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  • Ukraine says Russian forces shelled 16 towns in Kharkiv region in 24 hours

    Date: 2024-04-22 15:08:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:38 - ID:10672585

    KIEV, April 22 (MENA) - As many as 16 settlements of the Kharkiv region came under the Russian forces' fire in the past 24 hours, leaving a 19-year-old man injured, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, said on ....

  • Iraqi, Turkish presidents discuss regional issues in Baghdad

    Date: 2024-04-22 14:56:56 GMT - Iraq - World - SN:36 - ID:10672629

    BAGHDAD, April 22 (MENA) - Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Monday received his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Baghdad, as they discussed a host of regional issues including water, security, and economy, during the first official ....

  • Russian war losses in Ukraine top 460,000

    Date: 2024-04-22 07:36:23 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:10 - ID:10672026

    KYIV, April 22 (MENA) - Russia's overall combat losses in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and April 22, 2024 amounted to about 460,260 troops, including 730 killed or wounded in action in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces ....

  • SIPRI: Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions, insecurity

    Date: 2024-04-22 07:25:01 GMT - Sweden - World - SN:8 - ID:10671955

    STOCKHOLM, April 22 (MENA) - Total global military expenditure reached dlrs 2443 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 per cent in real terms from 2022. This was the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009. The 10 largest spenders in 2023—led by ....

  • Ukraine to receive all F-16 fighter jets from Denmark - ambassador

    Date: 2024-04-22 06:22:54 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10671936

    KYIV, April 22 (MENA) - Denmark will send Ukraine all the F-16 fighter jets that were previously agreed upon by the leaders of the two countries/ Danish Ambassador to Ukraine Ole Egberg Mikkelsen said this on Ukrainian television, Ukrinform ....

  • BRICS countries to stand against 'digital colonization' together - Russian official

    Date: 2024-04-21 18:32:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:55 - ID:10671698

    MOSCOW, April 21 (MENA) - Russia together with other BRICS countries, cooperating in the area of information security, will be able to stand against "digital colonization", which one country can hardly do alone, TASS quoted Igor Ashmanov, head of ....

  • Greece to develop “iron dome” system

    Date: 2024-04-21 10:52:15 GMT - Greece - World - SN:18 - ID:10670948

    ATHENS, April 21 (MENA) Greece aspires to build an extensive air defense shield against drones and aircraft, its defense minister said. “The course of the war in Ukraine has made us reach the conclusion that Greece has to build an air-defense ....

  • Russian investments in Austria rose after war

    Date: 2024-04-20 22:51:57 GMT - Austria - World - SN:64 - ID:10670501

    VIENNA, April 20 (MENA) – Russian investments in Austria are not falling despite Moscow's war of aggression on Ukraine, which has been going on for more than two years. The latest investment control report from the Ministry of Economy shows that ....

  • Zelensky thanks for adoption of US bill on aid to Ukraine

    Date: 2024-04-20 22:31:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:62 - ID:10670474

    KYIV, April 20 (MENA) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the US House of Representatives for passing a bill to provide Ukraine with an aid package worth more than $60 billion, Ukrinform reported. “I am grateful to the US House ....

  • Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party

    Date: 2024-04-20 20:54:53 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:60 - ID:10670311

    TBILISI, April 20 (MENA) - Georgia is unlikely to join the European Union any time soon, despite having been granted candidate status last year, the chairman of the country’s ruling party said on Saturday. “Last December, we became a candidate ....

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