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  • Pope Francis leaves hospital after operation

    Date: 2023-06-16 07:47:36 GMT - Italy - World - SN:16 - ID:10212374

    ROME, June 16 (MENA) - Pope Francis left a Rome hospital on Friday after undergoing a hernia operation, DW reported Friday. The 86-year-old pontiff had undergone three hours of open abdominal surgery under general anesthesia at Rome's Gemelli ....

  • US, Singapore assert effectiveness of their strategic partnership in facing challenges

    Date: 2023-06-16 07:23:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:14 - ID:10212351

    WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan reaffirmed the strength of the US-Singapore strategic partnership and its effectiveness in confronting today’s major ....

  • South African president arrives in Ukraine on peace mission

    Date: 2023-06-16 07:10:30 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:10212338

    KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Ukraine on Friday as part of an African peace mission, the South African presidency said on Twitter. Ramaphosa is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ....

  • Russia weathers unprecedented Western pressure, envoy to China says

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:57:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:12 - ID:10212328

    MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - Russia has survived the unprecedented pressure from Western countries and is ready to develop long-term projects with friendly countries, TASS news agency quoted Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov as saying on ....

  • Nord Stream sabotage impossible without state support — Russia’s UN mission

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:54:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:11 - ID:10212323

    MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - The sabotage attack targeting Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines could be carried out only with direct governmental support, TASS news agency quoted Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky as ....

  • NDRRMC: 20,000 people evacuated due to Mayon Volcano unrest

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:51:03 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:10 - ID:10212321

    MANILA, June 16 (MENA) - The erupting Mayon Volcano has forced more than 20,000 people to flee their homes, ABS-CBN quoted the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council as saying Friday. According to the agency, these residents are ....

  • Russians hit Kherson region 54 times, killing two civilians

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:47:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10212317

    KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - The Russian military launched 54 strikes on Kherson region over the past day, killing two civilians, Ukrinform reported. "Over the past day, the enemy launched 54 strikes, firing 223 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad ....

  • Ukraine’s Air Force launches 13 strikes on enemy clusters

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:44:18 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10212311

    KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched 13 strikes on enemy personnel clusters, Ukrinform reported. This is stated in the morning report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Our defenders ....

  • Japan parliament enacts law to create defense funds pool

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:39:55 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:10212270

    TOKYO, June 16 (MENA) – Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law to create a pool of funds to cover part of a substantial increase in defense spending to protect the country against security threats from its neighbors, Kyodo news agency ....

  • Russian military death toll in Ukraine rises to 218,500

    Date: 2023-06-16 06:28:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10212269

    KIEV, June 16 (MENA) - Russian military death toll in Ukraine went up to about 218,500, including 590 Russian soldiers over the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported on Friday quoting a statement by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of ....

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