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  • The 2nd EPF kicks off in Geneva Thursday

    Date: 2023-07-05 09:14:09 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:18 - ID:10240442

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – The second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum (EPF) will kick off in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday. The Forum is organized by the Muslim Council of Elders in partnership with the Rose Castle Foundation and the World ....

  • Number of children injured by Russian aggression in Ukraine rises to 1,048

    Date: 2023-07-05 08:04:44 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10240294

    KIEV, July 5 (MENA) - As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 494 children have been killed and 1,048 more have been injured in Ukraine, Ukrinform News Agency said. “As of the morning of July 5, 2023, more than 1,543 children were ....

  • S. Korea respects IAEA report on Fukushima wastewater discharge: official

    Date: 2023-07-05 07:46:00 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:10240338

    SEOUL, July 5 (MENA) - The South Korea government respects the outcome of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s safety review of Japan's plan to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima plant, Yonhap reported Wednesday ....

  • Poland admits 29,900 new arrivals from Ukraine: officials

    Date: 2023-07-05 07:17:23 GMT - Poland - World - SN:8 - ID:10240224

    WARSAW, July 5 (MENA) - Around 29,900 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Wednesday. Since February 24, 2022, 13.28 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the ....

  • Biden, Scholz discuss over phone preparations for NATO Summit

    Date: 2023-07-05 07:01:08 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10240182

    WASHINGTON, July 5 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to review preparations for the NATO Summit to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The White House said in a statement that they discussed over phone ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to about 231,700

    Date: 2023-07-05 06:43:57 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:4 - ID:10240194

    KIEV, July 5 (MENA) - Russia lost about 231,700 troops in Ukraine (+670 over the past day), Ukrinfrom said Wednesday quoting a statement made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Between February 24, 2022 and July 5, ....

  • Blinken welcomes NATO decision to extend leader Stoltenberg's term

    Date: 2023-07-05 06:17:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:2 - ID:10240173

    WASHINGTON, July 5 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Wednesday NATO's decision to extend Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's term by a further year. Al Hurra TV Channel quoted the US secretary general as having said in a ....

  • Switzerland to join European air defence project

    Date: 2023-07-04 20:44:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:67 - ID:10240016

    BERN, Switzerland plans to take part in a Europe-wide air defence project initiated in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, officials said Tuesday. The Alpine country is the second neutral nation after Austria to signal its intention to join ....

  • Japan gets UN nuclear watchdog approval for water release

    Date: 2023-07-04 20:29:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10239982

    NEW YORK, July 4 (MENA) – Japan won approval from the U N's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local ....

  • Deaths resulting from Israeli airstrikes in Jenin “may also amount to wilful killings: UN

    Date: 2023-07-04 20:25:15 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:65 - ID:10239875

    GENEVA, July 4 (MENA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extensive Jenin operation and car ramming attack in Tel Aviv showed "violence only begets more violence." "The killing, maiming and the destruction ....

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