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Total combat losses of Russian forces in Ukraine amount to about 803,100
Date: 2025-01-09 07:34:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:11020366
KYIV, Jan 9 (MENA) - The total combat losses of the Russian forces in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to January 9, 2024, amount to about 803,100, including 1,430 people in the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed ....
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Five dead in Los Angeles wildfires
Date: 2025-01-09 07:28:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:11020360
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (MENA) - At least five people have died in a wildfire in Los Angeles, officials have said, with firefighters now facing new blazes, including one in the city's famous Hollywood Hills. With firefighters struggling to bring the ....
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Blinken: ‘We’re very close’ to ceasefire in Gaza
Date: 2025-01-08 19:04:03 GMT - France - World - SN:72 - ID:11020115
PARIS, Jan 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday “we’re very close to a ceasefire and hostage agreement.” “I hope that we can get it over the line in the time that we have left, but if we don’t, then the plan that ....
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US committed to helping Sudan for democratic future: Blinken
Date: 2025-01-08 09:42:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:11019134
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, leaving 638,000 Sudanese ....
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China opposes US listing certain Chinese firms as "military companies"
Date: 2025-01-08 08:21:37 GMT - China - World - SN:8 - ID:11019101
BEIJING, Jan 8 (MENA) - China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the US Department of Defense's move to list certain Chinese firms as "military companies," the Ministry of Commerce said according to Xinhua Wednesday. In disregard of ....
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US Blinken meets Japanese PM, FM
Date: 2025-01-08 07:58:10 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:11019036
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi in Tokyo, US Department of State said Wednesday. Talks took up immense achievements in US-Japanese ....
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India condoles with Tibet quake victims
Date: 2025-01-08 07:09:47 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:11019035
NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Indian government on Tuesday offered condolences over the loss of life and property in the powerful earthquake in Tibet, which killed 95 people and injured 130 more. “Government and people of India express ....
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California Gov. declares state of emergency as destructive fire rages
Date: 2025-01-08 07:00:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:11019028
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for the Pacific Palisades after a massive wildfire erupted on Tuesday, quickly growing to engulf more than 2,900 acres and forcing tens of thousands to ....
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Lavrov expresses condolences to Chinese FM over earthquake in Tibet
Date: 2025-01-08 06:51:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:11019016
BEIJING/MOSCOW, Jan 8 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed condolences to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi over the earthquake that occurred in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, according to a statement on the Telegram ....
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Jimmy Carter's body arrives at Capitol
Date: 2025-01-08 06:42:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:11018999
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (MENA) -The body of former US President Jimmy Carter arrived Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington to lie in state until the time of his official funeral Thursday. Al-Hurra TV Channel reported that former US presidents Bill ....