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US approves potential sale of air-to-surface missiles to Japan
Date: 2023-08-29 08:24:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:10320232
TOKYO, Aug 29 (MENA) - The US government has approved the potential sale to Japan of air-to-surface missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of dlrs 104 million, Kyodo quoted the US State Department as saying. The Defense Security ....
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China calls for continued support for Mali after UN peacekeepers leave
Date: 2023-08-29 08:21:45 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:10320227
BEJING, Aug 29 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy on Monday called for continued international support for Mali after the planned withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the country, CGTN reported. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the ....
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The Guardian view on Brics: demand for membership is a symptom of global disorder
Date: 2023-08-29 08:12:19 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:17 - ID:10320209
LONDON, Aug 29 (MENA) - The last decade of annual summits held by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) has rarely merited much attention beyond their own capitals. But last week’s conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, is likely ....
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S. Korea, US, Japan hold missile defense drills after N. Korea's botched rocket launch
Date: 2023-08-29 08:06:51 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:10320197
SEOUL, Aug 29 (MENA) - South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral missile defense exercise in the international waters south of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday in response to North Korea's purported space rocket launch last week, ....
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New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment
Date: 2023-08-29 07:48:16 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:15 - ID:10320157
GENEVA, Aug 29 (MENA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate crisis. The so-called General Comment No. 26 marks ....
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7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Bali Sea region
Date: 2023-08-29 07:43:45 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:14 - ID:10320153
JAKARTA, Aug 29 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the Bali Sea region of Indonesia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The earthquake's epicentre was 201 kilometres north ....
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Erdogan expects to meet with Putin before UNGA kicks off — source in Ankara
Date: 2023-08-29 07:41:45 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:13 - ID:10320146
ANKARA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in September, before the 78th session of the UN General Assembly begins on September 19, a political source in Ankara ....
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Japanese PM to visit Indonesia and India next month
Date: 2023-08-29 07:37:47 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10320138
TOKYO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will visit Indonesia and India next month for a series of international summits, NHK reported. Kishida revealed at a meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's senior officials ....
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28,000 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-08-29 07:29:26 GMT - Poland - World - SN:10 - ID:10320119
WARSAW, Aug 29 (MENA) - About 28,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, nearly 36,000 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Monday. More than 15 ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 261,840: Ukraine
Date: 2023-08-29 06:46:36 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10319978
KIEV, Aug 29 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine have eliminated about 261,840 Russian military personnel, including 530 soldiers over the past day, Ukrinform news agency reported on Tuesday. This is stated in the report by the General Staff of ....