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  • UN relief chief calls for continued support for Syria, other crisis regions

    Date: 2023-07-09 10:07:24 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:24 - ID:10246110

    NEW YORK, July 9 (MENA) - In a wide-ranging briefing UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths highlighted the need to keep aid flowing into northwest Syria and to allow Ukrainian and Russian grain exports to reach global markets amid the ongoing ....

  • Zelensky appoints new commander of Ukraine's National Guard

    Date: 2023-07-09 07:24:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10246015

    KIEV, July 9 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed combat officer Oleksandr Pivnenko as the commander of Ukraine's National Guard, according to Ukrinform news agency. "Among us now is Hero of Ukraine Oleksandr Pivnenko, a ....

  • World big enough for US and China, Yellen says as she concludes Beijing trip

    Date: 2023-07-09 07:19:14 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:10245972

    BEIJING, July 9 (MENA) - The world is big enough for both the United States and China to thrive, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday as she wrapped up a visit to Beijing aimed at stablizing the relationship between the world’s two largest ....

  • 10 killed, 13 injured in Russia’s shelling of Donetsk: Ukraine

    Date: 2023-07-09 07:17:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10245965

    KIEV July 9 (MENA) - Ten civilians have been killed and 13 injured in Russia’s shelling of the Donetsk region over the past day, Ukrinform reported Sunday quoting a relevant statement by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko ....

  • Thousands evacuated, trains suspended due to heavy rains in Japan

    Date: 2023-07-09 07:16:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:10245958

    TOKYO, July 9 (MENA) - The authorities in southwestern Japan have recommended the evacuation of some 370,000 people, as well as the suspension of regional and high-speed rail services, due to heavy rains in the area this weekend, Kyodo news ....

  • Bakhmut again becomes site of intense fighting after June lull – UK intel

    Date: 2023-07-09 07:15:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10245956

    KIEV, July 9 (MENA) - After a lull during June 2023, Bakhmut has again been the site of some of the most intense fighting over the last seven days along the front, Ukrinform news agency reported. According to the UK intelligence update, Ukrainian ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 234,040

    Date: 2023-07-09 06:41:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10245939

    KIEV/MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 234,040 troops in Ukraine (+600 over the past day), Ukrinform reported Sunday quoting a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Between February 24, ....

  • Ukrainian forces hit 11 Russia artillery systems in firing position

    Date: 2023-07-09 06:29:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10245916

    KIEV, July 9 (MENA) - Ukrainian missile and artillery units have struck 11 Russian artillery systems in firing position, two electronic warfare systems and other important targets, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Facebook,, ....

  • Russian warships sailing close to Taiwan a sign of stronger Russian-Chinese ties - expert

    Date: 2023-07-08 21:16:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:10245764

    BEIJING, July 8 (MENA) – The appearance of Russian naval ships close to Taiwan may show the political support for China and more profound interaction between the two countries’ armed forces, Xiao Bin, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social ....

  • Russia’s Olympic Committee receives no invitations for participation in 2023 Asian Games

    Date: 2023-07-08 21:15:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:61 - ID:10245759

    MOSCOW, July 8 (MENA) – Russia’s Olympic Committee (ROC) has not received any invitations to take part in the 2023 Asian Games, Tass quoted ROC President Stanislav Pozdnyakov as saying on Saturday. On July 8, Husain Al-Musallam, Director General ....

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