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EU sanctions should aim to stop Russia rebuilding military capability - Zelenskyy
Date: 2023-02-03 18:43:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:10000931
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that EU sanctions on Russia "should aim to ensure Moscow cannot rebuild its military capability." Ukraine will fight to hold on to the eastern "fortress" city of Bakhmut for ....
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Austria urges common European approach to reduce asylum waves
Date: 2023-02-03 18:39:39 GMT - Austria - World - SN:65 - ID:10000929
VIENNA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner called Friday for boosting international cooperation to combat illegal immigration, facilitating the return of immigrants to their countries of origin, and adopting a common approach, ....
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France's nuclear energy future tabled at Elysée Palace talks
Date: 2023-02-03 18:16:38 GMT - France - World - SN:64 - ID:10000899
PARIS, Feb 3 (MENA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting with his nuclear policy advisors to keep up with the pace of the accelerated revival of the industry, coming one year after the French head of state announced the need for ....
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EU: Russia must allow all deported children to return to Ukraine
Date: 2023-02-03 17:52:13 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:61 - ID:10000884
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) – The European Union has urged Russia to stop the illegal practice of deporting Ukrainian nationals, especially children, and allow those already deported to safely return to Ukraine, Ukrinform quoted an EU statement as announced ....
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Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli forces near Nablus
Date: 2023-02-03 17:46:41 GMT - palestine - World - SN:60 - ID:10000918
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - A 25-year-old Palestinian young man was shot and killed on Friday evening by Israeli occupation forces at Huwwara military checkpoint, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency reported. Ahmad ....
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Canada summons Chinese envoy as Ottawa, Washington express displeasure over balloon
Date: 2023-02-03 17:38:47 GMT - Canada - World - SN:59 - ID:10000875
OTTAWA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Canada announced that it had called China’s ambassador onto the carpet as Ottawa and Washington expressed their disapproval Friday over a high-altitude balloon found to have been hovering over sensitive sites in the United ....
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Talks underway on date of Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Russia - diplomat
Date: 2023-02-03 17:28:25 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:10000883
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) – Consultations on the date of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to Russia are underway, Russian Special Presidential Advisor for Afghanistan and Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department ....
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Norway to purchase 54 new generation Leopard 2 tanks
Date: 2023-02-03 15:54:56 GMT - Norway - World - SN:49 - ID:10000773
OSLO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Norway will buy 54 new generation Leopard 2 tanks to replace its older versions of the same model, and has an option for 18 others, The Local quoted the government as saying on Friday. Planned for several years, the order will ....
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Moscow, Beijing discuss prospects for developing bilateral ties in 2023
Date: 2023-02-03 15:30:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:10000747
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko and his Chinese counterpart Ma Zhaoxu discussed on Friday the prospects for developing bilateral ties in 2023 and gave a high assessment of the current state of relations between ....
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Global food prices decline further in January, says FAO
Date: 2023-02-03 15:29:50 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:46 - ID:10000670
GENEVA, Feb 3 (MENA) - The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the tenth consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index averaged ....