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  • Security analysis for G7 host city Hiroshima

    Date: 2023-05-13 06:59:14 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:10154977

    TOKYO, May 13 (MENA) - The Japanese city of Hiroshima is preparing for an influx of global leaders and dignitaries at this month's G7 summit. Security is a paramount concern for the visitors, as well as local people, NHK World reported. ....

  • Russia's military death toll in Ukraine up to 198,260

    Date: 2023-05-13 06:49:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:5 - ID:10154962

    KIEV, May 13 (MENA) - Ukraine's defense forces killed about 198,260 Russian persons between February 24, 2022 and May 13, 2023, including 590 in the past day alone. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said this in a Facebook post, ....

  • Pentagon sending reinforcements to Gulf after Iran threats

    Date: 2023-05-12 18:46:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:10154693

    WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) – The Pentagon will send “reinforcements” to the Gulf due to Iranian threats to interfere with commercial shipping in the Middle East, a White House official said Friday. “The US strongly condemns actions that threaten ....

  • Indonesia: Mount Anak Krakatau erupts with 2,500-meter-high ash burst

    Date: 2023-05-12 14:41:36 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:41 - ID:10154393

    JAKARTA, May 12 (MENA) - The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that an eruption had occurred at Mount Anak Krakatau located in the waters of the Sunda Strait, South Lampung District, Lampung Province, according ....

  • US, NATO mull efforts to back Ukraine

    Date: 2023-05-12 06:32:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:10153603

    WASHINGTON, May 12 (MENA) – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană in Washington, D.C, the US Department of State said in a press release. Sherman and Geoană discussed preparations for the ....

  • South Korea to drop mandatory 7-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients from June

    Date: 2023-05-11 07:30:23 GMT - south korea - World - SN:17 - ID:10151896

    SEOUL, May 11 (MENA) - South Korea on Thursday lowered its crisis level for COVID-19 and will from June no longer require infected people to quarantine for seven days, dropping one of the country's few remaining pandemic-related restrictions, ....

  • 4 people injured after magnitude 5.2 quake strikes near Tokyo

    Date: 2023-05-11 06:43:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:14 - ID:10151851

    TOKYO, May 11 (MENA) – A strong earthquake struck the greater Tokyo region early Thursday. Local authorities say four people have been injured, NHK reported. There was no tsunami. Some elevators in a high-rise condominium in Tokyo were stopped ....

  • Armenian military positions in Sotk under Azeri gunfire

    Date: 2023-05-11 06:14:27 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:10 - ID:10151838

    YEREVAN, May 11 (MENA) - As of 08:45 the Armenian positions in the direction of Sotk were still under Azerbaijani gunfire, ARMENPRESS reported, quoting the Armenian Ministry of Defense. The Armed Forces of Armenia are taking the relevant ....

  • Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant facing ‘catastrophic’ staff shortage amid Russian evacuation

    Date: 2023-05-11 06:04:54 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:10151827

    LONDON, May 11 (MENA) - Russia plans to relocate about 2,700 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s atomic energy company has claimed, warning of a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia ....

  • Ukraine Army repels 39 Russian attacks in four directions

    Date: 2023-05-11 05:37:15 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:3 - ID:10151806

    KIEV, May 11 (MENA) - Russian troops continue focusing efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on ....

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