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  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 217,330

    Date: 2023-06-14 07:26:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10208818

    KIEV, June 14 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 217,330 Russian invaders between February 24, 2022 and June 13, 2023, including 680 in the past day alone, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Facebook, ....

  • 4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Jammu & Kashmir's Katra

    Date: 2023-06-14 07:20:16 GMT - India - World - SN:10 - ID:10208844

    NEW DELHI, June 14 (MENA) - An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Katra town in Jammu-Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday, NDTV reported. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 2:20 at a depth of 10 km, 81 km ....

  • 2 dead, 1 injured in shooting incident at SDF firing range in Japan

    Date: 2023-06-14 05:31:11 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10208694

    TOKYO, June 14 (MENA) - Two Self-Defense Forces members died and another was seriously injured after being shot by a trainee member with a rifle at an SDF firing range in Gifu, central Japan, on Wednesday, Kyodo news agency quoted police and other ....

  • Int'l organizations not arenas for geopolitical games: China on US rejoining UNESCO

    Date: 2023-06-13 22:17:59 GMT - China - World - SN:79 - ID:10208323

    BEIJING, June 13 (MENA) - A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed Tuesday that international organizations are not arenas for geopolitical games. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to ....

  • US hits dlrs 40 bln in weapons pledged to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-06-13 20:18:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:69 - ID:10208577

    WASHINGTON, June 13 (MENA) - The Biden administration on Tuesday announced an additional dlrs 325 million in security assistance for Ukraine, including more rockets, artillery and armored vehicles, bringing total weapons pledged to the country amid ....

  • Funding for Humanitarian Operations in Syria and Neighbouring Countries at Critical Low: IOM Chief

    Date: 2023-06-13 12:21:21 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:35 - ID:10207685

    GENEVA, June 13 (MENA) - Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) António Vitorino is raising alarm over the scarcity of funding for humanitarian operations required to support millions of Syrians and their host ....

  • Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying another dam to slow counteroffensive

    Date: 2023-06-13 08:39:02 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:15 - ID:10207014

    LONDON, June 13 (MENA) - Ukraine has accused Russian forces of destroying another dam with the aim of slowing a counteroffensive launched by Kyiv, The Guardian reported. As rescue and relief efforts entered their seventh day for victims of the ....

  • Kryvyi Rih missile strike left three dead, 25 injured

    Date: 2023-06-13 07:31:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10207019

    KIEV, June 13 (MENA) - At least three civilians were killed and another 25 were injured by a Russian missile strike that hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk region overnight Tuesday. That’s according to an update posted by the chief of ....

  • Russian death toll in Ukraine up to 216,650

    Date: 2023-06-13 07:28:43 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10207065

    KIEV, June 13 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 216,650 Russian forces, including 470 in the past day. That’s according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reported. In addition, Ukraine’s defense forces ....

  • Experts warn of ‘one of the most dangerous periods in human history’ amid nuclear arsenal development

    Date: 2023-06-12 22:02:18 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10206849

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - The development of nuclear arsenals is leading to a perilous period in history, a group of experts warns. “We are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history,” Dan Smith, director of the Stockholm ....

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