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  • Protest staged near Israeli embassy in Tokyo against attacks on Gaza

    Date: 2023-11-01 13:21:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:42 - ID:10420844

    TOKYO, Nov 1 (MENA) – A group of people gathered near Israel's embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday to oppose the Israeli military's attacks on the Gaza Strip, NHK reported. The protesters responded to a call by a civic group. Organizers said about 300 ....

  • Baltic Sea faces ‘critical challenges’ on climate and biodiversity - Report

    Date: 2023-11-01 13:20:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:40 - ID:10420842

    LONDON, Nov 1 (MENA) – The Baltic Sea faces “critical challenges” due to the climate crisis and degradation of biodiversity, a report has said, as Sweden’s coastguard battled to contain the impact of an oil spill off the country’s southern shore, ....

  • 22,300 Ukranian refugees cross into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-11-01 08:49:50 GMT - Poland - World - SN:19 - ID:10420228

    WARSW, Nov 1 (MENA) - About 22,300 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Wednesday. Meanwhile, nearly 26,400 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Wednesday. More than 16.08 ....

  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 301,490

    Date: 2023-11-01 08:12:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10420159

    KIEV, Nov 1 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces eliminated about 301,490 Russians in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and November 1, 2023, including 680 over the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting the General Staff of the Armed ....

  • MENA Agenda for Wednesday Nov. 1

    Date: 2023-11-01 06:08:39 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:3 - ID:10419971

    CAIRO, Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara starts a visit to Egypt to discuss fate of 22 Thais recently taken hostage by Hamas. ABU DHABI, Jordanian King Abdullah II and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hold a ....

  • Pentagon says US working with partners to prevent expansion of war to greater Middle East

    Date: 2023-10-30 21:08:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:102 - ID:10417952

    WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (MENA) - The US Department of Defense says it is working with other government agencies, allies and partners to ensure the war in Gaza does not spill over into the greater Middle East, according to a press release. US officials ....

  • Russian diplomat slams US strikes on facilities in Syria as violation of its sovereignty

    Date: 2023-10-30 21:00:54 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:101 - ID:10417950

    THE UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (MENA) - Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has slammed the United States’ strikes on facilities in Syria as a flagrant violation of international law and infringement on Syria's ....

  • Canada FM urges humanitarian truce in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-30 18:45:48 GMT - Canada - World - SN:90 - ID:10417786

    TORONTO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has called for a humanitarian truce in Gaza, after attempts by the Israeli occupation forces to storm the Gaza Strip, and growing concerns about the fate of Palestinian civilians. In ....

  • Record High Displacement in DRC at Nearly 7 Million

    Date: 2023-10-30 14:36:20 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:62 - ID:10417220

    GENEVA, Oct 30 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that the number of internally displaced people climbs to 6.9 million people across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the highest number recorded yet, ....

  • Report: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019

    Date: 2023-10-30 12:25:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:10417019

    LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - The number of children reported killed in Gaza in just three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed across the world's conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children said. Since October 7, more than 3,257 ....

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