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  • France’s Macron to meet with Scholz in Berlin on Monday

    Date: 2022-05-05 09:48:27 GMT - France - World - SN:25 - ID:9552409

    PARIS, May 5 (MENA) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Monday, his first trip to see a foreign counterpart since being re-elected as French president last month, Bloomberg reported. The ....

  • US, Romania discuss views on Russia's military operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-05 09:22:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9552380

    WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Romanian Presidential Security Advisor Ion Oprișor, according to the White House. They exchanged views on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. They ....

  • Canada's ambassador will return to Ukraine as soon as it's safe: Canadian FM

    Date: 2022-05-05 09:15:49 GMT - Canada - World - SN:20 - ID:9552365

    OTTAWA, May 5 (MENA) - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Ukraine will return to Kyiv as soon as it is safe to do so, but neither she nor the prime minister would say whether they are planning to visit, CTV ....

  • US sanctions not to attain their goals, Russia’s economy is stable – Russian embassy

    Date: 2022-05-05 08:15:50 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:9552187

    MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) – More anti-Russian sanctions will not help Washington attain its goals as the ruble strengthening proves the stability of Russia’s financial sector and its economy, Russia’ embassy to the United States said on ....

  • US lauds Japan’s role on Russia-Ukraine crisis

    Date: 2022-05-05 07:53:07 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:9552186

    WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday met with Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo, the Pentagon said in a press release. “We are here because the US-Japan alliance remains the cornerstone of peace and ....

  • S Korea's spy agency joins NATO cyber defense group

    Date: 2022-05-05 07:46:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:9552218

    SEOUL, May 5 (MENA) - South Korea's state intelligence agency said Thursday it has joined a cyber defense group under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the first Asian member, Yonhap reported. The National Intelligence Service ....

  • Germany reports 96,167 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-05-05 07:28:32 GMT - Germany - World - SN:12 - ID:9552181

    BERLIN, May 5 (MENA) - Germany recorded 96,167 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. Coronavirus numbers remain very high in the country, with the total ....

  • Russian ruble hits 2-year high vs dollar, euro as EU proposes sanctions

    Date: 2022-05-05 07:24:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:9552140

    MOSCOW, May 5 (MENA) – The Russian ruble has jumped to around a two-year high against both the dollar and the euro, retaining the support of hefty capital controls as the European Union proposes a new package of sanctions against Russia for events ....

  • JHU: Global coronavirus cases exceed 515mn

    Date: 2022-05-05 07:00:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:9552116

    WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) – The overall global Covid-19 caseload topped 515 million and the deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its latest update, JHU revealed on Thursday that the current ....

  • Nearly 80% of Japanese think Okinawa's base-hosting burden unfair

    Date: 2022-05-05 06:52:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:9552129

    TOKYO, May 5 (MENA) - Nearly 80 percent of people in Japan think the burden on Okinawa in hosting the bulk of US forces in the country is not fair compared with other prefectures, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday. The nationwide mail survey, ....

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