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  • Russia battlegroup West’s air crews perform 12 missile and bombing strikes on Kiev troops

    Date: 2023-10-08 12:39:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:10381082

    MOSCOW, October 8 (MENA) - Russian battlegroup West’s Ka-52 and Mi-28 attack helicopters, along with ground-attack planes, carried out 12 missile and bombing strikes on Ukrainian troops’ positions in the Kupyansk direction in the past day, the ....

  • Putin: Russia to have good harvest this year

    Date: 2023-10-08 12:38:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:10381163

    MOSCOW, October 8 (MENA) - This year’s harvest of wheat, vegetables and fruit will be good in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday in his address on the occasion of the Agriculture and Processing Industry Workers’ Day, Tass News Agency ....

  • GCC expresses deep sorrow for victims of Afghanistan earthquake

    Date: 2023-10-08 11:22:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:53 - ID:10381031

    RIYADH, Oct 8 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi expressed great sorrow and grief for the victims of the earthquake in western Afghanistan, which resulted in hundreds of injuries and ....

  • Death toll of devastating Afghanistan quake rises to 2060

    Date: 2023-10-08 10:03:13 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:10380914

    KABUL, Oct 8 (MENA) - The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2,060, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday as quoted by Khaama Press agency. A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong ....

  • France: Security stepped up at Jewish Sites

    Date: 2023-10-08 09:57:18 GMT - France - World - SN:40 - ID:10380875

    PARIS, Oct 8 (MENA) - France has moved to reinforce security around Jewish temples, schools and monuments after the surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel, according to Voice of America. Security had already been ....

  • UN concerned over renewed wave of hostilities in northern Syria

    Date: 2023-10-08 09:41:32 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:39 - ID:10380747

    NEW YORK, Oct 8 (MENA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed its deep concern about the renewed wave of hostilities in northern Syria, calling on all parties to be careful to avoid civilians, according to ....

  • Ukraine: Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine rises to 282,280

    Date: 2023-10-08 07:03:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10380547

    KIEV, Oct 8 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 282,280 Russian forces from February 24, 2022 to October 8, 2023, including 580 ones in the past day alone, Ukrinform news agency reported. The Ukrainian forces have also destroyed ....

  • US defense chief: We’ll ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself

    Date: 2023-10-07 20:45:35 GMT - Israel - World - SN:95 - ID:10380241

    RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Pentagon will work in the coming days “to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.” “Our commitment ....

  • UN Security Council to meet Sunday over Middle East developments

    Date: 2023-10-07 20:06:01 GMT - palestine - World - SN:93 - ID:10380237

    RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Oct 7 (MENA) – The United Nations Security Council is to meet on Sunday after the Palestinian group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, diplomats said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ....

  • 6.3 magnitude earthquake kills 15, injures 40 in Western Afghanistan

    Date: 2023-10-07 15:00:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:58 - ID:10379817

    KABUL, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 15 people have been killed, and 40 others have been injured in early Saturday’s earthquake in western Afghanistan, Herat province, Khaama Press reported. Mullah Jan Saigh, the spokesperson for the Ministry of State ....

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