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  • Pope Francis makes his strongest plea yet for end to Russia's war on Ukraine

    Date: 2022-10-02 18:43:57 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:55 - ID:9802923

    VATICAN CITY, Oct 2 (MENA) – Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, imploring him to "stop this spiral of violence and death" in Ukraine and denounced the "absurd" risk to humanity of catastrophic nuclear war as ....

  • Putin introduces bills on accession of new Russian regions to Parliament

    Date: 2022-10-02 17:21:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:52 - ID:9802865

    MOSCOW, Oct 2 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent the treaties on the accession to Russia of four formerly Ukrainian regions to the State Duma for ratification, Russia Today reported. The residents of Kherson and Zaporozhye ....

  • JHU: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 618 mln

    Date: 2022-10-02 12:33:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9802469

    WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (MENA) - As many as 617,960,235 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Sunday. It added that about 6,546,617 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • Australia expands sanctions against Russians

    Date: 2022-10-02 11:45:48 GMT - Australia - World - SN:24 - ID:9802241

    CAN, Oct 2 (MENA) - Australia on Sunday imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 28 Russian-appointed separatists, ministers and senior officials after President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four regions of Ukraine, ....

  • Russia’s constitutional court says Ukraine annexation treaties lawful

    Date: 2022-10-02 11:14:24 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9802288

    MOSCOW, Oct 2 (MENA) - Russia’s Constitutional Court on Sunday recognized as lawful treaties signed by President Vladimir Putin to annex four Moscow-occupied regions of Ukraine, according to court documents published online. The court ruled to ....

  • Death toll to football stadium crush rises to 174

    Date: 2022-10-02 11:04:53 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:19 - ID:9802101

    JAKARTA, Oct 2 (MENA) - At least 174 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world's worst stadium disasters, Jakarta Post newspaper reported. About 180 were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema ....

  • US, Ukrainian FMs discuss Moscow illegitimate efforts to change Ukraine borders by force

    Date: 2022-10-02 10:18:36 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9801963

    WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (MENA) - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone Sunday with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Ukraine’s continued defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the US Department of State ....

  • UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DRC

    Date: 2022-10-02 06:43:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9801687

    WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Oct 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned Friday's attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Pakistani blue helmet dead. "The ....

  • Indonesia: 129 killed after 'riots' at football match

    Date: 2022-10-02 06:38:30 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:4 - ID:9801681

    JAKARTA, Oct 2 (MENA) - Indonesian authorities said on Sunday that at least 129 people, including two police officers, died after violence broke out following a football match in the East Java province. East Java police chief Nico Afinta said 34 ....

  • MWL condemns terrorist attack on educational center in Kabul

    Date: 2022-10-01 16:10:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:62 - ID:9801069

    RIYADH, Oct 1 (MENA) - The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned a terrorist attack that targeted an educational center in a western district of Kabul, Afghanistan, killing and injuring many, reported Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Saturday. In a ....

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