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After Chinese balloon enters US airspace, Blinken postpones trip to China
Date: 2023-02-04 07:05:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:3 - ID:10001246
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China following the controversy over a Chinese surveillance balloon detected over the northern United States, Fox News said. Senior State Department ....
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Volunteer from New Jersey killed while aiding civilians in Ukraine
Date: 2023-02-04 06:50:32 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:2 - ID:10001231
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) - A New Jersey man was killed while helping civilians in Ukraine amid the country's ongoing military operation with Russia. Pete Reed, 33, was killed on Thursday in the city of Bakhmut. He was a Marine veteran from Bordentown, ....
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Court rejects conditional release of former Mauritanian president
Date: 2023-02-03 23:00:33 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:78 - ID:10001124
NOUAKCHOTT, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Mauritanian Criminal Court rejected a request on Friday for a conditional release of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Ould Abdel Aziz, who ruled Mauritania from 2009 to 2019, faces corruption, money ....
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US sending $2.1 billion more in Ukraine military aid
Date: 2023-02-03 19:32:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:70 - ID:10000979
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (MENA) - The US is sending Ukraine a new $2.1 billion weapons package, the Pentagon said Friday. The package includes a new ground-launched, bomb-tipped rocket, Alhurra news channel reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ....
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Ukrainian forces down Russian Su-25 in Bakhmut area
Date: 2023-02-03 18:57:51 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:68 - ID:10000994
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) - In Donetsk region, servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed another enemy Russian Su-25 aircraft. The National Guard of Ukraine announced this on its official website, Ukrinform reported. "At 11:55 on ....
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EU sanctions should aim to stop Russia rebuilding military capability - Zelenskyy
Date: 2023-02-03 18:43:47 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:67 - ID:10000931
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that EU sanctions on Russia "should aim to ensure Moscow cannot rebuild its military capability." Ukraine will fight to hold on to the eastern "fortress" city of Bakhmut for ....
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Austria urges common European approach to reduce asylum waves
Date: 2023-02-03 18:39:39 GMT - Austria - World - SN:65 - ID:10000929
VIENNA, Feb 3 (MENA) - Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner called Friday for boosting international cooperation to combat illegal immigration, facilitating the return of immigrants to their countries of origin, and adopting a common approach, ....
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France's nuclear energy future tabled at Elysée Palace talks
Date: 2023-02-03 18:16:38 GMT - France - World - SN:64 - ID:10000899
PARIS, Feb 3 (MENA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting with his nuclear policy advisors to keep up with the pace of the accelerated revival of the industry, coming one year after the French head of state announced the need for ....
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EU: Russia must allow all deported children to return to Ukraine
Date: 2023-02-03 17:52:13 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:61 - ID:10000884
KIEV, Feb 3 (MENA) – The European Union has urged Russia to stop the illegal practice of deporting Ukrainian nationals, especially children, and allow those already deported to safely return to Ukraine, Ukrinform quoted an EU statement as announced ....
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Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli forces near Nablus
Date: 2023-02-03 17:46:41 GMT - palestine - World - SN:60 - ID:10000918
RAMALLAH, Feb 3 (MENA) - A 25-year-old Palestinian young man was shot and killed on Friday evening by Israeli occupation forces at Huwwara military checkpoint, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency reported. Ahmad ....