ar
en
fr
World
- Service : English General
- Category : World
-
Pope Francis slams decision to allow burning of Quran
Date: 2023-07-03 07:13:23 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:14 - ID:10236950
VATICAN CITY/ABU DHABI, July 3 (MENA) - Pope Francis said he rejected the authorization of the burning of the Quran in an interview with UAE's newspaper al-Ittihad on Monday, adding that such acts made him angry. “Any book considered holy should ....
-
Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 230,260
Date: 2023-07-03 07:11:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10236966
KYIV, July 3 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 230,260 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to July 3, 2023, including 600 invaders in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this ....
-
US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen to visit China to build ‘healthy’ ties with Beijing
Date: 2023-07-03 06:34:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10236905
WASHINGTON, July 3 (MENA) - US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen will visit Beijing this week, marking the second trip by a cabinet official to China since ties between the world’s top two economies deteriorated earlier this year, Al Hurra TV ....
-
Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles, Shahed UAVs – General Staff
Date: 2023-07-03 06:10:02 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10236847
KYIV, July 3 (MENA) - The Russian army again attacked Ukraine with missiles and Iranian-made Shahed UAVs overnight Monday. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its morning update carried by Ukrinform. “The Russian ....
-
5.4 quake jolts part of Indonesia's Papua, no immediate reports of casualties
Date: 2023-07-03 05:58:19 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:5 - ID:10236851
JAKARTA, July 3 (MENA) - An earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost province Monday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties, ABC News reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.4 quake was centered 135 ....
-
Macron holds meeting to assess security situation amid Paris riots
Date: 2023-07-02 21:41:51 GMT - France - World - SN:46 - ID:10236694
PARIS, July 2 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron had a meeting on Sunday evening with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and some cabinet members to assess the security situation in France amid nationwide unrest sparked by shooting a 17-year old ....
-
Baltimore mayor describes mass shooting as 'reckless, cowardly' act
Date: 2023-07-02 19:14:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:41 - ID:10236668
WASHINGTON, July 2 (MENA) - US Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott described a shooting incident that left two people dead and 28 others injured as a “reckless, cowardly act that happened here and that has permanently altered many lives and cost two ....
-
No breach to Austria’s neutrality by joining Sky Shield - Austria's FM
Date: 2023-07-02 19:02:54 GMT - Austria - World - SN:40 - ID:10236611
VIENNA, July 2 (MENA) - Austria's Foreign Minister Archyde Schallenberg said Austria’s planned accession to the European airspace defense system “Sky Shield” is not a breach of Austrian neutrality. “Sky Shield” is not a NATO initiative and not a ....
-
French Interior Ministry says it deployed 45,000 police, gendarmes
Date: 2023-07-02 18:41:13 GMT - France - World - SN:39 - ID:10236625
PARIS, July 2 (MENA) - French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday said he had ordered that the number of police and gendarmes that are engaged in quelling the riots be maintained at 45,000. Darmanin chaired a security meeting Sunday, ....
-
Paris police chief says imposing curfew unnecessary at present time
Date: 2023-07-02 18:04:55 GMT - France - World - SN:38 - ID:10236559
PARIS, July 2 (MENA) - Paris police commissioner Laurent Nunez has ruled out the need to declare a state of emergency in the French capital amid nationwide unrest sparked by shooting a 17-year old of north African descent by police last ....
