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CNN team in Ukraine witnesses continued heavy fighting around Bakhmut
Date: 2023-01-26 22:14:09 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:75 - ID:9988159
KYIV, Jan 26 (MENA) – Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces continues around Bakhmut in the east, a CNN team on the ground witnessed. They saw intense indirect fire from Ukrainian positions on the hillsides west of Bakhmut, with ....
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US neglect of Moscow’s red lines impeding strategic dialogue, senior Russian diplomat says
Date: 2023-01-26 21:22:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:74 - ID:9988181
MOSCOW, Jan 26 (MENA) - The United States’ failure to show a balanced approach to Moscow’s red lines is affecting the prospects for resuming strategic dialogue, Tass News Agency reported quoting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as ....
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Twenty countries discussing Tribunal for Russia - Kuleba
Date: 2023-01-26 20:49:35 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:72 - ID:9988161
KYIV, Jan 26 (MENA) - Representatives of 20 countries gathered in Prague to discuss the issue of the Special Tribunal for the Russian crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrinform news agency reported according to a tweet by Ukraine’s Foreign ....
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Russian FM Lavrov arrives in Eritrea
Date: 2023-01-26 20:32:38 GMT - Russia - World - SN:70 - ID:9988094
MOSCOW, Jan 26 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov kicked off his latest diplomatic tour of Africa on Monday and has already visited three nations - South Africa, the Kingdom of Eswatini and Angola. On Thursday, Russia Foreign ....
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Greek opposition submits censure motion over phone tapping scandal
Date: 2023-01-26 20:30:15 GMT - Greece - World - SN:69 - ID:9988093
ATHENS, Jan 26 (MENA) – The head of Greece’s largest opposition party submitted a censure motion against the conservative government on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of orchestrating mass wiretaps of political allies and ....
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Blinken: Sanctioning senior Paraguayan officials for corruption
Date: 2023-01-26 19:19:30 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9987974
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the United States is sanctioning a former and a current senior Paraguayan officials for their involvement in systemic corruption that has undermined democratic ....
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5 residential buildings damaged by Russian drones in Kyiv
Date: 2023-01-26 19:19:02 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:66 - ID:9987972
KYIV, Jan 26 (MENA) – Five residential buildings and seven other objects and structures were damaged in Kyiv region as a result of the Russian drone attack in the early hours of Thursday, Ukrinform quoted Head of Kyiv Region Police Dapartment Andriy ....
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US State Secretary to travel to Egypt next week
Date: 2023-01-26 17:46:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9987874
WASHINTON, Jan 26 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel, and the West Bank from January 29-31 to consult with partners on a range of global and regional priorities, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ....
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IMF urges Japan to be more flexible in setting long-term bond yields
Date: 2023-01-26 14:51:18 GMT - Japan - World - SN:56 - ID:9987559
TOKYO, Jan 26 (MENA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday called for "more flexibility" in Japanese long-term yields after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) jolted financial markets with its surprise decision to widen the trading band last ....
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Japan to downgrade COVID-19 category on May 8
Date: 2023-01-26 12:49:33 GMT - Japan - World - SN:43 - ID:9987462
TOKYO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Japan plans to reclassify the novel coronavirus to the same category as common infectious diseases such as seasonal influenza effective May 8, Kyodo News Agency quoted government sources as saying Thursday. The government is ....