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  • N. Korea could launch spy satellite 'in near future'

    Date: 2023-05-23 15:11:16 GMT - south korea - World - SN:54 - ID:10174049

    SEOUL, May 23 (MENA) - North Korea could launch its first military spy satellite "in the near future," National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong said Tuesday, as speculation has grown over the timing of the launch. Cho made the remark during an ....

  • Militants kill six at energy plant in Hangu

    Date: 2023-05-23 13:48:55 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:48 - ID:10173847

    ISLAMABAD, May 23 (MENA) - Unidentified militants stormed a natural gas and oil extraction plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, killing four police and two private guards, Pakistan Today quoted police as saying. The attack by up to 50 ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 204,360

    Date: 2023-05-23 07:10:46 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10172629

    KYIV, May 23 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 204,360 troops in Ukraine, including 480 over the past day, Ukrinform reported Tuesday. Between February 24, 2022 and May 23, 2023, the Russian total combat losses included also 3,789 tanks, ....

  • TikTok sues Montana state to reverse state’s ban of the app

    Date: 2023-05-22 21:58:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:10172488

    WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against Montana in response to a recently passed state law that would ban the popular video service in the US state, CNBC reported. The lawsuit, filed Monday in the United States ....

  • Russia to continue dialogue with Armenia on possible withdrawal from CSTO: Kremlin

    Date: 2023-05-22 20:35:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:10172425

    MOSCOW, May 22 (MENA) - Russia will continue the dialogue with Armenia on the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Monday. "Moscow is certain that the organization is ....

  • Poll: Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration

    Date: 2023-05-22 12:25:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:45 - ID:10171712

    WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - As US President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, ABC news quoted a ....

  • Japan, China eye defense chiefs' talks in Singapore in June: source

    Date: 2023-05-22 12:03:58 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:10171807

    TOKYO, May 22 (MENA) - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu are expected to hold talks on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Singapore in early June, Kyodo news agency quoted a source close to ....

  • WHO declares end of global health emergency by Covid-19

    Date: 2023-05-22 11:46:49 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:41 - ID:10171632

    GENEVA, May 22 (MENA) - The health emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic has ended, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. The announcement comes more than 3 years after the organization declared the coronavirus disease a“global health ....

  • US State Department: Monitoring mechanism for implementation of “Jeddah Accord” in Sudan

    Date: 2023-05-22 09:10:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:10171180

    WASHINGTON, May 22 (MENA) - The State Department said a monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the Jeddah Accord for Sudan would be in place. Saudi Arabia and the United States, sponsors of the peace talks held in Jeddah, had announced ....

  • China summons Japan envoy to protest G-7 statement

    Date: 2023-05-22 06:26:06 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10170911

    BEIJING/TOKYO, May 22 (MENA) - Beijing summoned Hideo Tarumi, Japan's ambassador to China, on Sunday to lodge a "solemn" protest over references to Taiwan and other issues related to the nation in Group of Seven statements made at a summit in ....

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