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  • OPEN// XVI Int'l Economic Forum to be held in Kazan in May

    Date: 2025-03-26 13:02:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:11116554

    KAZAN, Russia, March 26 (MENA) - The XVI International Economic Forum ‘Russia - Islamic World will be held in the Russian city of Kazan on May 13-18 under the rubric ‘Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum. The countries of the Organisation of ....

  • 4.2-magnitude quake rocks Hebei in north China

    Date: 2025-03-26 07:38:57 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:11115999

    BEIJING, March 26 (MENA) - A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the county of Yongqing in Langfang City, north China's Hebei Province, at 1:21 a.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time), Xinhua quoted the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) as saying. The ....

  • At least 18 killed, 1 missing as deadly wildfires rage in southeastern region

    Date: 2025-03-26 07:11:21 GMT - south korea - World - SN:5 - ID:11115937

    SEOUL, March 26 (MENA) - The death toll from a wave of wildfires that tore through southeastern region has risen to 18, with one person missing, forest service officials said Wednesday, as firefighters still battled to contain the rapidly spreading ....

  • Democrats grill Trump officials over potential leak of classified materials

    Date: 2025-03-25 21:02:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:11115789

    WASHINGTON, March 25 (MENA) − Democratic senators grilled top US President Donald Trump administration officials Tuesday, amid fallout from a report that secret plans for US airstrikes were discussed in a group chat on a publicly available encrypted ....

  • OPEN// Bulgarian foreign ministry says concerned over UN claim that its Bulgarian staffer was killed in Gaza by Israeli tank

    Date: 2025-03-25 20:08:45 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:56 - ID:11115774

    SOFIA, March 25 (MENA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday voiced "deep concern" on X over a statement by UN Secretary-General's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric that "based on currently available information", an explosion at a UN facility in ....

  • US proposes new major deal on critical minerals: Zelensky

    Date: 2025-03-25 19:38:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:54 - ID:11115720

    KYIV, March 25 (MENA) - The United States has proposed the text of a new major agreement on critical minerals, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Tuesday. "Yesterday, my team briefed me on the new agreement. What does it look like ....

  • Decades of progress in reducing child deaths, stillbirths under threat: UN

    Date: 2025-03-25 08:10:36 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:6 - ID:11114699

    NEW YORK, March 25 (MENA) - The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9 million, according to two new reports released Tuesday by ....

  • Guterres calls for more adaptable UN peacekeeping missions

    Date: 2025-03-25 07:29:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:3 - ID:11114674

    NEW YORK, March 25 (MENA) - United Nations peace operations are facing mounting challenges as conflicts become more protracted, geopolitical divisions widen and transnational threats multiply, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres ....

  • OPEN// Bulgaria's environment minister, Moldova's Taraclia District head discuss water management issues

    Date: 2025-03-24 21:46:11 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:62 - ID:11114540

    SOFIA, March 24 (MENA) - Bulgarian Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov and Chairperson of Moldova's Taraclia District Lazar Dermenji have discussed matters related to water resources management, irrigation, hydro-remediation, in addition ....

  • UN, partners seek USD 934.5m for life-saving aid to 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh

    Date: 2025-03-24 13:46:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:31 - ID:11113930

    GENEVA, March 24 (MENA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners on Monday called on the international community to enhance its support for Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh ....

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