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Canadian PM welcomes Russia-West prisoner swap
Date: 2024-08-02 06:20:36 GMT - Canada - World - SN:6 - ID:10812064
OTTAWA, Aug 2 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the prisoner exchange between Russia and the West that took place on Thursday, with 24 people released in total. In a post on X on Thursday, he wrote: "The release of Paul ....
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China condemns assassination of Hamas leader, urges permanent Gaza ceasefire
Date: 2024-08-01 21:57:29 GMT - China - World - SN:76 - ID:10811898
BEIJING, Aug 1 (MENA) - China firmly opposes and condemns the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and is deeply concerned that the incident may plunge the region into greater turmoil, Xinhua news agency quoted a Chinese foreign ministry ....
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Eight Russians detained, held in several NATO countries brought back home
Date: 2024-08-01 18:23:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:67 - ID:10811820
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stated that eight Russian citizens, who were detained and imprisoned in several NATO countries, have returned to Russia. The exchange took place at Ankara airport (Turkiye) on ....
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Dates of Putin's visit to Turkey to be coordinated through diplomatic channels — Kremlin
Date: 2024-08-01 18:07:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:10811831
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - The dates of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey are to be agreed upon through diplomatic channels, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio ....
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No peace summit on Ukraine with Russia’s participation currently planned: Kremlin
Date: 2024-08-01 17:48:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:10811814
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (MENA) - No peace summit on Ukraine with Russia’s participation is currently in the works, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Komsomolskaya Pravda radio on Thursday. "First of all, so far, there is no summit with Russia’s ....
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Ismail Haniyeh’s death brings prospect of regional war closer
Date: 2024-07-31 09:17:56 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:22 - ID:10809215
LONDON, July 31 (MENA) - Like all prominent Hamas figures, Ismail Haniyeh lived under the constant threat of assassination; his death in the Iranian capital of Tehran in a reported missile strike appears to be the latest daring Israeli operation ....
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Over 12,000 people in Japan sent to hospital in week due to heatstroke
Date: 2024-07-31 08:31:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:10809170
TOKYO, July 31 (MENA) - Over 12,000 people in Japan were sent to hospital due to heatstroke in the week that ended on Sunday, the largest weekly total since this year's tally began on April 29, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said ....
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3rd stage of non-strategic nuclear exercises starts in Russia
Date: 2024-07-31 08:27:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:10809167
MOSCOW, July 31 (MENA) - The third stage of Russia's non-strategic nuclear exercises has begun. This stage is meant to prepare units for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. It said that ....
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Nagasaki mayor says Israel not invited to A-bomb peace ceremony
Date: 2024-07-31 08:21:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:18 - ID:10809186
TOKYO, July 31 (MENA) - The mayor of Nagasaki on Wednesday said Israel would not be invited to the Aug. 9 annual peace ceremony marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city, Kyodo reported. The remarks by Mayor Shiro Suzuki come ....
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US imposes sanctions on Iranian missile, UAV procurement facilitators
Date: 2024-07-30 22:27:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:90 - ID:10808846
WASHINGTON, July 30 (MENA) - The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it is targeting five individuals and seven entities based in Iran, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and Hong Kong that have ....
