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Biden says he intends to visit southern border on Mexico trip
Date: 2023-01-05 06:04:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:1 - ID:9954016
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - President Biden on Wednesday told reporters that he intends to visit the southern border while he’s in Mexico next week, according to The Hill. The president said that arrangements to visit the border are being worked ....
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Ukraine, Romania agree to bolster defense cooperation
Date: 2023-01-04 21:52:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:95 - ID:9953905
KYIV, Jan 4 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis agreed on further steps in the development of cooperation between the two countries, in particular in the defense sector, Ukrinform reported. They ....
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Zelensky: Russia planning major offensive
Date: 2023-01-04 20:39:16 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:90 - ID:9953903
KYIV, Jan 4 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Russia is planning a major “new offensive” but did not give an estimated timeline for the attack, according to The Hill. Zelensky, in an address, warned the Ukrainian ....
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UK PM urges Britons to have optimism in 2023
Date: 2023-01-04 20:36:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:9953801
LONDON, Jan 4 (MENA) - New Year should be a time of optimism and excitement, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his follow citizens in a speech published by the UK government website on Wednesday. "I know many of you look ahead to 2023 with ....
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Japan’s Kishida eyes deeper defense alliance with US
Date: 2023-01-04 18:22:37 GMT - USA - World - SN:81 - ID:9953780
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House next week as Japan boosts its defense spending amid growing security risks in East Asia regarding North Korea and China, The Hill ....
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JHU: Global coronavirus cases surpass 661 mn
Date: 2023-01-04 13:48:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:54 - ID:9953042
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 661 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Wednesday that the current ....
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Moscow ready to return to ME Quartet despite US decision to freeze it
Date: 2023-01-04 13:37:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:9953051
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) - Vladimir Safronkov, the Russian Foreign Ministry's special representative for the Middle East, said on Wednesday his country is ready to return to the Middle East Quartet despite the US decision to free it. The Russian ....
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Zelensky: Ukraine is fighting and will continue to fight for victory
Date: 2023-01-04 13:37:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:51 - ID:9953130
KYIV, Jan 4 (MENA) – Ukraine is fighting and will continue to fight for victory that will surely come, Ukrinform quoted Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying on Wednesday. “We are fighting and will continue to fight. For the sake of ....
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New Year holiday period witnessed 'surge' of deadly attacks by Russian forces in Ukraine: UN
Date: 2023-01-04 10:32:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:37 - ID:9952779
NEW YORK, Jan 4 (MENA) - The New Year holiday period witnessed a fresh surge of deadly attacks by Russian forces in Ukraine, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said. Citing UN humanitarian colleagues, he informed the media at the regular daily ....
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IMF head warns one-third of world lurching toward recession
Date: 2023-01-04 10:13:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:35 - ID:9952783
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) - International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Kristalina Georgieva warned one-third of the global economy will be in recession this year. Speaking on the CBS show Face the Nation, Georgieva said this year will be “tougher” ....