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  • Malaysia, Singapore both want ceasefire and humanitarian aid amid renewed Palestine-Israel conflict

    Date: 2023-10-30 11:56:32 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:44 - ID:10417024

    KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today that despite the diplomatic differences, both Malaysia and Singapore shared a common position on an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian assistance on the current Israel-Palestine ....

  • South Korea FM holds back-to-back phone talks with Israel, other Middle East counterparts

    Date: 2023-10-30 11:21:58 GMT - south korea - World - SN:34 - ID:10416576

    SEOUL, Oct 30 (MENA) - South Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin has spoken by phone with his counterparts from Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan and discussed the escalating military conflict in the Gaza Strip, his office said ....

  • Indian Congress "Strongly Opposes" India's abstention on Gaza vote at UN : Sonia Gandhi

    Date: 2023-10-30 11:18:50 GMT - India - World - SN:33 - ID:10416810

    NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Congress is "strongly opposed" to India's abstention on the recent UN resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict, former party chief Sonia Gandhi said on Monday, asserting that while her party had unequivocally condemned ....

  • British, Dutch PMs discuss crisis in ME

    Date: 2023-10-30 10:10:13 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:26 - ID:10416569

    LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed in a phone call Sunday night with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte the crisis in the Middle East. The leaders shared their serious concern at the worsening ....

  • 33 aid trucks entered Gaza: UN

    Date: 2023-10-30 09:48:32 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:22 - ID:10416570

    NEW YORK, Oct 30 (MENA) - Thirty-three aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, the largest convoy to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory since Israel began restricting the delivery of aid, the UN said. Prior to Israel’s siege, some 500 trucks ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 299,940

    Date: 2023-10-30 08:35:59 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10416437

    KYIV, Oct 30 (MENA) - Russia has already lost about 299,940 troops in Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Facebook, Ukrinform reported. Between February 24, 2022 and October 30, 2023, the enemy’s total combat losses ....

  • Chances for release of 8 Russians held by Hamas exist: Russian diplomat

    Date: 2023-10-29 20:49:43 GMT - Russia - World - SN:78 - ID:10416109

    MOSCOW, Oct 29 (MENA) - It is quite possible to have eight Russian nationals released from Hamas’ captivity, efforts are being made in this track, TASS quoted a diplomatic source as saying on Sunday. "Chances do exist. Efforts toward this are ....

  • Pope Francis calls for ceasefire in Gaza

    Date: 2023-10-29 18:50:53 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:73 - ID:10415995

    VATICAN CITY, Oct 29 (MENA) - Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. Addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square for his Sunday Angelus, the Holy Father invited everyone to "continue to pray... for ....

  • Ukraine intercepts all five kamikaze drones Russia launched overnight Sunday

    Date: 2023-10-29 09:28:19 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10414938

    KIEV, Oct 29 (MENA) - Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down five Shahed-136/131 one-way attack UAVs in the early hours of Sunday, Ukrinform news agency reported quoting the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. "The Russian forces launched ....

  • Chinese foreign minister holds discussions with U.S. strategists

    Date: 2023-10-29 08:38:48 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:10414973

    WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (MENA) - Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, held discussions with US strategists here on Saturday, according the Chinese news agency ....

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