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Japanese foreign minister urges Iran to help calm Israeli-Palestinian situation
Date: 2023-10-17 15:54:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:71 - ID:10396880
TOKYO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko has called on Iran to play a role in calming the situation surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Kamikawa spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian over the ....
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France: 21 citizens killed in Israel last week
Date: 2023-10-17 15:38:51 GMT - France - World - SN:68 - ID:10396755
PARIS, Oct 17 (MENA) - French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that 21 nationals were killed in Israel last week, and 11 others are still missing, noting that some of those may be detained in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the foreign ministry ....
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Russia considers evacuating citizens from Gaza Strip
Date: 2023-10-17 15:19:29 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:10396697
MOSCOW, Oct 17 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said on Tuesday Moscow considers evacuating Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip. Viktorov said - during a press conference at the headquarters of the Rossiya Segodnya news ....
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First batch of US citizens leaving Israel arrive in Cyprus by boat
Date: 2023-10-17 11:06:33 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:30 - ID:10395943
NICOSIA, Oct 17 (MENA) - The First batch of US citizens leaving Israel arrived in Cyprus by boat, according to France 24. Dozens of US citizens from Israel arrived in Cyprus early Tuesday on the first evacuation boat organised by the United ....
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Hate speech ‘dehumanizes individuals and communities’: Guterres
Date: 2023-10-17 09:57:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:25 - ID:10395870
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (MENA) - Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, strongly denounced the horrific murder of a 6-year-old boy, of Palestinian descent, and the attempted murder of his mother in Chicago, Illinois State, Midwestern ....
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Canada urges action to protect civilians in Gaza
Date: 2023-10-17 09:56:07 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:24 - ID:10396012
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Canada has called on all parties to act to protect civilians in Gaza from harm and to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. Canadian Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen spoke to Red ....
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23,600 Ukrainians cross border into Poland over past 24 hrs
Date: 2023-10-17 09:07:22 GMT - Poland - World - SN:19 - ID:10395789
WARSAW, Oct 17 (MENA) - About 23,600 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Tuesday. Meanwhile, nearly 25,000 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine Monday night. More than 16.4 ....
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Global electricity grid must be upgraded urgently to hit climate goals, says IEA
Date: 2023-10-17 07:16:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:14 - ID:10395751
LONDON, Oct 17 (MENA) - Ministers have been urged to “open their eyes” to the need to build a vast network of new electricity grids to allow countries to hit climate goals, the chief of the world’s energy watchdog has said. Fatih Birol, the ....
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Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 289,430
Date: 2023-10-17 06:46:58 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10395699
KYIV, Oct 17 (MENA) - From February 24, 2022 to October 17, 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 289,430 Russian military personnel, including 800 soldiers over the past day, Ukrinform reported Tuesday quoting a statement by the General ....
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UN Security Council rejects Russian resolution on Gaza
Date: 2023-10-17 05:49:27 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:1 - ID:10395572
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (MENA) - The UN Security Council on Monday night in New York failed to adopt a resolution proposed by Russia that would have called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which has been ravaged by almost 10 days of fighting between ....