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  • Spain's PM calls for 'historic' turnout in snap elections

    Date: 2023-07-23 12:22:02 GMT - Spain - World - SN:28 - ID:10269175

    MADRID, July 23 (MENA) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged voters to turn out in "historic" numbers after he cast his ballot in the snap general elections on Sunday, the EFE news agency reported. After casting his ballot at a polling ....

  • Over 10,500 people killed in criminal acts in Russia in first six months of 2023

    Date: 2023-07-23 11:17:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:10269134

    MOSCOW, July 23 (MENA) - Over 10,500 people were killed in criminal acts in Russia in the first six months of the year, according to data from the Interior Ministry. "A total of 10,700 people died as a result of criminal acts (a two percent ....

  • Ukrainian official names main goal of Russian attacks on Odesa

    Date: 2023-07-23 09:52:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:10268906

    KIEV, July 23 (MENA) - The main goal of the Russian missile attacks on Odesa region is an attempt to completely strip Ukraine of access to the Black Sea, and through intimidation to deter and neutralize international efforts to restore the Black Sea ....

  • One killed in overnight Russian attack on Odesa - governor

    Date: 2023-07-23 05:41:25 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:2 - ID:10268527

    KIEV, July 23 (MENA) - At least one person was killed and more than 15 wounded in a Russian attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, the governor of the region said early Sunday. "Unfortunately, we have one civilian killed as a result ....

  • Wildfires in Greece’s Rhodes burn for 5th day as village evacuated

    Date: 2023-07-22 21:32:01 GMT - Greece - World - SN:53 - ID:10268442

    ATHENS, July 22 (MENA) – Firefighters on Greece’s Rhodes are continuing to fight wildfires on the island for the fifth consecutive day, as residents were evacuated from a central village on Friday night, Ekathimerini reported. Villagers in Laerma ....

  • Dnipropetrovsk region struck with Russian heavy artillery, power grids damaged – Ukrainian official

    Date: 2023-07-22 21:31:43 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:52 - ID:10268441

    KYIV, July 22 (MENA) – Russian troops have attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery. As a result, power transmission lines were damaged, Ukrinform quoted Ukrain’s Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak as ....

  • Attack on journalists in Zaporozhye Region was not accidental – Russia

    Date: 2023-07-22 21:31:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:51 - ID:10268440

    MOSCOW, July 22 (MENA) – All the circumstances of the attack on a group of journalists in the Zaporozhye Region prove that it was not accidental, Tass quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying in a statement on ....

  • Helicopter crashes near Subang airport in Malaysia

    Date: 2023-07-22 19:08:34 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:48 - ID:10268422

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 (MENA) – A helicopter crashed at the apron of UniKL MIAT hangar near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang but all seven on board were safe, the Star reported. Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) chief executive ....

  • Lukashenko in Russia to meet with Putin

    Date: 2023-07-22 17:42:45 GMT - Belarus - World - SN:44 - ID:10268299

    MINSK, July 22 (MENA) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has flown to Russia to hold a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, TASS reported. Putin is expected to hold talks with Lukashenko Sunday. The meeting is due to focus on ....

  • About 5,000 Wagner mercenaries may be deployed in Belarus – Demchenko

    Date: 2023-07-22 15:54:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:41 - ID:10268216

    KIEV, July 22 (MENA) - The number of mercenaries from Russian private military companies (PMC), deployed in Belarus, may be around 5,000, according to Ukrinform. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Ukrainian State Border Guard ....

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