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  • Batang Kali landslide: Fire, Rescue Dept says thick, muddy soils complicate SAR operation

    Date: 2022-12-17 08:10:14 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:9926216

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (MENA) - The thick, muddy and rocky soil conditions have complicated efforts to locate the 12 missing victims after yesterday’s landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm camping site in Gohtong Jaya here, Malay Mail ....

  • Putin visits joint staff of troops involved in military operation — spokesman

    Date: 2022-12-17 07:51:20 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:9926153

    MOSCOW, Dec 17 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the joint staff of all military branches involved in Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, TASS quoted the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov as saying. "On ....

  • Switzerland slaps more sanctions on Russia

    Date: 2022-12-16 19:59:21 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:77 - ID:9925952

    GENEVA, Dec 16 (MENA) – The Swiss government has adopted further sanctions against Russia in line with a European Union decision on December 3, it said on Friday. The measures relate to a price cap on Russian crude oil and petroleum products, ....

  • Russia says talks continue with Azerbaijan, Armenia to resume traffic in Lachin corridor

    Date: 2022-12-16 19:28:15 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:9925939

    MOSCOW, Dec 16 (MENA) – The command of the Russian peacekeepers continues to hold talks to resume traffic on the road between Stepanakert and Goris, known as the Lachin corridor, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday. "The ....

  • European Parliament delegation to visit Taiwan next week

    Date: 2022-12-16 19:15:08 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:73 - ID:9925847

    TAIPEI, Dec 16 (MENA) - Seven members of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA), which will include six advisers and officials, will visit Taiwan December 18-21, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said ....

  • Philippines files diplomatic protest vs. China over Pag-asa island incident

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:39:02 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:67 - ID:9925807

    MANILA, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over what was believed to be rocket debris retrieved by the navy in the West Philippine Sea that was "forcefully" seized by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, CNN ....

  • Indonesia, France discuss strengthening defense ties

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:27:30 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:64 - ID:9925830

    JAKARTA, Dec 16 (MENA) - Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto made a working visit to France to meet with the Minister of the French Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu at Hôtel de Brienne, Paris, on Thursday, Antara news agency reported. "We ....

  • At least 21 dead, 12 more feared trapped in Malaysia landslide

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:22:45 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:63 - ID:9925824

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (MENA) - At least 21 people have been killed in a landslide that struck a camping site in Batang Kali in Selangor, Malaysia, on early Friday morning, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Friday. And 12 ....

  • Biden to meet with Ecuador's Lasso at White House next week

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:05:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9925792

    WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden will meet with the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, at the White House on Tuesday. The White House said on its website Friday that Biden and Lasso plan to use their meeting to stress the ....

  • Putin preparing major offensive in new year, Ukraine defence minister warns

    Date: 2022-12-16 16:53:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9925780

    LONDON, Dec 16 (MENA) - Senior Ukrainian officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a major new offensive in the new year, despite a series of humiliating battlefield setbacks for Russia in recent months. In an interview ....

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