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  • Zelensky, Scholz speak over phone ahead of Weimar Triangle summit

    Date: 2024-03-14 21:04:21 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:10624438

    KYIV, March 14 (MENA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of the Weimar Triangle summit, set to be held in Berlin on March 15, according to the Zelensky post on X. “I spoke with ....

  • IOM appeals for USD 119m for Rohingya refugee response

    Date: 2024-03-14 19:04:28 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:63 - ID:10624340

    GENEVA, March 14 (MENA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for USD 119 million to support nearly a million Rohingya refugees in the world's largest refugee settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, and the vulnerable ....

  • Japan to provide IAEA $20 mil. to support nuke watchdog's activities

    Date: 2024-03-14 18:41:42 GMT - Japan - World - SN:60 - ID:10624332

    TOKYO, March 14 (MENA) – The Japanese government said Thursday it will provide the International Atomic Energy Agency about 18.5 million euros ($20 million) and affirmed with visiting IAEA chief Rafael Grossi its commitment to continue cooperating ....

  • US says no sign Russia preparing to use nukes in Ukraine

    Date: 2024-03-14 11:46:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:34 - ID:10623761

    WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - The White House said it had seen no indications Moscow was ready to use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to deploy them if Russia's sovereignty was threatened. Russia's ....

  • N. Korean leader boasts striking power of new battle tank

    Date: 2024-03-14 08:21:20 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:15 - ID:10623312

    SEOUL, March 14 (MENA) - North Korea has unveiled a new battle tank during training exercises, state media reported Thursday, amid ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the United States. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un drove a ....

  • Russia says shot down 14 drones over Ukraine border regions

    Date: 2024-03-14 08:05:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:14 - ID:10623298

    MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - Russia’s defense ministry on Thursday said that 14 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight over the regions of Belgorod and Kursk on the border with Ukraine, Channels Television reported. Eleven drones were shot down ....

  • Russian army loses 970 troops over past day

    Date: 2024-03-14 08:04:13 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:13 - ID:10623276

    KYIV, March 14 (MENA) - The total combat losses of the Russian army in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to March 14, 2024 amounted to about 427,840 people, including 970 over the previous day. According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook ....

  • Pentagon clears F-35 for full-rate production

    Date: 2024-03-14 07:59:55 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:10623286

    WASHINGTON, March 14 (MENA) - The US Defense Department said it has officially made its long-awaited decision to move forward with full-rate production on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to the a press release issued by the ....

  • Russian amb.: West can’t undermine Russian-Indian relations

    Date: 2024-03-14 07:39:09 GMT - Russia - World - SN:10 - ID:10623226

    MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - The West cannot force India to act against its will, including to undermine the relationship between New Delhi and Moscow, the Russian ambassador to the South Asian republic Denis Alipov told TASS in an interview. "India ....

  • Helicopter crash landing in Magadan Region leaves one dead, two injured

    Date: 2024-03-14 07:32:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:9 - ID:10623228

    MOSCOW, March 14 (MENA) - One person died and two more were injured in the crash landing of a helicopter in Russia’s Far Eastern Magadan Region, Tass reported, quoting the Russian Air Transport Agency. "According to preliminary data, the ....

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