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  • Russia, North Korea pledge to develop ties free of Western pressure — Lavrov

    Date: 2023-09-13 19:27:32 GMT - Russia - World - SN:83 - ID:10344348

    MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Moscow and Pyongyang plan to develop cooperation that will be unencumbered by pressure from the West, TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as having said Wednesday. "As agreed, our leaders (Russian President ....

  • ‘Not a ransom’: White House defends US-Iran prisoner swap deal

    Date: 2023-09-13 19:03:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:79 - ID:10344342

    WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (MENA) - The White House denied Wednesday that the unfreezing of $6 billion of Iranian funds to help secure the release of five US citizens was effectively a ransom payment. The United States on Monday waived sanctions to ....

  • WFP warns of humanitarian crisis due to budget shortfall in Afghanistan

    Date: 2023-09-13 18:54:29 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:78 - ID:10344329

    KABUL, Sept 13 (MENA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it needs one billion dollars to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan. The organization also emphasized that it can provide food assistance to one out of every needy ....

  • Germany sends new military aid package to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-09-13 17:52:25 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:74 - ID:10344226

    BERLIN, Sept 13 (MENA) - Germany has sent a new military aid package to Ukraine, which includes Marder infantry fighting vehicles, mine clearing tanks, and artillery ammunition. The package includes 20 Marder IFVs with ammunition, two WISENT 1 ....

  • Many countries now perceive West as destabilizing factor — Russian diplomat

    Date: 2023-09-13 13:08:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:47 - ID:10343614

    MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Many countries worldwide already perceive the West as a destabilizing factor, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS in an interview at the Eastern Economic Forum, which is taking place in Vladivostok ....

  • North Korea’s Kim says his visit taking place amid battle of 'progress versus reactionism'

    Date: 2023-09-13 13:06:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:45 - ID:10343613

    MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated that his visit to Russia is taking place against the background of a fight between progress and the forces of reactionism, between global justice and injustice, the Russian news agency ....

  • 26,100 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-09-13 07:56:55 GMT - Poland - World - SN:19 - ID:10343030

    WARSAW, Sept 13 (MENA) - About 26,100 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Wednesday. Meanwhile, nearly 24,500 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Tuesday, bringing the total ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 270,350

    Date: 2023-09-13 07:12:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10342886

    KIEV, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 270,350 Russians in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to September 13, 2023, including 590 in the past day alone, Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting a statement by the General Staff ....

  • N. Korean ballistic missiles flew some 650 kilometers each: S. Korean military

    Date: 2023-09-13 06:58:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:10342917

    SEOUL, Sept 13 (MENA) - North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in an apparent show of force as the North's leader Kim Jong-un's meeting with his Russian counterpart ....

  • Putin, Kim Jong Un meet at Vostochny space launch facility

    Date: 2023-09-13 06:26:46 GMT - Russia - World - SN:8 - ID:10342869

    MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Vostochny space launch facility in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur Region on Wednesday, after taking part in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok. Putin announced plans ....

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