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  • Ukraine: Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine rises to 282,280

    Date: 2023-10-08 07:03:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:15 - ID:10380547

    KIEV, Oct 8 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 282,280 Russian forces from February 24, 2022 to October 8, 2023, including 580 ones in the past day alone, Ukrinform news agency reported. The Ukrainian forces have also destroyed ....

  • US defense chief: We’ll ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself

    Date: 2023-10-07 20:45:35 GMT - Israel - World - SN:95 - ID:10380241

    RAMALLAH, Oct 7 (MENA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Pentagon will work in the coming days “to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism.” “Our commitment ....

  • UN Security Council to meet Sunday over Middle East developments

    Date: 2023-10-07 20:06:01 GMT - palestine - World - SN:93 - ID:10380237

    RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, Oct 7 (MENA) – The United Nations Security Council is to meet on Sunday after the Palestinian group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, diplomats said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ....

  • 6.3 magnitude earthquake kills 15, injures 40 in Western Afghanistan

    Date: 2023-10-07 15:00:14 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:58 - ID:10379817

    KABUL, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 15 people have been killed, and 40 others have been injured in early Saturday’s earthquake in western Afghanistan, Herat province, Khaama Press reported. Mullah Jan Saigh, the spokesperson for the Ministry of State ....

  • 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan

    Date: 2023-10-07 12:08:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:38 - ID:10379571

    KABUL, Oct 7 (MENA) - A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck western Afghanistan, Khaama Press news agency reported on Saturday. Following the initial earthquake, four subsequent aftershocks caused concern among the ....

  • EU expresses concern about Russia's plans to set up naval base in Georgia

    Date: 2023-10-07 08:17:22 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:15 - ID:10379108

    BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (MENA) - The European Union expresses strong concern about Russia’s reported plans to establish a permanent naval base of its Black Sea Fleet in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, according to a press release by the EU External ....

  • 5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico but without immediate reports of damage

    Date: 2023-10-07 08:00:03 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:12 - ID:10379071

    MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (MENA) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico Friday night, setting off alarms as far away as Mexico City, but without immediate reports of damage, ABC News said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake ....

  • 53 killed In Sikkim floods, 27 Bodies found in Teesta River

    Date: 2023-10-07 07:52:12 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:10379064

    NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (MENA) - At least 53 people, including seven soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, with 27 more dead bodies found in the Teesta river bed in neighboring West Bengal over the last three days. Seven of these bodies have ....

  • Thirty-four combat engagements in different front sections

    Date: 2023-10-07 06:16:41 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:3 - ID:10378946

    KIEV, Oct 7 (MENA) - Over the past 24 hours, 34 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders took place in different directions of the front, Ukrinform news agency. This is stated in the report by the General ....

  • US expels 2 Russian diplomats after Moscow expelled American diplomats last month

    Date: 2023-10-06 21:13:33 GMT - USA - World - SN:68 - ID:10378808

    WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (MENA) – Two Russian diplomats have been expelled from Moscow’s embassy in Washington, the US State Department confirmed Friday. The expulsion is in response to Russia’s “specious expulsion of two US Embassy Moscow diplomats” ....

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