ar
en
fr
World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
US Federal raises interest rates to highest level since 2001
Date: 2023-07-26 18:24:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:10274605
WASHINGTON, July 26 (MENA) - US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate on Wednesday to the highest level since 2001 to tackle above-target inflation, and signaled the possibility of further increases ahead. The quarter ....
-
Dangerously high temperatures observed across Japan
Date: 2023-07-26 15:37:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:52 - ID:10274393
TOKYO, July 26 (MENA ) - Temperatures across Japan rose to dangerously high levels on Wednesday. Some places had their hottest day this year. The intense heat is expected to continue through Thursday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a ....
-
First lady joins U.S. UNESCO reentry
Date: 2023-07-26 15:28:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:51 - ID:10274387
WASHINGTON, July 26 (MENA) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony Tuesday at UNESCO in Paris, marking Washington's official reentry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus. The Stars and Stripes was ....
-
At least 10 injured in forest fires in Portugal
Date: 2023-07-26 15:19:40 GMT - Portugal - World - SN:48 - ID:10274380
LISBON, July 26 (MENA) - More than a dozen people, including firefighters, were injured in Portugal on Wednesday, while fighting a massive forest fire in the coastal town of Cascais, west of the capital, Lisbon, Euronews reported. The mayor of ....
-
EU rejects burning of Quran, calls for respect for community symbols
Date: 2023-07-26 10:13:42 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:24 - ID:10273489
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - The EU reiterated its strong and determined rejection of any form of incitement to religious hatred and intolerance. High Representative Josep Borrell said in a statement, distributed by the EU Delegation in Cairo on ....
-
Japan to liaison closely with China after change in foreign minister
Date: 2023-07-26 09:14:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:10273544
TOKYO, July 26 (MENA) - Japan hopes it will be able to communicate closely with China even though Beijing fired Foreign Minister Qin Gang for no apparent reason, Kyodo reported Wednesday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno refrained from ....
-
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son Hun Manet
Date: 2023-07-26 08:44:39 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:18 - ID:10273557
PHNOM PENH, July 26 (MENA) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, said on Wednesday that he will resign and hand over power to his eldest son next month, after almost four decades of hardline rule, The ....
-
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 243,680
Date: 2023-07-26 07:23:14 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10273420
KIEV/MOSCOW, July 26 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 243,680 troops in Ukraine (+460 over the past day), Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting a relevant statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Between ....
-
Poland: 30,400 Ukrainian refugees crossed into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-07-26 07:12:05 GMT - Poland - World - SN:9 - ID:10273403
WARSAW, July 26 (MENA) - About 30,400 Ukrainian refugees crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards said Wednesday. Meanwhile, nearly 31,300 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Tuesday. More than 12.1 million ....
-
Ukrainian forces hit seven Russian artillery systems, two electronic warfare systems
Date: 2023-07-26 06:15:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10273296
KIEV, July 26 (MENA) - Ukrainian missile and artillery units struck one Russian personnel, ammunition and military equipment cluster, seven artillery systems in firing position, two electronic warfare systems and two surface-to-air missile systems ....
