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  • Pilot dies flying Turkish Airlines plane from US to Turkey

    Date: 2024-10-09 13:49:32 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:46 - ID:10904996

    ANKARA, Oct 9 (MENA) - A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey, the BBC reported Wednesday. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed ....

  • Japan PM Ishiba dissolves lower house for Oct. 27 election

    Date: 2024-10-09 07:57:31 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:10904361

    TOKYO, Oct 9 (MENA) - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday dissolved Japan's House of Representatives for a snap election slated for Oct. 27, defying opposition party criticism of his hasty decision to seek a fresh mandate, Kyodo ....

  • Afghan national arrested for plotting election day terrorist attack

    Date: 2024-10-09 07:29:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:10904286

    WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - The Justice Department Wednesday announced charges against a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the US on behalf of Daesh, a designated ....

  • CNN: Helene death toll rises to at least 236 across 6 states

    Date: 2024-10-09 06:54:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:10904219

    WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - The death toll from Helene has risen to at least 236 people across six states, according to CNN’s tally Wednesday, after more deaths were announced over the weekend in North Carolina, South Carolina and ....

  • Axios: Biden expected to discuss Israeli attack on Iran with Netanyahu

    Date: 2024-10-09 06:36:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10904194

    WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is expected to hold a crucial phone call on Wednesday morning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's plans to strike Iran, three US officials tell Axios. The call would be ....

  • Ukrainian Ground Forces destroy 180 Russian drones over past week

    Date: 2024-10-09 05:27:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:3 - ID:10904172

    KIEV, Oct 9 (MENA) - The air defense units of the Ukrainian Ground Forces destroyed 180 Russian drones of various types over the past week, Ukrinfrom reported Wednesday quoting Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Oleksandr Pavliuk as saying in ....

  • MENA Agenda for Wednesday, Oct. 9

    Date: 2024-10-09 05:15:18 GMT - all over the world - World - SN:1 - ID:10904161

    CAIRO, The Arab and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Egyptian Press Syndicate organizes an open dialogue with ambassador of Oman in Cairo Abdullah bin Nasser Al Rahbi on bilateral relations and repercussions of current events on the ....

  • South Korean president begins state visit to Singapore

    Date: 2024-10-08 07:03:47 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:11 - ID:10902873

    SINGAPORE, Oct 8 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Singapore on Monday for the second leg of his three-nation trip to Southeast Asia, KBS World Radio reported. Yoon and first lady Kim Keon-hee arrived at Changi Airport on ....

  • N. Korea sends trash balloons toward S. Korea for 2nd day in a row

    Date: 2024-10-08 06:05:35 GMT - south korea - World - SN:7 - ID:10902797

    SEOUL, Oct 8 (MENA) - North Korea again launched what appear to be trash-laden balloons toward South Korea early Tuesday morning, KBS reported. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) said the North began another balloon launch around 5:10 ....

  • Russia keeps seven Kalibr carriers armed with 48 cruise missiles in Black Sea

    Date: 2024-10-08 06:02:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10902792

    KIEV, Oct 8 (MENA) - As of 06:00 on Tuesday, October 8, there are 16 Russian warships in the Black Sea, seven of which are Kalibr cruise missile carriers with a total volley of up to 48 missiles. The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ....

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