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  • Armenian defense min., US ambassador discuss development of Armenian- American cooperation in defense

    Date: 2023-02-23 22:03:55 GMT - Armenia - World - SN:82 - ID:10035552

    YEREVAN, Feb 23 (MENA) - Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan held a meeting with the new United States Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien, the Armenian news agency A(ARMENPRESS) reported. Minister Papikyan congratulated the ambassador on ....

  • US ready for talks with Russia on New START ‘tomorrow’ — Nuland tells TASS

    Date: 2023-02-23 22:03:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:81 - ID:10035553

    MOSCOW, Feb 23 (MENA) - The United States is ready to start talks with Russia on the New START nuclear arms control treaty "tomorrow" if Moscow is prepared for this, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said in an ....

  • Biden overhauls policy on transfer of arms to other countries

    Date: 2023-02-23 20:38:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:10035461

    WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) – The White House on Thursday overhauled its policy on the transfer of arms to foreign countries, requiring a stricter review of potential human rights violations when weapons are exported across the world, the Hill ....

  • US Treasury Secretary: Sanctions imposed with Western allies are isolating Russia's economy

    Date: 2023-02-23 20:31:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:77 - ID:10035245

    WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen on Thursday said Russia's economy has become increasingly isolated and the impact of sanctions against that country for war against Ukraine is being seen, Fox News reported. "Since ....

  • S.Korea's BOK freezes rate, lowers growth outlook amid economic uncertainty

    Date: 2023-02-23 07:56:02 GMT - south korea - World - SN:15 - ID:10034036

    SEOUL, Feb 23 (MENA) - South Korea's central bank on Thursday kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged for the first time in 10 months as worries are growing that aggressive monetary tightening could hurt economic growth, according to the Korean ....

  • Ukraine at OSCE: Decision to launch war in Ukraine has become strategic disaster for Russia

    Date: 2023-02-23 07:50:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10033976

    KIEV, Feb 23 (MENA) - The decision to launch a full-scale war in Ukraine has become a strategic disaster for Russia, but the Kremlin still refuses to admit it, Ukraine's Deputy Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna ....

  • TV journalist, girl killed in Florida fatal shooting, sheriff says

    Date: 2023-02-23 07:33:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:10033932

    WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (MENA) – A Florida man suspected of killing a woman Wednesday returned to the scene hours later and shot four other people, killing a 9-year-old girl and a television news journalist, NBC News quoted the Orange County sheriff as ....

  • 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Tajikistan

    Date: 2023-02-23 07:14:08 GMT - Tajikistan - World - SN:8 - ID:10033899

    DUSHANBE, Feb 23 (MENA) - A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Tajikistan on Thursday, NDTV quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. It was 67 kilometers (41 miles) west of Murghob,Tajikistan, and 20 kilometers (12 miles) below ground. ....

  • Putin expecting Russian-Chinese trade turnover to reach $200 bn before 2024

    Date: 2023-02-22 14:09:39 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:10032966

    MOSCOW, Feb 22 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the trade between Russia and China is growing, Interfax reported Wednesday. "Russian-Chinese relations are developing as we expected in the previous years. Everything has been ....

  • S. Korea, U.S. to hold 'table-top' drills against N. Korean nuclear threats at Pentagon

    Date: 2023-02-22 11:57:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:40 - ID:10032615

    SEOUL, Feb 22 (MENA) - - South Korea and the United States are set to stage a combined military exercise at the Pentagon on Wednesday (U.S. time) under the scenario of nuclear use by North Korea, Seoul officials said, in the wake of Pyongyang's ....

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