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  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to over 363,000

    Date: 2024-01-05 08:07:22 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10520447

    KIEV, Jan 5 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 363,070 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and January 5, 2024, including 790 in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on ....

  • 30,300 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2024-01-05 08:04:17 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10520482

    WARSAW, Jan 5 (MENA) - About 30,300 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 27,300 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 18.2 ....

  • Vessel carrying relief supplies expected to arrive at port in quake-hit Ishikawa

    Date: 2024-01-05 07:37:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:10520446

    TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Japan's land and transport ministry says a ship carrying relief supplies is expected to arrive at Nanao Port in the quake-hit prefecture of Ishikawa on Friday afternoon, NHK reported. Officials say the vessel left ....

  • Japan PM Kishida calls for improved living conditions in quake shelters

    Date: 2024-01-05 07:30:41 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10520408

    TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) – Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has called for improved living conditions for people taking shelter after Monday's powerful earthquake. Kishida has also ordered preparations for building temporary housing, NHK reported. ....

  • Fire destroys around 60 huts under Karachi’s Teen Hatti bridge

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:25:11 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:6 - ID:10520388

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - A huge fire destroyed around 60 huts under the Teen Hatti bridge on Thursday evening, Dawn newspaper quoted police and rescue services officials as saying. No one was hurt in the incident. SHO Aslam Bhatti of the ....

  • Japan earthquake death toll rises to 92, missing 242

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:22:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:5 - ID:10520384

    TOKYO, Jan 5 (MENA) - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242. As of 9:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a total of 242 people were ....

  • US Navy: 1,500 merchant ships safely transited Red Sea since mid-December

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:18:12 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:10520381

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - US Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said about 1,500 merchant ships have safely transited the Red Sea since mid-December when the US launched Operation Prosperity Guardian. The operation is a multinational, maritime security ....

  • 1 killed, 5 injured in school shooting in US state of Iowa

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:14:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:10520378

    WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (MENA) - A 6th-grade student was killed and five other people were injured in a shooting at a high school in Perry Town, CGTN quoted US state of Iowa as saying. The shooter, a 17-year-old student, died from a self-inflicted ....

  • 3 killed, 28 injured as commuter trains collide in Indonesia

    Date: 2024-01-05 06:10:37 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:2 - ID:10520374

    JAKARTA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Three people were killed and at least 28 injured when two trains collided on Indonesia's main island of Java on Friday, NDTV quoted officials as saying. The crash took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near rice ....

  • Russia using N.Korean missiles in strikes against Ukraine: White House

    Date: 2024-01-04 21:36:15 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10520303

    WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (MENA) – Russia has in recent days fired ballistic missiles into Ukraine that were provided by North Korea, the White House confirmed Thursday, calling it a “concerning escalation” of Pyongyang’s support for Moscow, the Hill ....

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