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Pakistan successfully conducts training launch of Shaheen-II ballistic missile
Date: 2024-08-20 08:19:17 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:13 - ID:10836289
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (MENA) - Pakistan successfully conducted a training launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II on Tuesday. The training launch was aimed at training of troops, validating various technical parameters and ....
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Australia, Indonesia sign defense cooperation agreement
Date: 2024-08-20 08:01:31 GMT - Australia - World - SN:12 - ID:10836215
CANBERRA, Aug 20 (MENA) - Australia and Indonesia unveiled a new defense agreement Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the contested Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to take over in Jakarta, Le Monde reported. The pact – which ....
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US, Philippines reach deal to support Afghan allies
Date: 2024-08-20 07:26:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10836161
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (MENA) - The United States and the Philippines have reached an agreement on allowing a limited number of Afghan nationals to transit to the Philippines to complete their visa processing for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and ....
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50 dead, 15 missing in typhoon-induced heavy rainfall in central China city
Date: 2024-08-20 07:15:00 GMT - China - World - SN:7 - ID:10836157
BEIJING, Aug 20 (MENA) - Fifty people have been confirmed dead and 15 others missing as of Monday evening after typhoon-induced heavy rains lashed Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying. Rainstorms ....
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AFP: 129 Chinese ships monitored in West Philippine Sea in past week
Date: 2024-08-20 07:08:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:5 - ID:10836101
MANILA, Aug 20 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has monitored 129 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea from August 13-19, including 2 PLA Navy ships in Escoda Shoal, ABS-CBN reported Tuesday. PH Navy’s Roy Vincent ....
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Guterres: 2023 deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel in Gaza, Sudan, other places
Date: 2024-08-19 18:11:47 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:55 - ID:10835609
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday 2023 was the deadliest year on record for humanitarian personnel. In a speech on World Humanitarian Day, the UN secretary-general said: “In Gaza, in Sudan, and in many ....
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UN secretary general calls for ending attacks on aid workers
Date: 2024-08-19 10:28:30 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:21 - ID:10834932
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called for ending attacks on workers in the humanitarian domain and all civilians. In a message on World Humanitarian Day on Monday, he said that wherever there is human ....
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M5.1 quake jolts areas northeast of Tokyo, no tsunami warning issued
Date: 2024-08-19 05:50:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10834540
TOKYO, Aug 19 (MENA) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 rocked areas northeast of Tokyo early Monday, the weather agency said, noting no tsunami warning was issued. The 12:50 a.m. quake, which occurred in northern Ibaraki ....
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Biden: Reaching ceasefire in Gaza is still possible
Date: 2024-08-19 05:50:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:10834534
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden said that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is still possible, despite the mutual accusations between Palestinians and Israelis of thwarting efforts to reach an agreement, the US news channel "Al Hurra" ....
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Polls showing surge of Harris support "fake": JD Vance
Date: 2024-08-18 20:20:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10834439
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance dismissed recent polling that shows Vice President Kamala Harris edging ahead of former President Trump, contending the "media uses fake polls" to hurt Republicans, Axios ....
