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Blinken stresses strengthening strategic partnership with Singapore
Date: 2023-08-09 05:34:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:10292521
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed strengthening strategic partnership with Singapore, the US Department of State said on its website Wednesday. "On behalf of the United States of America and the American ....
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US Embassy in Haiti closes amid gunfire heard nearby
Date: 2023-08-08 20:43:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:75 - ID:10292425
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - The US embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was closed Tuesday due to “rapid gunfire” nearby, the embassy announced. Violent protest and gang activity has taken over Port-au-Prince in recent months, which prompted the US ....
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Guterres reiterates support to ECOWAS mediation efforts in Niger
Date: 2023-08-08 08:03:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:10291163
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres has underlined his support for ongoing mediation efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Niger. The UN Special Representative for West Africa and the ....
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Niger's military council appoints new prime minister
Date: 2023-08-08 08:02:03 GMT - Niger - World - SN:16 - ID:10291162
NIAMEY, Aug 8 (MENA) - Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, Niger's former economy minister, has been named as the new prime minister by the military council, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. The junta's spokesperson made the announcement on television ....
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30,600 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-08-08 07:46:08 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:10291192
WARSAW, Aug 8 (MENA) - About 30,600 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, nearly 38,000 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Monday. More than 14.38 ....
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The Guardian: Tensions rise as Belarus begins military drills near Poland, Lithuania
Date: 2023-08-08 07:44:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:14 - ID:10291189
LONDON, Aug 8 (MENA) - Belarus has begun military exercises near its border with Poland and Lithuania, as tensions heighten with the two Nato members over Russia-linked Wagner mercenaries who moved to Belarus after their short-lived mutiny in ....
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Polish president’s visit to South Korea cancelled due to typhoon
Date: 2023-08-08 07:37:44 GMT - Poland - World - SN:13 - ID:10291176
WARSAW, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Polish president’s planned trip to South Korea this week has been called off due to adverse weather conditions and a typhoon approaching the Asian country, officials have said. Andrzej Duda was scheduled to visit South ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine climbs to 250,800
Date: 2023-08-08 07:34:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10291172
KIEV, Aug 8 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces have killed 250,800 Russian forces, including 560 on Monday alone. That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported Tuesday. Also, as of August 8, Ukrainian ....
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Russia may be left without ships if it continues to attack Ukrainian ports - Zelensky
Date: 2023-08-07 22:16:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:71 - ID:10290867
KYIV, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Russian Federation will be left without ships until the end of the war if it continues to attack Ukrainian ports, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky warned. "Moscow blocked the Black Sea, in particular the ....
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Poland to deploy another 1000 soldiers on border with Belarus
Date: 2023-08-07 22:15:39 GMT - Poland - World - SN:69 - ID:10290866
WARSAW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Poland’s Border Guard (SG) has asked the Defense Ministry to deploy an additional 1,000 troops to the Polish-Belarusian border, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The request follows a number of incidents, some of them ....
