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US works with Latvia to provide Ukraine with humanitarian aid - Blinken
Date: 2022-11-18 08:32:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:9881813
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (MENA) – Washington works with Latvia to offer humanitarian aid to Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a press release. The United States and Latvia are strong NATO Allies with a partnership founded on a ....
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APEC begins summit with focus on food and energy inflation, North Korea
Date: 2022-11-18 08:08:07 GMT - Japan - World - SN:22 - ID:9881822
TOKYO/BANGKOK, Nov 18 (MENA) - An annual meeting of Pacific Rim leaders started Friday in Bangkok with the focus on taming surging food and energy prices driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as realizing inclusive and sustainable growth ....
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France rejects 'confrontation' in Asia, Macron says
Date: 2022-11-18 08:05:47 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:21 - ID:9881821
BANGKOK, Nov 18 (MENA) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged an end to "confrontation" as he outlined his vision for France's engagement with the Asia-Pacific region, France 24 reported Friday. Macron is attending the 21-strong ....
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Japan, US, 4 other nations condemn North Korea's missile launch
Date: 2022-11-18 08:01:52 GMT - Japan - World - SN:20 - ID:9881776
TOKYO/ BANGKOK, Nov 18 (MENA) – The leaders of Japan, the United States, South Korea and three other countries condemned Friday North Korea's ballistic missile launch earlier in the day as they held an emergency meeting during an Asia-Pacific ....
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7.808 million Ukrainian refugees cross into Poland since Feb.
Date: 2022-11-18 07:58:29 GMT - Poland - World - SN:19 - ID:9881809
WARSAW, Nov 18 (MENA) - Some 7.808 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation in February, announced Poland's Border Guard on Friday. As many as 22,100 refugees crossed the ....
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Aviation watchdog extends suspension of flights to Russia’s 11 airports until November 27
Date: 2022-11-18 07:56:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:18 - ID:9881805
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (MENA) - The suspension of flights to 11 airports in southern and central Russia has been extended until November 27, TASS news agency quoted the country’s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia as saying on Friday. "The suspension of ....
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Russia extends grain deal not because of outside pressure, says Russian embassy in US
Date: 2022-11-18 07:52:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:17 - ID:9881760
MOSCOW, Nov 18 (MENA) – Russia does not agree with allegations that Moscow made the decision to extend the grain deal because of external pressure, TASS news agency quoted the Russian embassy in the US as saying. "We took note of the biased ....
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Yoon orders execution of strengthened extended deterrence measures after N.K. missile launch
Date: 2022-11-18 07:51:25 GMT - south korea - World - SN:16 - ID:9881762
SEOUL, Nov 18 (MENA) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed the National Security Council on Friday to implement strengthened extended deterrence measures following North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ....
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Pope Francis says Vatican ready to mediate to end Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Date: 2022-11-18 07:48:00 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:14 - ID:9881795
VATICAN CITY, Nov 18 (MENA) - Pope Francis said on Friday the Vatican was ready to do anything possible to mediate and put an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the pontiff said in statements to France 24. Asked whether he believed ....
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N. Korea fires ICBM, likely lands in Japan's exclusive economic zone
Date: 2022-11-18 07:15:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9881717
TOKYO, Nov 18 (MENA) – North Korea test-fired an ICBM-class missile Friday that likely fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone off its northern territory, Kyodo news quoted the Japanese government as saying, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ....