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Hawaii wildfires death toll approaches 100
Date: 2023-08-14 19:53:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:10299964
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - The death toll from the catastrophic wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui reached 96 people as of Sunday night, making it the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century, The Hill reported Maui County ....
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Kyiv condemns Russia's provocative actions in the Black Sea
Date: 2023-08-14 19:53:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:60 - ID:10300034
KYIV, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns the provocative actions carried out by the Russian Federation on August 13 in the Black Sea in relation to the Turkish dry cargo vessel Sukru Okan, which was en route ....
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Putin: Russia open to defense cooperation with countries protecting their interests
Date: 2023-08-14 17:26:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:53 - ID:10299844
MOSCOW, Aug 14 (MENA) - Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations seeking to protect their interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "Russia is open to deepening equal technological partnership and defense cooperation ....
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RAF Typhoon jets intercept Russian bombers flying north of Scotland
Date: 2023-08-14 16:29:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:45 - ID:10299838
LONDON, Aug 14 (MENA) - RAF Typhoon jets intercepted Russian bombers flying north of Scotland in the early hours of Monday morning, the UK government has said. Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol ....
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US announces new security aid worth dlrs 200 mn to Ukraine
Date: 2023-08-14 16:28:17 GMT - USA - World - SN:44 - ID:10299842
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that his country will send Ukraine new security assistance valued at dlrs 200 million. In a statement, the US State Department said "Today we are announcing the next ....
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Japan must not interfere with Russian, Chinese patrols in region — China’s top brass
Date: 2023-08-14 12:44:11 GMT - China - World - SN:28 - ID:10299502
BEIJING, Aug 14 (MENA) - China demands that Japan stop taking useless measures hindering joint patrols by the Chinese and Russian military in the region, TASS news agency quoted Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian as saying. "The Japanese ....
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China condemns attack targeting Chinese convoy in Pakistan
Date: 2023-08-14 12:39:09 GMT - China - World - SN:27 - ID:10299495
BEIJING, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Balochistan Liberation Army, a militant separatist group, attacked a convoy containing Chinese nationals with firearms and hand grenades in southwest Pakistan's Gwadar on Sunday, CGTN reported. China strongly ....
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S. Korea, U.S. to launch key military drills next week amid persistent N. Korean threats
Date: 2023-08-14 06:53:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:10298831
SEOUL, Aug 14 (MENA) - South Korea and the United States will kick off a major combined military exercise next week to beef up their joint defense, both sides said Monday, amid North Korea's hardening rhetoric fueling concerns about the possibility ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 254,380
Date: 2023-08-14 06:51:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:10298829
KYIV, Aug 14 (MENA) - From February 24, 2022 to August 14, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 254,380 Russian military personnel, including 530 soldiers over the past day, Ukrinform News Agency reported. This is stated in the ....
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Number of injured grows to 13 in shelling of Ukraine's Kherson region
Date: 2023-08-14 06:48:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10298826
KYIV, Aug 14 (MENA) - Seven civilians were killed and 13 were injured in Russian shelling of Kherson region. Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform News Agency. "As of 17:00, as a result of ....