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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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