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Six killed in 86 Russian attacks on Kherson region in Ukraine
Date: 2023-05-15 06:41:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10158142
KYIV, May 15 (MENA) - The Russian army attacked the Kherson region 86 times on May 14, killing six people and injuring three others, Ukrinform news agency reported. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, ....
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NATO races to bridge divisions over Ukraine membership - Commentary
Date: 2023-05-14 20:55:43 GMT - USA - World - SN:82 - ID:10157956
WASHINGTON, May 14 (MENA) – NATO nations are locked in negotiations to determine next steps in Ukraine’s path toward joining the Western alliance, as member states scramble to bridge divisions over how quickly Kyiv should be brought under the ....
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Suspected drone disrupts Gatwick Airport flights
Date: 2023-05-14 20:36:08 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:10157948
LONDON, May 14 (MENA) - Operations at Gatwick Airport in London were disrupted after a suspected drone was seen close to the airfield, the BBC reported. A spokesman for the airport in West Sussex said operations were suspended temporarily just ....
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Erdoğan leads in Turkish elections with over 50% of votes counted
Date: 2023-05-14 20:05:55 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:79 - ID:10157907
ANKARA, May 14 (MENA) - Early returns from Turkey’s national election Sunday had President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a solid lead after some 73 percent of ballot boxes were counted, according to TRT World Turkish website. Erdogan had 50.76 of the ....
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4.3 magnitude quake strikes Afghanistan's Kabul
Date: 2023-05-14 14:00:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:47 - ID:10157180
KABUL, May 14 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, on Sunday, Hindustan Times newspaper quoted the National Center for Seismology (NCS) as saying on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at 8:14 am, the NCS ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 198,880
Date: 2023-05-14 07:28:53 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:10156493
KIEV, May 14 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 198,880 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to May 14, 2023, including 620 invaders over the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Sunday quoting the General Staff of the ....
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Ukrainian troops gradually advancing in Bakhmut suburbs, Russians captured – Official
Date: 2023-05-13 21:24:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:53 - ID:10156250
KYIV, May 13 (MENA) – The Ukrainian troops are gradually advancing in the suburbs of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and have also captured Russian invaders, Ukrinform reported on Saturday. "At the epicenter of military operations in Bakhmut direction, ....
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Zelensky meets with Pope Francis at Vatican
Date: 2023-05-13 20:35:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:51 - ID:10156206
ROME, May 13 (MENA) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Ukrinform reported on Saturday. The president called on the pontiff to join the implementation of Ukraine’s Peace Formula. "Met with Pope ....
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Zelensky arrives at Vatican for meeting with pope
Date: 2023-05-13 17:11:10 GMT - Italy - World - SN:47 - ID:10156062
ROME, May 13 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on Saturday afternoon arrived at the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis. Zelensky will be received by the pontiff not in the Apostolic Palace but in the so-called Auletta adjacent ....
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Bangladesh evacuates stranded citizens from Sudan with IOM support
Date: 2023-05-13 12:25:53 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:31 - ID:10155627
GENEVA, May 13 (MENA) - Over 570 Bangladeshi nationals who were stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict have been evacuated with the support of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), according to ....