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  • Biden demands Russia release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich: ‘Let him go’

    Date: 2023-04-01 07:28:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10092981

    WASHINGTON, April 1 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden demanded that Russia release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after he was arrested this week on spying charges, New York Post reported. “Let him go,” Biden told reporters when ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 173,990 troops

    Date: 2023-04-01 07:25:20 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10092997

    KIEV, April 1 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 173,990 troops in Ukraine (+630 over the past day). The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

  • At least 3 killed, dozens hurt as powerful storm system hits several states

    Date: 2023-04-01 07:17:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:10092988

    WASHINGTON, April 1 (MENA) - A tornado plowed through Arkansas' capital and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter, part of a monster storm ....

  • Nepal earthquake: Kathmandu rocked by 3.5 magnitude tremors, no reports of damage yet

    Date: 2023-04-01 07:08:27 GMT - Nepal - World - SN:8 - ID:10092977

    KATHMANDU, April 1 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 jolted Kathmandu in Nepal at 3:04 am (IST) on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the quake occurred at a depth of 25 kilometers around 10 ....

  • Germany has sent more than 420 tons of energy equipment to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-04-01 06:53:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:10092969

    KIEV, April 1 (MENA) - Ukraine has received energy equipment with a total weight of 423 tons from German partners, Ukrinform news agency reported. Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko said this during a meeting with State Secretary ....

  • Britain strikes deal to join major free trade bloc in Indo-Pacific

    Date: 2023-03-31 20:14:45 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:59 - ID:10092718

    LONDON, March 31 (MENA) - The UK announced that negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which began in June 2021, concluded after an intensive round of talks in Vietnam earlier this ....

  • Blinken: China is eroding Hong Kong’s judicial independence

    Date: 2023-03-31 19:54:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:10092799

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced China for undermining the independence of Hong Kong’s courts, as the State Department released a new report condemning Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the Asian financial ....

  • Russia: We are pursuing cooperation with Belarus without violating obligations

    Date: 2023-03-31 19:19:58 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:57 - ID:10092752

    NEW YORK, March 31 (MENA) - "We are pursuing cooperation with Belarus without violating obligations," the UN News Center quoted Russian ambassador and Permanent Representative, Vassily Nebenzia as saying. "We are not transferring nuclear ....

  • US vice president, Zambian president discuss number of important issues

    Date: 2023-03-31 18:48:41 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:10092636

    LUSAKA/ WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) – US Vice President Kamala Harris said that she and President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema had a discussion on a number of important issues, the White House said in a statement on Friday. She thanked the ....

  • EU leader hails Japan PM Kishida's visit to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-03-31 18:46:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:53 - ID:10092712

    TOKYO, March 31 (MENA) - A leader of the European Union on Friday hailed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Ukraine in March, saying it sent a strong message to the Eastern European country and the international community, Kyodo news ....

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