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  • 21,500 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-12-19 09:09:04 GMT - Poland - World - SN:20 - ID:10497430

    WARSAW, Dec 19 (MENA) - About 21,500 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, nearly 27,900 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Monday. More than 17.8 ....

  • Chinese president urges all-out search efforts after 6.2-magnitude earthquake

    Date: 2023-12-19 09:04:30 GMT - China - World - SN:19 - ID:10497404

    BEIJING, Dec 19 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged all-out search and rescue efforts and proper arrangements for affected people to ensure the safety of people's lives and property after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Jishishan ....

  • At least 116 dead in northwest China earthquake

    Date: 2023-12-19 08:22:34 GMT - China - World - SN:15 - ID:10497335

    BEIJING, Dec 19 (MENA) - At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble in freezing conditions. At least 105 were ....

  • UN delays vote calling for Gaza ceasefire as US objects to resolution wording

    Date: 2023-12-19 07:50:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:12 - ID:10497210

    LONDON, Dec 19 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council has postponed a vote calling for a sustainable cessation of hostilities in Gaza to give more time for diplomats to meet US objections to the wording of the draft resolution, the Guardian ....

  • Yoon says N. Korea will learn its provocations only bring 'greater pain

    Date: 2023-12-19 07:48:39 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:10497262

    SEOUL, Dec 19 (MENA) - South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday North Korea will come to realize its provocations will only bring "greater pain," as he referred to its series of missile launches. "North Korea launched a short-range ....

  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 348,300

    Date: 2023-12-19 07:47:55 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10497256

    KIEV, Dec 19 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 348,300 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and December 19, 2023, including 1,140 in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on ....

  • Russia keeps over 60,000 troops in Bakhmut sector: Ukraine's military spox

    Date: 2023-12-18 23:00:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:76 - ID:10497071

    MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - Russia currently keeps 62,000 troops on the Bakhmut axis, and their number remains almost unchanged, Volodymyr Fitio, a spokesperson for the command of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, said on Monday. "There are currently ....

  • White House planning 1 more Ukraine aid package before year’s end

    Date: 2023-12-18 19:49:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:10496988

    WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (MENA) - The White House is planning to release one more package of military aid for Ukraine before the end of the year but warned it could be the last one until Congress acts to approve more assistance, according to The Hill. ....

  • Chinese president congratulates Kuwait's new emir

    Date: 2023-12-18 11:44:56 GMT - China - World - SN:34 - ID:10495574

    BEIJING, Dec 18 (MENA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday extended congratulations to the new emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and pledged joint efforts to further promote bilateral ties, Xinhua reported. In his ....

  • EU to adopt new sanctions against Russia today - Politico

    Date: 2023-12-18 11:43:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:33 - ID:10495751

    MOSCOW, Dec 18 (MENA) - The European Union is set to undergo a brief written procedure for the approval and publication of its 12th package of sanctions against Russia, according to Politico. Austria has withdrawn its reservations regarding the ....

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