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Zelensky thanks for adoption of US bill on aid to Ukraine
Date: 2024-04-20 22:31:42 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:62 - ID:10670474
KYIV, April 20 (MENA) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the US House of Representatives for passing a bill to provide Ukraine with an aid package worth more than $60 billion, Ukrinform reported. “I am grateful to the US House ....
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Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
Date: 2024-04-20 20:54:53 GMT - Georgia - World - SN:60 - ID:10670311
TBILISI, April 20 (MENA) - Georgia is unlikely to join the European Union any time soon, despite having been granted candidate status last year, the chairman of the country’s ruling party said on Saturday. “Last December, we became a candidate ....
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Major European airport evacuated, flights cancelled after bomb threat
Date: 2024-04-20 18:08:32 GMT - Denmark - World - SN:51 - ID:10670310
COPENHAGEN, April 20 (MENA) - Billund airport in central Denmark had to evacuate hundreds of passengers Saturday after South East Jutland Police received reports of a bomb threat on the site, The Local reported. The airport website also shows all ....
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North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead, new anti-aircraft missile
Date: 2024-04-20 07:50:28 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:6 - ID:10669224
PYONGYANG, April 20 (MENA) - North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area, AP News reported. North Korean state media said the country’s missile ....
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Taiwan detects 21 Chinese military aircraft
Date: 2024-04-20 07:27:19 GMT - Taiwan - World - SN:5 - ID:10669208
TAIPEI, April 20 (MENA) - A surge of Chinese military aircraft was detected around Taiwan during a three-hour window on April 20, The Straits Times reported Saturday. Taipei’s Defense Ministry said since 8.15am it had detected 21 Chinese ....
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Russia’s war losses in Ukraine rise by 750 in past day
Date: 2024-04-20 06:58:33 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:1 - ID:10669178
KIEV, April 20 (MENA) - Russia’s total combat losses since the large-scale invasion have reached 458,580. That’s including 750 soldiers and officers killed or wounded in the past day alone. The updated assessment was delivered by the General ....
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Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia launches missile strikes on Ukraine
Date: 2024-04-19 09:54:44 GMT - Poland - World - SN:25 - ID:10668026
WARSAW, April 19 (MENA) – Poland scrambled aircraft and put its air defense systems on alert as Russia launched a new massive missile attack on neighboring Ukraine overnight into Friday, Polskie Radio reported. The Operational Command of Poland's ....
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2 killed in suicide bomb attack on vehicle carrying Japanese nationals in Pakistan’s Karachi
Date: 2024-04-19 08:14:40 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:20 - ID:10667978
ISLAMABAD, April 19 (MENA) – At least two people were killed in a suicide blast attack in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday that struck a vehicle in which foreign nationals were travelling, broadcaster Geo News reported. All five foreigners in the ....
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Australia tells citizens to depart Israel, Palestinian territories
Date: 2024-04-19 08:13:38 GMT - Australia - World - SN:19 - ID:10667982
CANBERRA, April 19 (MENA) – Australia on Friday told its citizens to leave Israel if possible, citing a "high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks", issuing a similar warning for the Palestinian territories, Times of India ....
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Police arrest six, seek three others in Canada's largest gold heist at Toronto's international airport
Date: 2024-04-19 07:45:38 GMT - Canada - World - SN:16 - ID:10668001
OTTAWA, April 19 (MENA) - Nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto's international airport a year ago, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation quoted Canadian police as ....