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  • Two Russian missile carriers in Black Sea ready to fire up to 16 Kalibr missiles

    Date: 2023-05-29 09:47:40 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:24 - ID:10183111

    KYIV, May 29 (MENA) - Two Russian missile carriers have entered the Black Sea with a total volley of up to 16 Kalibr-type cruise missiles, Ukrinform reported quoting the South Operational Command on Facebook. “Russia continues to expand the ....

  • S. Korea slams N. Korea's planned satellite launch, warns of consequences

    Date: 2023-05-29 08:52:42 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:10182874

    SEOUL, May 29 (MENA) - South Korea on Monday "strongly warned" against North Korea's plan to launch a satellite in the coming weeks, vowing to make Pyongyang pay "due prices" if it goes ahead with the launch, Yonhap reported. "We strongly warn ....

  • 4 dead after tourist boat capsizes in storm on Italian lake

    Date: 2023-05-29 07:03:22 GMT - Italy - World - SN:11 - ID:10182751

    ROME, May 29 (MENA) - Italian firefighters have recovered four bodies from a northern Italian lake after a tourist boat capsized in a sudden, violent storm, ABC New reported Monday. Divers searched overnight after a whirlwind overturned the boat ....

  • Singapore president not to stand for re-election in 2023 poll

    Date: 2023-05-29 06:53:59 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:9 - ID:10182738

    SINGAPORE, May 29 (MENA) - President Halimah Yacob announced on Monday that she will not be running for a second term in the upcoming election this year, CNA reported. "In a few months’ time, the Presidential Election will be held. After very ....

  • Russia’s death toll in Ukraine hits 207K mark

    Date: 2023-05-29 06:38:34 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10182709

    KYIV, May 29 (MENA) - The overall combat losses the Russian forces have suffered since the start of the military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now amount to 207,030. This includes 430 forces eliminated in the past day alone, the General ....

  • Powerful typhoon to approach Japan's Okinawa Pref. later this week

    Date: 2023-05-29 06:33:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10182705

    TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - Powerful Typhoon Mawar is forecast to approach the southwestern part of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture later this week, with the country's weather agency warning of high tides and violent winds in the Sakishima Islands from ....

  • Erdogan gets 52.72% of votes after counting over 89% of ballots: TRT World

    Date: 2023-05-28 21:30:36 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:73 - ID:10182491

    ANKARA, May 28 (MENA) - With over 89.81 of ballots counted so far, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 52.72 per cent of votes, against 47.28 per cent for his opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in the presidential run-off election ....

  • France condemns Russian drone attack “in the strongest terms”

    Date: 2023-05-28 20:32:50 GMT - France - World - SN:71 - ID:10182474

    PARIS, May 28 (MENA) – France condemned a “record” drone attack against Kiyv “in the strongest terms”, adding that it had claimed the lives of at least two people and left several injured, in what it called a flagrant violation of international ....

  • US conducts airstrike on Al-Shabab in Somalia

    Date: 2023-05-28 18:44:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:10182331

    WASHINGTON, May 28 (MENA) - The United States conducted an airstrike on al-Shabab militants on Friday in Somalia, VOA reported. The strike destroyed weapons and equipment "unlawfully taken by al-Shabab fighters," the US Africa Command said in a ....

  • Financial Times: Turkish voters head to the polls in crunch time for Erdoğan

    Date: 2023-05-28 10:34:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:31 - ID:10181513

    LONDON, May 28 (MENA) - Turkish voters are heading to the polls for the second time in a fortnight on Sunday with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on course to extend his rule into a third decade, The Financial Times reported. Erdoğan defied expectations in ....

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