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  • Taiwan intensifies frequency of military drills on offshore islands

    Date: 2022-09-23 16:56:12 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:55 - ID:9788119

    TAIPEI, Sept 23 (MENA) - Regular live-fire drills in Penghu County in the middle of the Taiwan Strait will now take place once every month, while similar exercises on the islands of Kinmen and Matsu close to China will be organized every two months, ....

  • US nuclear aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea

    Date: 2022-09-23 16:19:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:50 - ID:9788019

    WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on Friday ahead of the two countries’ joint military exercise that aims to show their strength against growing North Korean ....

  • Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating ceasefire pact

    Date: 2022-09-23 08:49:48 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:14 - ID:9787398

    YEREVAN/ BAKU, Sept 23 (MENA) – Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of opening fire overnight on Friday, breaking a fragile ceasefire agreement that had brought the worst fighting between the two ex-Soviet countries since 2020 to a close last ....

  • Washington welcomes Serbia’s efforts to diversify energy sources, increase energy security

    Date: 2022-09-23 08:27:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:9787314

    WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) – White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today with President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia in New York City on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, the White House said on Friday. They talked ....

  • US, Philippine presidents probe means to boost bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2022-09-23 08:26:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9787351

    WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) – US President Jo Biden had a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in New York on means to boost bilateral cooperation, the White House said in a statement. The two leaders stressed the importance of ....

  • JHU: Covid-19 cases worldwide exceed 614 mn

    Date: 2022-09-23 08:07:46 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:9787350

    WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (MENA) - As many as 614,091,769 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) reported on Friday. It added that about 6,533,944 have died from the virus ....

  • Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote whether to join Russia

    Date: 2022-09-23 08:05:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:9787313

    MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) – Voting began Friday in Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, ABC News quoted Russian-backed officials as saying. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by ....

  • Japan to remove daily entry cap on October 11

    Date: 2022-09-23 07:16:23 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9787295

    TOKYO/NEW YORK, Sept 23 (MENA) - Japan will remove its cap on daily arrivals on October 11 as part of its easing of COVID-19 border controls, Kyodo news agency quoted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying. On the same day as the ....

  • Poland receives 6.484 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-09-23 07:05:21 GMT - Poland - World - SN:6 - ID:9787285

    WARSAW, Sept 23 (MENA) – Some 6.484 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said, citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. Poland received on ....

  • Foreign Ministers of Germany, France requested meeting with Sergey Lavrov — spokeswoman

    Date: 2022-09-22 22:57:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:9787150

    MOSCOW, Sept 22 (MENA) - Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and a representative of an unnamed North European country requested a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York, ....

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