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  • U.S. expects months of intense fighting in Ukraine-Russia military operation - Paper

    Date: 2022-09-17 08:03:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9776334

    WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - Despite Ukrainian forces’ startling gains in the military operation against Russia, the U.S. administration anticipates months of intense fighting with wins and losses for each side, spurring U.S. plans for an open-ended ....

  • Malaysia concerned about clashes between Armenia, Azerbaijan

    Date: 2022-09-17 07:54:31 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:14 - ID:9776315

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (MENA) - Malaysia is deeply concerned about the current situation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region following latest clashes between the Azerbaijan and Armenian forces, The Star newspaper said. It was reported the ....

  • China confirms Vice-President Wang Qishan will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

    Date: 2022-09-17 07:44:56 GMT - China - World - SN:13 - ID:9776303

    BEIJING, Sept 17 (MENA) - China confirmed on Saturday that Vice-President Wang Qishan will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth as a special envoy of President Xi Jinping. Wang will be the most senior Chinese official to visit Britain ....

  • Somalia’s president meets US Secretary of State in Washington

    Date: 2022-09-17 07:35:50 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:12 - ID:9776286

    MOGADISHU/WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss key bilateral issues, including the fight against terrorism and efforts to mitigate drought impact, his office ....

  • Fire breaks out at Woodlands Industrial Park, more than 100 people evacuated

    Date: 2022-09-17 07:23:10 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:11 - ID:9776272

    SINGAPORE, Sep 17 (MENA) - A fire involving a large pile of recycling waste broke out at Woodlands Industrial Park on Saturday morning, Channel News Asia said. Firefighters were called to 66 Woodlands Industrial Park at about 8.40am. The ....

  • Sri Lanka to join Russia's Mir system

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:58:10 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:8 - ID:9776231

    COLOMBO, Sept 17 (MENA) - The Sri Lankan government is discussing with Russia the possibility of joining its MIR payment system, with the discussion being underway between the Central banks as revealed by Sri Lankan Minister of Transport and ....

  • Japan poised to issue special typhoon warning for Kyushu region

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:39:21 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:9776210

    TOKYO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Japan's weather agency said Saturday it is ready to issue a special typhoon warning for some areas in the country's southwestern region of Kyushu as an "unprecedented" storm is forecast to approach, Kyodo News said. ....

  • US should be concerned about transparency of its own elections – Russian Embassy

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:29:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:9776194

    MOSCOW, Sept 17 (MENA) - The United States should be concerned over ensuring the transparency of its own electoral processes instead of meddling in Russia’s domestic affairs, according to a commentary published by the Russian Embassy in Washington ....

  • Japan emperor, empress leave for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral

    Date: 2022-09-17 06:23:03 GMT - Japan - World - SN:3 - ID:9776189

    TOKYO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako left for Britain on a government plane Saturday to attend Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral, marking the couple's first trip abroad since he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in ....

  • Calls for demilitarizing ZNPP 'unrealistic' - Russian diplomat

    Date: 2022-09-16 22:43:05 GMT - Austria - World - SN:157 - ID:9776121

    VIENNE, Sept 16 (MENA) - Calls for demilitarizing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are unrealistic, as no troops and heavy weapons are deployed to it, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail ....

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