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South Korean president calls for firm response to coercive diplomacy, nuclear threats
Date: 2023-05-17 07:42:03 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:10162056
SEOUL, May 17 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on the world Wednesday to respond firmly to forces that attempt to change the status quo by force or use nuclear weapons for blackmail, Yonhap reported. Yoon issued the call in ....
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22,100 Ukrainians cross border with Poland over past 24 hours
Date: 2023-05-17 07:29:29 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:10162033
WARSAW, May 17 (MENA) - A total of 11.91 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation there, Radio Poland said on Wednesday citing figures from Poland's Border Guard ....
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9 killed in cracker factory explosion in Bengal's East Midnapore
Date: 2023-05-17 07:24:10 GMT - India - World - SN:13 - ID:10162017
NEW DELHI, May 17 (MENA) - Nine people were killed after an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Tuesday, India Today quoted the police as saying. The blast occurred in the factory in East ....
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UK, Netherlands agree ‘international coalition’ to help Ukraine procure F-16 jets
Date: 2023-05-17 07:23:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:11 - ID:10161998
LONDON, May 17 (MENA) - The British government has announced that Prime minister Rishi Sunak and Dutch leader Mark Rutte have agreed to build an "international coalition" to help procure F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine, The Guardian reported on ....
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Australia PM says Quad leaders hope to meet in Hiroshima
Date: 2023-05-17 07:03:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:10 - ID:10161983
TOKYO, May 17 (MENA) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday a planned Quad summit will not go ahead in Sydney next week, and he instead hopes to meet the leaders from Japan, the United States and India in Hiroshima while there ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine hits 200,000 mark
Date: 2023-05-17 06:48:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:10161902
KIEV, May 17 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 200,590 Russian troops between February 24, 2022 and May 17, 2023, including 610 in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Facebook, ....
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Russia focusing main efforts on four areas – Ukraine's General Staff
Date: 2023-05-17 06:33:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:7 - ID:10161934
KIEV, May 17 (MENA) - Russian forces continue to concentrate their main efforts on the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka sectors, with 55 combat engagements recorded there in the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ....
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UNICEF: Mozambique faces worst cholera outbreak in more than 20 years
Date: 2023-05-17 06:25:37 GMT - Mozambique - World - SN:6 - ID:10161914
MAPUTO, May 17 (MENA) - Health authorities in Mozambique are battling the most severe cholera outbreak in the country in more than 20 years, Michael Chimedza, chief, Field Office, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The number of cases of ....
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US police identify gunman who killed 3, wounded six in New Mexico neighborhood shooting
Date: 2023-05-16 20:54:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:72 - ID:10161733
WASHINGTON, May 16 (MENA) – US authorities on Tuesday identified Beau Wilson, 18, as the gunman who killed three people and wounded six others Monday as he roamed a New Mexico neighborhood with an AR-15-style rifle, shooting at random, before police ....
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British Home Office to fast-track thousands of Iraqi and Iranian asylum claims: The Guardian
Date: 2023-05-16 14:39:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:44 - ID:10161242
LONDON, May 16 (MENA) - Up to 20,000 Iraqi and Iranian asylum seekers are to have their claims fast-tracked by the Home Office in a renewed push to clear a backlog, a leaked letter shows, according to The Guardian. In a significant move to meet ....
