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  • UN stresses importance of providing protection to UNIFIL forces in south Lebanon

    Date: 2023-06-04 07:45:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:10192131

    NEW YORK, June 4 (MENA) - Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq stressed the importance of providing the necessary protection to the UNIFIL forces in south Lebanon. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was notified of the ....

  • Russian troops attack Kherson region 56 times over past 24 hours

    Date: 2023-06-04 07:08:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10192128

    KIEV, June 4 (MENA) - Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 56 times over the past 24 hours. Russian troops used the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), mortars, artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and aircraft. The ....

  • Pope sends 'heartfelt condolences' for deadly train crash in India

    Date: 2023-06-04 06:58:22 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:12 - ID:10192121

    THE VATICAN, June 4 (MENA) - Pope Francis has offered his heartfelt condolences to all those affected by a deadly train crash in India, according to France 24 on Sunday. The Pope said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the immense loss of life ....

  • Russian death toll in Ukraine up to 209,940: Ukraine armed forces

    Date: 2023-06-04 06:57:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:10192120

    KIEV, June 4 (MENA) - Ukraine’s Defense Forces eliminated 209,940 Russian forces from February 24, 2022 to June 4, 2023, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. Also, Ukraine’s forces destroyed 3,837 (+8) ....

  • Senior US State Department official arrives in China

    Date: 2023-06-04 06:44:10 GMT - China - World - SN:10 - ID:10192074

    BEIJING, June 4 (MENA) - A senior US State Department official arrived in Beijing on Sunday with meetings planned for the coming week as Washington seeks to boost communication with China, CNA reported. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian ....

  • Japan, S. Korea to further discuss preventing radar lock-on incidents

    Date: 2023-06-04 06:26:44 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:10192069

    TOKYO, June 4 (MENA) - The defense ministers of Japan and South Korea on Sunday agreed to accelerate talks on ways to prevent radar lock-on incidents between their forces, with an alleged case in 2018 having undermined confidence between the ....

  • Russian air defense forces down four Russian cruise missiles, three combat drones

    Date: 2023-06-04 06:09:48 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10192053

    KIEV, June 4 (MENA) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed four Russian cruise missiles and three combat drones, according to Ukrinform News Agency on Sunday. "The Russian army continues launching attacks on the territory of Ukraine at night with ....

  • Japan, China agree to operate defense hotline properly

    Date: 2023-06-04 06:08:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10192054

    TOKYO, June 4 (MENA) - Japan and China on Saturday agreed they will operate their defense hotline properly, amid disagreements over Taiwan and intrusions by Chinese vessels into waters near the Tokyo-controlled, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands in ....

  • UN chief deeply saddened by loss of life, injury in India train crash

    Date: 2023-06-04 05:50:31 GMT - India - World - SN:4 - ID:10192036

    NEW DELHI, June 4 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of lives in the tragic train accident in Odisha that has killed over 280 people and injured hundreds more, The Telegraph India reported. The crash ....

  • 2 dead, 35 injured after heavy rain pounds Japan

    Date: 2023-06-03 22:04:36 GMT - Japan - World - SN:56 - ID:10191942

    TOKYO, June 3 (MENA) – Two people died and at least 35 people were injured after heavy rain pounded wide areas of Japan, local authorities said Saturday, with landslides and river flooding occurring in many parts in the country's east, Kyodo News ....

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