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Washington, London discuss situation in Ukraine

Date: 2022-02-07 22:02:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:104 - ID:9406142

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with UK Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa, and North America James Cleverly today in Washington, D.C. Sherman and Cleverly discussed continued diplomatic ....

Putin, Macron speaking at Kremlin for five hours

Date: 2022-02-07 22:01:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:103 - ID:9406147

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - The talks between the Russian and French presidents, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, in the Kremlin have been lasting for five hours, TASS news agency reported. The two presidents spoke tete-a-tete in the Kremlin and ....

NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says

Date: 2022-02-07 22:01:14 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:102 - ID:9406106

BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (MENA) - NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near ....

Biden: US, Germany working in 'lockstep' to counter Russian aggression

Date: 2022-02-07 22:00:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:101 - ID:9406132

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Monday afternoon and declared that the US and Germany are working in "lockstep" to counter Russian aggression toward Ukraine, The Hill ....

UK to send 350 more troops to Poland

Date: 2022-02-07 21:06:10 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:9406107

LONDON, Feb 7 (MENA) - UK Defense secretary Ben Wallace said the UK will send 350 further troops to Poland in the "spirit of solidarity" as tensions build between Russia and Ukraine, the Independent reported Monday. In a press conference with ....

Kremlin confirms arrangements for visit of Pakistani PM to Russia

Date: 2022-02-07 20:34:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:9406087

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - Preparations for a visit of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to Moscow are underway and the Kremlin will report the exact date in a timely fashion, TASS news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as ....

Putin does not plan to take part in Munich Security Conference in any format — spokesman

Date: 2022-02-07 19:13:21 GMT - Russia - World - SN:85 - ID:9405998

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not take part in the Munich Security Conference either in person or via video link, TASS news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday. "Putin has no plans to ....

Avalanche in mountainous east Afghanistan kills at least 12

Date: 2022-02-07 19:13:03 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:84 - ID:9405990

KABUL, Feb 7 (MENA) - An avalanche in a remote mountainous corner of northeast Afghanistan killed at least 12 people, a provincial spokesperson said Monday. Another nine were injured, ABC News reported. One person was missing after the late ....

COVID cases, deaths on rise worldwide

Date: 2022-02-07 15:28:57 GMT - World Capitals - World - SN:65 - ID:9405622

WORLD CAPITALS, Feb 7 (MENA) – Infections from coronavirus went on the rise worldwide with more cases and deaths being reported. In Hungary, fatalities in the last 24 hours stood at 234 and the cases of new infections registered were ....

Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs in Jakarta, Bali

Date: 2022-02-07 14:04:30 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:56 - ID:9405490

JAKARTA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in the capital Jakarta and the holiday island of Bali as coronavirus cases rise sharply, a senior minister said on Monday. Under new regulations, supermarkets, malls and ....