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  • OSBU lauds great sacrifices of people working in humanitarian field

    Date: 2023-08-19 10:50:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:32 - ID:10306454

    CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation States Broadcasting Union (OSBU) has praised the great support provided by Member States in the field of humanitarian work and their tangible efforts to mitigate the negative effects of ....

  • Handover of F-16s to Ukraine not to affect special op’s outcome - politician

    Date: 2023-08-19 09:44:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:25 - ID:10306381

    MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - A potential handover of F-16 planes to Ukraine will not affect the outcome of Russia’s special military operation, says Sergey Mironov, Chairman of the "A Just Russia - For Truth" political party. "A potential handover of ....

  • State of emergency in western Canada as wildfires rage

    Date: 2023-08-19 09:28:16 GMT - Canada - World - SN:22 - ID:10306258

    OTTAWA, Aug 19 (MENA) – Canada's western province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency as firefighters battled wildfires raging in the hills and mountains above the town of West Kelowna, forcing thousands of evacuations, The Japan Times ....

  • Reznikov thanks U.S., Denmark, Netherlands for F-16s for Ukraine

    Date: 2023-08-19 08:58:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:20 - ID:10306288

    KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has confirmed that Denmark and the Netherlands are ready to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets after pilot training is completed, Ukrinform news agency said. "Great news from ....

  • Japan, South Korea agree on restart of high-level talks by year-end

    Date: 2023-08-19 08:04:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10306199

    TOKYO, Aug 19 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on the resumption of high-level economic and political talks by the end of this year, amid rapid progress in mending ties, Kyodo News said. ....

  • Ukraine plans to demine 80% of potentially contaminated territories within ten years - Svyrydenko

    Date: 2023-08-19 07:32:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10306160

    KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) - Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko has called on diplomats to help Ukraine achieve the ambitious goal of demining 80% of potentially contaminated territories within ten years. This ....

  • Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant on Sunday for last-minute talks

    Date: 2023-08-19 07:20:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10306097

    WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (MENA) – Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears to be just days away from making a decision on when to authorize the release of treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, ....

  • Kiev attempts to attack Crimea with S-200 missile, Russian air defense intercepts it

    Date: 2023-08-19 07:08:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:10306109

    MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - Kiev attempted to attack Crimea with an S-200 surface-to-air missile re-equipped into a strike weapon during the night, while Russia’s air defense capabilities intercepted it, Russia’s Defense Ministry was quoted by Tass news ....

  • Ukrainian forces launch 10 airstrikes on Russian positions

    Date: 2023-08-19 06:46:20 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10306038

    KIEV, Aug 19 (MENA) – Ukrainian aircraft launched 10 strikes on areas where Russian personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated and hit an anti-aircraft missile system in the last 24 hours, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of the ....

  • West’s overall aid to Kiev over year of special operation exceeds $160 bln — Lavrov

    Date: 2023-08-19 06:42:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:10306068

    MOSCOW, Aug 19 (MENA) - The West’s overall assistance to the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regime over the year of the special military operation exceeded 160 billion US dollars, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview ....

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