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  • UK new sanctions to make sure Russia pays a price, Sunak says

    Date: 2023-05-19 06:19:01 GMT - Japan - World - SN:8 - ID:10165806

    TOKYO, May 19 (MENA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he wants to ensure "Russia pays a price" for the war in Ukraine, after announcing new sanctions targeting Russian exports, the BBC reported. Speaking to the BBC's Chris Mason at ....

  • Norway to donate long-range MLRS, artillery location radars to Ukraine

    Date: 2023-05-18 21:17:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:88 - ID:10165689

    KYIV, May 18 (MENA) - Norway will transfer eight long-range multiple launch rocket systems and three Arthur artillery location radars to Ukraine. Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said this at a meeting with UK Defense Secretary Ben ....

  • Russian Defense Ministry announces shipment of military products to Nicaraguan Army

    Date: 2023-05-18 21:16:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:87 - ID:10165687

    MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russian Defense Ministry shipped a batch of military products to the Nicaraguan Army within the bilateral military-technical cooperation, TASS news agency quoted the Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. "Within the ....

  • Russian envoy in Vienna meets IAEA chief to discuss Zaporozhye NPP

    Date: 2023-05-18 21:16:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:86 - ID:10165688

    VIENNA, May 18 (MENA) - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s envoy to international organizations in Vienna, met with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi on Thursday to talk about the situation surrounding the Zaporozhye nuclear ....

  • Harris: Congress should lift debt ceiling

    Date: 2023-05-18 21:16:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:85 - ID:10165690

    WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday convened a call of elected officials, local leaders and administration allies to warn of the dangers of a potential default as she takes on an increased role in the White ....

  • US, Moldova sign open skies agreement

    Date: 2023-05-18 20:28:13 GMT - USA - World - SN:83 - ID:10165658

    WASHINGTON, May 18 (MENA) - US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma and Moldova Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Lilia Dabija, with Prime Minister Dorin Recean, signed an Open Skies Air ....

  • Russia plans to increase direct flights to Cuba starting from end of May

    Date: 2023-05-18 20:27:52 GMT - Russia - World - SN:82 - ID:10165657

    MOSCOW, May 18 (MENA) - Russia plans to increase the number of direct charter flights to Cuba starting from the end of May, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko as saying on Thursday. "The number of tourists ....

  • Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II cost UK Government £161.7m

    Date: 2023-05-18 20:27:39 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:81 - ID:10165617

    LONDON, May 18 (MENA) – The funeral and lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 cost the UK Government an estimated £161.7 million, the Evening Standard reported. The largest cost was reported by the Home Office at £73.7 million, ....

  • Biden arrives in Japan for G7 summit

    Date: 2023-05-18 07:47:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:10164078

    TOKYO, May 18 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan to attend the G7 Hiroshima leaders’ summit on Thursday, The Independent reported. The US president will join other heads of the world’s advanced democracies for three days from Friday ....

  • Kherson region comes under Russian fire 90 times, three civilians killed

    Date: 2023-05-18 06:13:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:8 - ID:10163910

    KIEV, May 18 (MENA) - Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 90 times, having fired 529 projectiles. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Military Administration Head Oleksandr Prokudin on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent ....

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