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  • Greek PM says his country experienced serious wildfires followed by extended floods

    Date: 2023-09-17 10:16:15 GMT - Greece - World - SN:25 - ID:10348772

    ATHENS, Sept 17 (MENA) - Greece was faced with an unprecedented situation. In a period of two weeks it experienced serious wildfires followed by extended floods, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the beginning of his speech at the 87th ....

  • North Korea's Kim, Russian defense min. discuss military coop., int'l affairs

    Date: 2023-09-17 10:03:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:10348699

    MOSCOW, Sept 17 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu in Vladivostok and discussed cooperation and exchanges between the armed forces of the two countries and international affairs, TASS news agency ....

  • UN calls for doubling humanitarian assistance for 75% of Yemen's inhabitants

    Date: 2023-09-17 09:58:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:20 - ID:10348677

    NEW YORK, Sept 17 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) and international non-governmental organizations called for doubling humanitarian aid to help more than 21.6 people, nearly 75% of Yemenis, according to a statement by the UN News on Yemen ....

  • Ukraine: Kherson region comes under fire 77 times, civilian injured

    Date: 2023-09-17 09:37:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:10348692

    KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 77 times and fired 334 projectiles, Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin was quoted by Ukrinform news agency as saying on Sunday. According to ....

  • Ukrainian troops preparing to cross Dnipro River near Kherson

    Date: 2023-09-17 09:12:56 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:10348614

    KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces are consolidating positions near Kherson for a future attack on Russian units deployed in the left-bank Kherson region, Ukrinform reported Sunday quoting a relevant statement by the Institute for the Study of ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 272,320

    Date: 2023-09-17 08:24:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10348506

    KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - Russia lost about 272,320 troops in Ukraine (+530 over the past day), Ukrinform reported Sunday quoting a relevant statement made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Between February 24, 2022 and ....

  • US, UN discuss wide range of issues

    Date: 2023-09-17 08:00:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10348505

    WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken discussed with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ahead of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly a wide array of issues, including the Black Sea Grain ....

  • Russian missiles hit Kharkiv second time within 24 hours

    Date: 2023-09-17 07:36:20 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10348412

    KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Russian military launched a missile attack on Kharkiv for the second time within 24 hours. At least four powerful explosions rocked the city shortly after midnight, according to Ukrinform News Agency. The first ....

  • Russia says air defenses destroy four more Ukrainian drones over Crimea

    Date: 2023-09-17 07:35:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:10348437

    MOSCOW, Sept 17 (MENA) - Air defenses destroyed four drones over Crimea as Kiev attempted another attack on Russia, Tass reported Sunday quoting the Russian Defense Ministry. "From 01:45 am to 02:20 am Moscow time another attempt of the Kiev ....

  • Libya floods: Death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna

    Date: 2023-09-17 06:39:10 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:7 - ID:10348410

    NEW YORK, Sept 17 (MENA) - The death toll from devastating flooding in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna rose to at least 11,300, Al Hurra TV reported Sunday quoting a United Nations (UN) report. A further 170 people have been killed outside ....

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