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  • US slaps sanctions on Myanmar’s defence ministry, banks

    Date: 2023-06-21 18:12:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:10221853

    WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - The United States has levelled sanctions against Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense and two banks used by the Southeast Asian country’s military junta to purchase arms and other goods in foreign currencies, according to the ....

  • At least 24 injured in central Paris explosion

    Date: 2023-06-21 17:43:53 GMT - France - World - SN:75 - ID:10221818

    PARIS, June 21 (MENA) - Twenty-four people have been injured, four of them seriously, after a large explosion in central Paris, the BBC reported. The blast took place in a building next to the Val de Grâce church in Rue Saint-Jacques in the fifth ....

  • UN committee calls for int’l cooperation to prioritize safe migration pathways

    Date: 2023-06-21 16:27:41 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:72 - ID:10221709

    GENEVA, June 21 (MENA) - The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) called on the European Union, the African Union and the League of Arab States to work together to establish safe and regular migration routes after at least 81 migrants drowned and ....

  • Message to Moscow is we're united for Ukraine - Tajani

    Date: 2023-06-21 12:50:46 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:47 - ID:10221164

    ROME, JUN 21 (MENA) - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told that Ukraine Recovery Conference on Wednesday that the London meeting was a "clear message to Russia" that there is a "vast front of countries united in the defense of ....

  • Finland to adopt stricter rules for coming, staying and being, outlines new interior minister

    Date: 2023-06-21 11:27:02 GMT - Finland - World - SN:30 - ID:10220994

    HELSINKI, June 21 (MENA) - Newly appointed Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen (PS) has promised a radical shift in the asylum and immigration policy of Finland, according to Helsinki Times. “We’re moving in a completely different direction in ....

  • Somali president arrives in Washington to partake in UNSC meeting

    Date: 2023-06-21 09:22:56 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:18 - ID:10220600

    MOGADISHU/WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived here Wednesday to partake in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s meeting and hold bilateral talks with top United States officials. He will address ....

  • Ukraine recovery conference kicks off in London

    Date: 2023-06-21 08:39:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10220554

    WASHINGTON, June 21 (MENA) - Britain and Ukraine will co-host the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference in London starting Wednesday, the Washington Post reported. The event, the second since Russia’s invasion, aims to gather international and ....

  • US to donate dlrs 8.2 million to Czech-based agencies aiding Ukrainians

    Date: 2023-06-21 07:59:57 GMT - Czech - World - SN:8 - ID:10220513

    PRAGUE, June 21 (MENA) - The US is to donate dlrs 8.2 million to support refugees from Ukraine and organizations that help them in Czechia, the country’s embassy in Prague said on Tuesday, Radio Prague International said Wednesday. The amount is ....

  • Russian troops kill two residents of Donetsk region

    Date: 2023-06-21 07:06:03 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10220372

    KIEV, June 21 (MENA) - Russian troops killed two residents of Donetsk region Tuesday, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram, Ukrinform reported Wednesday. "On June 20, the Russians killed two more ....

  • Kiev’s position does not provide 'stable ground for talks', says Kremlin

    Date: 2023-06-20 15:24:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:10219470

    MOSCOW, June 20 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to dialogue and communication on the Ukrainian issue, but Kiev's current position does not provide stable ground for talks, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to TASS ....

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