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Canada expels Indian diplomat over killing of Sikh activist
Date: 2023-09-19 05:59:52 GMT - Canada - World - SN:6 - ID:10351351
OTTOWA, Sept 19 (MENA) - Canada has ordered an Indian diplomat to leave the country as it investigates the killing of a prominent Canadian Sikh leader who was shot in British Columbia in June, Deutsche Welle reported on Tuesday. Canadian Prime ....
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Biden speaks with Morocco’s king, offers support after earthquake: White House
Date: 2023-09-18 20:24:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:10351159
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden spoke with Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Monday to offer his condolences following the devastating earthquake that hit the North African country earlier this month, the White House said in a ....
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Ukraine liberates 51 sq km on Bakhmut axis, says deputy defense chief
Date: 2023-09-18 10:59:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:26 - ID:10350265
KIEV, Sept 18 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces have already liberated 51 square kilometers near Bakhmut, including 2 sq. km in the past week, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar announced on Monday. In press statements carried by Ukrinform, ....
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US, China discuss global, regional security issues
Date: 2023-09-18 10:00:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:10350169
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has met with Chinese Communist Party Politburo Member and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Malta, according to a White ....
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Ukraine’s air defense destroys 18 Shahed drones, 17 cruise missiles
Date: 2023-09-18 09:39:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:10349955
KYIV, Sept 18 (MENA) - Ukraine’s air defense forces downed 18 of 24 Shahed-136/131 one-way attack drones and all 17 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles launched by Russia. This came in a statement issued by the Ukrainian Air Force and carried by ....
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Key GOP lawmaker voices support for sending long-range missiles to Ukraine
Date: 2023-09-17 20:19:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:10349626
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Sunday that he would support sending long-range missiles to Ukraine. CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Turner on “Face the Nation” if he ....
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EU urges Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to be constructive on Ukraine grain
Date: 2023-09-17 20:16:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:69 - ID:10349625
KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - The European Commission called on Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on Sunday to be constructive after they unilaterally declared they would continue to ban grain imports from Ukraine despite the Commission's decision to end the ....
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Kuwait, US hold talks on margins of UNGA meetings
Date: 2023-09-17 18:36:49 GMT - Kuwait - World - SN:61 - ID:10349480
KUWAIT, Sept 17 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah AlJaber Al-Sabah and US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf reviewed Sunday the grounds of a recent ruling by the Iraqi Federal Supreme ....
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President of the Czech Republic leaves for UN General Assembly
Date: 2023-09-17 18:28:55 GMT - Czech - World - SN:59 - ID:10349547
PRAGUE, Sept 17 (MENA) - President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel departed for the USA on Sunday, where he will lead the Czech delegation during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Along with the president, the ....
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Environmental damage caused by Russia’s invasion reached $57B --Minister
Date: 2023-09-17 18:07:31 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:58 - ID:10349518
KIEV, Sept 17 (MENA) - Damage to the environment caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has reached $57 billion. Ukrainian Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Ruslan Strilets stated this at a meeting of the ....