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Blinken speaks with Cypriot FM via phone
Date: 2023-08-07 20:27:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:10290823
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos via phone. During the phone conversation, the two discussed durable transatlantic unity in opposing Russia’s unjustified ....
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Situation in Senegal stable, says Russian Embassy
Date: 2023-08-07 20:27:14 GMT - Russia - World - SN:63 - ID:10290824
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - The situation in Senegal is stable, as no riots have been staged following the hospitalization of recently arrested Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the Russian Embassy to Senegal told TASS. "The situation in the ....
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More than 3,000 US troops reach Red Sea amid Iran tensions
Date: 2023-08-07 19:07:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:10290787
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (MENA) - More than 3,000 US sailors and Marines reached the Red Sea on Sunday aboard the assault ship USS Bataan in response to Iran’s "harassment and seizures of merchant vessels," according to the US Naval Central Forces Central ....
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3 killed after firefighting helicopter crashes in Riverside County following midair collision
Date: 2023-08-07 12:32:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:24 - ID:10290241
CALIFORNIA, Aug 7 (MENA) - Three people were killed after two firefighting helicopters collided in midair while battling a brush fire in Riverside County, ABC News reported. One chopper crashed into a hillside, killing the pilot and two crew ....
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France urges caution travel to Sahel region
Date: 2023-08-07 10:28:47 GMT - France - World - SN:19 - ID:10289856
PARIS, Aug 7 (MENA) - France has said that the African Sahel region was no longer safe for its citizens after suspected al-Qaeda militants killed two Frenchmen in Niger. The pair were found dead, apparently killed by their kidnappers on Saturday, ....
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Cambodian king appoints Hun Sen's son as new PM
Date: 2023-08-07 05:59:26 GMT - Cambodia - World - SN:5 - ID:10289489
PHNOM PENH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Hun Manet was appointed Cambodia's new leader by the king on Monday (Aug 7), after having effectively been given the post from his father who ruled for nearly four decades, CNA reported. Days after a landslide victory ....
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Typhoon Khanun to approach Japan's southwestern main island this week
Date: 2023-08-07 05:53:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:4 - ID:10289484
TOKYO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Typhoon Khanun is expected to approach Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu later this week, possibly bringing torrential rain to parts of the area, the weather agency said Monday while warning of mudslides, flooding and ....
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Zelensky hears report on use of air defense systems provided by partners
Date: 2023-08-06 21:09:27 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:57 - ID:10289358
KYIV, Aug 6 (MENA) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky heard a report on the use of Patriot and IRIS-T air defense systems by Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrinform reported on Sunday. “Today, I heard a report on the use of advanced air defense ....
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Canada suspending direct aid to Niger’s government after military coup
Date: 2023-08-06 16:28:59 GMT - Canada - World - SN:48 - ID:10289199
OTTAWA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Ottawa has announced it will stop providing financial assistance to Niger’s government in the wake of a military coup in the West African country. Global Affairs Canada said in a statement that the coup is a serious threat ....
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Pakistan train crash death toll rises to 30
Date: 2023-08-06 15:58:07 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:46 - ID:10289145
ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 (MENA) - At least 30 people were killed and 80 others injured after multiple bogies of the Hazara Express derailed near the Sarhari Railway Station near Nawabshah on Sunday afternoon, according to the Dawn newspaper. Sindh Chief ....
