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  • Japan PM Kishida to visit Indonesia, India for ASEAN, G-20 summits

    Date: 2023-09-01 07:20:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:17 - ID:10324658

    TOKYO, Sept 1 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to travel next week to attend summit meetings in Indonesia with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and another in India for the Group of 20 major economies, Kyodo ....

  • Japan, U.S., South Korea extend sanctions over North Korea satellite launch

    Date: 2023-09-01 07:16:32 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10324654

    TOKYO, Sept 1 (MENA) - Japan, the United States and South Korea have imposed additional sanctions on North Korea, such as asset freezes on individuals and organizations, in response to Pyongyang's failed attempt to launch a military satellite last ....

  • 30,800 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hrs

    Date: 2023-09-01 07:07:22 GMT - Poland - World - SN:15 - ID:10324643

    WARSAW, Sept 1 (MENA) - About 30,800 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Poland over the past 24 hours, the Polish Border Guards revealed Friday. Meanwhile, nearly 27,800 people crossed from Poland into Ukraine on Thursday. More than 15.15 ....

  • Russian troops shell Kherson region 61 times, civilian killed

    Date: 2023-09-01 07:04:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10324602

    KIEV, Sept 1 (MENA) – Russian forces shelled Kherson region 61 times, killing one person and injuring another one, Ukrinform quoted Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, as saying on Friday. "In the past ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 263,490

    Date: 2023-09-01 07:04:25 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:10324603

    KIEV, Sept 1 (MENA) – Russia lost about 263,490 troops in Ukraine, including 470 over the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported Friday quoting a relevant statement made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. The Ukrainian ....

  • Japanese agriculture min. apologizes for calling treated Fukushima Daiichi water 'contaminated'

    Date: 2023-09-01 06:31:39 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:10324604

    TOKYO, Sept 1 (MENA) - A Japanese Cabinet minister has apologized for calling treated and diluted water being released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant "contaminated," and retracted the remark, NHK reported. Agriculture, Forestry ....

  • Biden proposes new rules amid crackdown on unlicensed gun dealers

    Date: 2023-09-01 06:18:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10324577

    WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (MENA) – The administration of US President Joe Biden on moved to permanently close loopholes that permit people to sell guns without a license and from now will need officers to complete the background checks on purchasers, ....

  • Canada imposes sanctions on director of Russia’s State Hermitage Museum

    Date: 2023-09-01 06:16:46 GMT - Canada - World - SN:9 - ID:10324591

    OTTAWA, Sept 1 (MENA) - Canada has included Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, on its list of Russian cultural figures sanctioned for supporting the invasion of Ukraine. Other than Ukraine, Canada is ....

  • Ukraine: More than 25 combat clashes recorded at front in past day

    Date: 2023-09-01 05:55:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10324573

    KIEV, Sept 1 (MENA) - More than 25 combat clashes have taken place at the front in the 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its morning update on Facebook. Ukrinform reported "In the past 24 hours, 25 combat ....

  • Voting underway in Singapore's Presidential Election

    Date: 2023-09-01 05:36:09 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:6 - ID:10324559

    SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (MENA) - Voting is currently underway in the Presidential Election as Singaporeans on Friday cast their ballot for the country's ninth President, Channel News Asia reported. The three candidates for the 2023 Presidential ....

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