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  • Russian FM Lavrov arrives in Eritrea

    Date: 2023-01-26 20:32:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:9988094

    MOSCOW, Jan 26 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov kicked off his latest diplomatic tour of Africa on Monday and has already visited three nations - South Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini and Angola. On Thursday, Russia Foreign ....

  • Greek opposition submits censure motion over phone tapping scandal

    Date: 2023-01-26 20:30:15 GMT - Greece - World - SN:69 - ID:9988093

    ATHENS, Jan 26 (MENA) – The head of Greece’s largest opposition party submitted a censure motion against the conservative government on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and ....

  • Blinken: Sanctioning senior Paraguayan officials for corruption

    Date: 2023-01-26 19:19:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9987974

    WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States is sanctioning a former and a current senior Paraguayan officials for their involvement in systemic corruption that has undermined democratic ....

  • 5 residential buildings damaged by Russian drones in Kyiv

    Date: 2023-01-26 19:19:02 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:66 - ID:9987972

    KYIV, Jan 26 (MENA) – Five residential buildings and seven other objects and structures were damaged in Kyiv region as a result of the Russian drone attack in the early hours of Thursday, Ukrinform quoted Head of Kyiv Region Police Dapartment Andriy ....

  • US State Secretary to travel to Egypt next week

    Date: 2023-01-26 17:46:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9987874

    WASHINTON, Jan 26 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel, and the West Bank from January 29-31 to consult with partners on a range of global and regional priorities, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ....

  • IMF urges Japan to be more flexible in setting long-term bond yields

    Date: 2023-01-26 14:51:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:56 - ID:9987559

    TOKYO, Jan 26 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday called for "more flexibility" in Japanese long-term yields after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) jolted financial markets with its surprise decision to widen the trading band last ....

  • Japan to downgrade COVID-19 category on May 8

    Date: 2023-01-26 12:49:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:9987462

    TOKYO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Japan plans to reclassify the novel coronavirus to the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza effective May 8, Kyodo News Agency quoted government sources as saying Thursday. The government is ....

  • India slams vandalism of 3 Hindu temples in Australia

    Date: 2023-01-26 09:37:17 GMT - India - World - SN:18 - ID:9987044

    NEW DELHI, Jan 26 (MENA) - India Thursday strongly condemned the recent vandalism of three Hindu temples in Australia, NDTV said. Earlier, this month, the Swaminarayan temple in Melbourne, the historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, ....

  • EU agrees 24 new guarantee programs to boost investments in enlargement, neighborhood regions

    Date: 2023-01-26 08:41:46 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:14 - ID:9986922

    BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (MENA) - The Operational Board of the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) has endorsed a further package of 24 guarantee programs to support investments in the EU's neighborhood and enlargement countries, ....

  • Nearly 600 Russian diplomats expelled from Western countries since February 2022

    Date: 2023-01-26 08:24:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9986895

    MOSCOW, Jan 26 (MENA) - As many as 574 Russian diplomats have been expelled from Western countries and some of the US Pacific allies since February 24, 2022 under various pretexts, both those linked with the situation in Ukraine and on accusations ....

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