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  • 4.2 magnitude earthquake hits northeast Afghanistan

    Date: 2023-03-27 06:28:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:3 - ID:10085466

    KABUL, March 27 (MENA) - An Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted the Northeast Province of Afghanistan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 rocked Taloqan capital centre of Takhar ....

  • Ukraine calls for emergency UN meeting to counter Russia’s ‘nuclear blackmail’

    Date: 2023-03-26 21:37:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:64 - ID:10085385

    KIEV, March 26 (MENA) - Ukraine is requesting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday after Russia said it had reached an agreement to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, calling on the U.S. and other world powers to ....

  • Biden declares emergency for Mississippi after massive storm kills at least 25

    Date: 2023-03-26 21:23:04 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:10085375

    WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) – US President Joe Biden declared an emergency to aid recovery and clean-up efforts in Mississippi after a storm left at least 25 people dead over the weekend, making federal funds available for a number of counties that ....

  • Biden 'absolutely' committed to keeping American troops in Syria

    Date: 2023-03-26 20:51:35 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:10085339

    WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - US National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Joe Biden is committed to keeping American troops in Syria in the wake of Iranian-backed attacks. “We’re going to always act to defend ....

  • OIC condemns burning of Quran copies in Denmark

    Date: 2023-03-26 18:24:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:53 - ID:10085124

    RIYADH, March 26 (MENA) - The Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vehemently condemned the provocative burning of copies of the Holy Quran, which took place in two different locations in Copenhagen, Denmark, on ....

  • Russia's nuclear rhetoric 'dangerous,' NATO says

    Date: 2023-03-26 15:56:20 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:47 - ID:10085120

    BRUSSELS, March 26 (MENA) - NATO on Sunday criticized Russia for its "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. "NATO is vigilant, ....

  • Moscow-Beijing relations to bring global peace and stability - Chinese FM

    Date: 2023-03-26 15:51:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:46 - ID:10085114

    MOSCOW, March 26 (MENA) - Russian-Chinese relations are the factor that will bring global peace and stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Sunday. "Chinese-Russian relations rest on mutual interest. We are neighbours and we are ....

  • Honduras establishes ties with China after Taiwan break

    Date: 2023-03-26 15:26:52 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:43 - ID:10085087

    TAIPEI CITY, March 26 (MENA) - Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states, Fox Taiwan reported. Foreign ....

  • Russia launches missile strike on Kramatorsk

    Date: 2023-03-26 11:58:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:32 - ID:10084665

    KYIV, March 26 (MENA) - Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region at around midnight and are using Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery, and cluster munitions to shell Avdiivka. Pavlo Kyrylenko, ....

  • Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt

    Date: 2023-03-26 11:32:21 GMT - Germany - World - SN:30 - ID:10084672

    BERLIN, March 26 (MENA) - Lufthansa's operations were disrupted Sunday at Frankfurt airport because of technical problems, according to Associated Press. Check-in systems on the airline's website and at the counter, as well as boarding, were ....

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