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Ukraine won’t get formal invite to join NATO at July summit, Stoltenberg says
Date: 2023-06-19 20:00:56 GMT - Germany - World - SN:77 - ID:10218028
BERLIN, June 19 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there are no ongoing discussions about issuing Ukraine a formal invitation to join the alliance at its summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next month, The Hill reported Monday. In a ....
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Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing
Date: 2023-06-19 18:03:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:10217856
WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, concluding a high-stakes visit, ABC News reported. The meeting comes amid soaring tensions between the United States and ....
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Afghan women suffer extreme discrimination, restrictions, violence - Deputy High Commissioner 2 last Geneva
Date: 2023-06-19 11:46:35 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:42 - ID:10217362
Afghanistan is also the only country in the world that bans women from working for international organizations, including the United Nations, as well as outside the home, in many sectors, she said, adding that this significantly impacts the ability ....
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Afghan women suffer extreme discrimination, restrictions, violence - Deputy High Commissioner
Date: 2023-06-19 11:45:46 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:10217121
GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al Nashif said Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are denied education beyond primary level. Addressing the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council ....
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UN Human Rights Council starts 53rd session in Geneva 2 last Geneva
Date: 2023-06-19 10:29:54 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:35 - ID:10217125
He added "I am extremely worried by the deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. In the occupied West Bank, excessive use of force and unlawful killings of Palestinians by the Israeli Security Forces have increased, including ....
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UN Human Rights Council starts its 53rd session in Geneva
Date: 2023-06-19 10:17:09 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:34 - ID:10217016
GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - The UN Human Rights Council started its regular 53rd session in Geneva on Monday. In a report delivered during the inauguration of the session, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said that when the first ....
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Ukrainian defenders capture mo0re than 80 Russian soldiers in past week – Maliar
Date: 2023-06-19 09:32:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:28 - ID:10216976
KYIV, June 19 (MENA) - The Ukrainian defense forces captured more than 80 Russian invaders in the past week, Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform news agency reported. According to her, over the past week, ....
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US ‘deeply troubled’ as Israel plans to approve thousands of homes in West Bank
Date: 2023-06-19 06:45:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10216481
WASHINGTON, June 19 (MENA) - The United States said it is “deeply troubled” by the Israeli government’s tabling of plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank and has called on Israel to return to dialogue aimed at ....
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US, Chinese FMs meet in Beijing for first time in 5 years
Date: 2023-06-18 17:51:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:10216010
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with senior Chinese officials in Beijing Sunday at the start of a high-stakes visit meant to steer relations back on course after months of inflamed tensions between ....
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1 dead, at least 20 injured in shooting at Illinois Juneteenth celebration: police
Date: 2023-06-18 15:57:29 GMT - USA - World - SN:59 - ID:10216049
WILLOWBROOK, Ill, June 18 (MENA) - One person is dead and at least 20 were injured in a shooting at an Illinois Juneteenth celebration early Sunday morning, police have confirmed. Deputies with the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office were in the ....