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Canada suspends direct development assistance to Niger
Date: 2023-08-06 06:30:00 GMT - Canada - World - SN:7 - ID:10288286
OTTAWA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Canada will suspend direct development assistance to the government of Niger in response to the attempted coup d’état in the West African nation, the federal government said on Saturday as quoted by Hurra channel. A ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 249,700
Date: 2023-08-06 06:24:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10288262
KIEV, Aug 6 (MENA) – The Armed Forces of Ukraine have eliminated about 249,700 Russian military personnel, Ukrinform quoted the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as saying. Moreover, the Ukrainian troops destroyed 4,237 Russian tanks, ....
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Ukrainian FM: Turkey to continue efforts to restore Grain Deal
Date: 2023-08-05 18:50:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:51 - ID:10288049
KYIV, Aug 5 (MENA) – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan discussed in a phone call the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Kuleba said in a tweet. “I had a call with Hakan Fidan to discuss the ....
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Attack on Russian tanker signals potential of new front in Ukraine war - magazine
Date: 2023-08-05 17:57:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:48 - ID:10288040
KIEV, Aug 5 (MENA) - An overnight naval drone attack against a Russian tanker in the Black Sea signals a potential new front in the Ukraine war, with Kyiv delivering its strongest message to date that it is willing to target Moscow's all-important ....
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Moscow promises retaliation over tanker attack
Date: 2023-08-05 16:52:54 GMT - Russia - World - SN:44 - ID:10287986
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) - Maria Zakharova, Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said Moscow would retaliate over the attack on a civilian tanker near the Kerch Strait. “The Kyiv regime, meeting no condemnation from western countries and ....
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Russia intercepts US drone over Black Sea
Date: 2023-08-05 16:31:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:10287958
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) - Russia said Saturday it scrambled an Su-30 fighter jet to "prevent a violation of the Russian state border" by a U.S. Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea. "As the Russian fighter approached, the foreign ....
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Chinese Embassy calls on Russia to investigate ‘violation of citizens' rights at border’
Date: 2023-08-05 15:30:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:35 - ID:10287881
BEIJING, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Chinese Embassy in Moscow has asked the Russian side to investigate the incident of 'violation of rights’ of several Chinese citizens at the Russian-Kazakh border, according to the Russian news agency Tass. It says ....
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Italian Coast Guard rescues 325 people on four boats overnight
Date: 2023-08-05 13:48:24 GMT - Italy - World - SN:30 - ID:10287779
ROME, Aug 5 (MENA) - The migrant hotspot on the Italian island of Lampedusa remained under pressure early on Saturday after the arrival of 325 people overnight who had been saved by the Coast Guard from four boats, according to the Italian news ....
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Ukraine declares water area of Russian Black Sea ports as war risk zone
Date: 2023-08-05 13:16:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:27 - ID:10287736
KIEV, Aug 5 (MENA) - Ukraine has declared the water area of six Russian ports in the Black Sea as the war risk zone. The relevant warning was published by the Ukrainian State Hydrographic Service, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “War risk ....
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Afreximbank opens Caricom office in Barbados
Date: 2023-08-05 12:10:11 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:21 - ID:10287608
BRIDGETOWN, Aug 5 (MENA) - Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), officially opened the CARICOM office of the Bank, while reaffirming the US$1.5 billion credit limit made ....
