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Biden to rally allies as Ukraine war gets more complicated
Date: 2023-02-21 10:42:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:23 - ID:10030415
WASHINGTON/WARSAW, Feb 21 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden is set to consult with allies from NATO’s eastern flank in Poland on Tuesday as the Russian war in Ukraine edges toward an even more complicated stage, AP reported. After paying an ....
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Popular giant panda Xiang Xiang departs Japan for China
Date: 2023-02-21 08:30:59 GMT - Japan - World - SN:12 - ID:10030260
TOKYO, Feb 21 (MENA) - Xiang Xiang, a hugely popular Japanese-born female giant panda at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, on Tuesday departed for China, where she is set to start her search for a mate, Kyodo news agency reported. Accompanied ....
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UN ready to provide "additional support" for tremor-hit Turkey, Syria
Date: 2023-02-21 07:34:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10030117
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has vowed "additional support" for Turkey and Syria following two new earthquakes that hit the two countries Monday night. "My thoughts continue to be with the people of Turkey and ....
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Moscow accuses Washington of hindering efforts
Date: 2023-02-21 07:12:23 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:7 - ID:10030114
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (MENA) - Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polansky accused the United States of hindering international efforts to support the settlement in the Middle East, Russia Today reported. In statements, Polansky ....
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Zelensky–Biden meeting will definitely speed up provision of weapons to Ukraine, says FM
Date: 2023-02-20 22:03:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:107 - ID:10029982
KYIV, Feb 20 (MENA) - The meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and the USA will speed up the provision of weapons to Kyiv, but quality-organized logistics are also needed to deliver them, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. ....
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Nations: No clarity on neutrality, no Olympics for Russia
Date: 2023-02-20 21:45:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:105 - ID:10029915
LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The governments of 34 nations released a statement Monday calling on the IOC to clarify the definition of “neutrality” as it seeks a way to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into international sports and, ultimately, ....
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New EU blacklist names Russians abducting Ukrainian children
Date: 2023-02-20 20:38:29 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:102 - ID:10029916
BRUSSELS, Feb 20 (MENA) – Crimes committed by Russians you've never heard of feature on a new EU blacklist designed to mark one year of operations, EUobserver reported. It names three Russian politicians — Lenara Ivanova, Vyacheslav Dukhin, and ....
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Zelensky thanks IMF managing director for supporting Ukraine
Date: 2023-02-20 20:32:49 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:101 - ID:10029912
KYIV, Feb 20 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with International Monetary Fund IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Kyiv and thanked her for supporting Ukraine since the first days of Russia's war, Ukrinform reported ....
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UK lambasts N. Korea's launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles
Date: 2023-02-20 20:32:11 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:99 - ID:10029779
LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The UK condemned North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile towards Japan and South Korea and on February 20, describing it a violation to UN Security Council Resolutions. In a statement published on the ....
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UK summons Iranian Charge d'Affaires over threats to journalists
Date: 2023-02-20 18:58:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:96 - ID:10029778
LONDON, Feb 20 (MENA) - The British government summoned Iran's most senior diplomat in London on Monday to protest at what it said were serious threats against journalists living in Britain, Iran International TV reported. On Saturday, the ....