a ....
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Myanmar: intense fighting spreads to cities, as civilians seek shelter
Date: 2023-11-18 15:53:15 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:45 - ID:10448061
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (MENA) - The conflict between ethnic armed groups and the Myanmar military has expanded to the country’s eastern and western regions, with urban areas increasingly affected by intense fighting and aerial bombardment, UN agencies ....
