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  • Lula sacks head of Brazilian army after far-right insurrection

    Date: 2023-01-22 11:19:48 GMT - Brazil - World - SN:30 - ID:9980305

    BRASILIA, Jan 22 (MENA) - The head of the Brazilian army has been sacked by the country’s new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, after claims the commander tried to shield rightwing rioters from arrest after the January 8 insurrection in ....

  • AP: Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’

    Date: 2023-01-22 11:01:53 GMT - USA - World - SN:27 - ID:9980279

    DAKAR/WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (MENA) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an Associated Press interview she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America’s debt limit, but demands by House Republicans for spending cuts in return for ....

  • Top UN delegation tells Taliban to end deprivation, abuse of women’s rights

    Date: 2023-01-22 10:06:29 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:19 - ID:9980098

    NEW YORK, Jan 22 (MENA) - The United Nations deputy chief and head of UN Women have conveyed a direct message to Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership calling on them to put the good of the country first and end recent policies towards women and girls ....

  • Ukrainian air forces launch 14 strikes on Russian positions

    Date: 2023-01-22 10:03:52 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:18 - ID:9980102

    KIEV, Jan 22 (MENA) - Ukrainian air forces have launched 14 strikes on Russian personnel clusters and three strikes on Russian air defense missile system positions in the past 24 hours. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the ....

  • Ukraine frustrated as Germany holds back decision on supply of tanks

    Date: 2023-01-21 10:43:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:9978868

    LONDON, Jan 21 (MENA) - Germany has declined to take a decision on whether to give Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine at a special international summit, prompting frustration in Kyiv and a warning from Poland that lives could be lost because of hesitation ....

  • Russians hit Kherson region 36 times in past day, injuring two teenagers

    Date: 2023-01-21 10:07:26 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:24 - ID:9978809

    KIEV, Jan 21 (MENA) - Russian troops launched 36 strikes on the territory of Kherson region over the past day. Four people, including two teenagers, were injured, Ukrinform reported. "Over the past day, January 20, Russian invaders shelled ....

  • 5 dead & 15 injured after passenger vehicle falls into deep gorge in India

    Date: 2023-01-21 09:32:35 GMT - India - World - SN:20 - ID:9978730

    NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (MENA) - Five people lost their lives and 15 were injured after a passenger vehicle fell into a deep gorge at Dhanu Parole village in the Billawer area in Jammu and Kashmir. In a tragic accident, five people lost their lives and ....

  • Russian troops launch artillery strikes on water area of Mykolaiv region’s Ochakiv community

    Date: 2023-01-21 09:18:28 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:19 - ID:9978703

    KIEV, Jan 21 (MENA) - Russian troops launched Friday artillery strikes on the water area of the Ochakiv community, Mykolaiv region. Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform ....

  • Moscow-Goa flight diverted to Uzbekistan after bomb threat email

    Date: 2023-01-21 09:10:07 GMT - Uzbekistan - World - SN:18 - ID:9978682

    TASHKENT, Jan 21 (MENA) - A Goa-bound chartered flight from Moscow with 240 passengers on board was diverted to Uzbekistan in the wee hours of January 21 after the authorities at the Dabolim airport in the State received an email, which claimed that ....

  • U.S. accuses North Korea of providing arms to Russia for military operation on Ukraine

    Date: 2023-01-21 09:00:05 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:9978663

    WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (MENA) - North Korea continues to assist Russia's military operations against Ukraine by providing weapons and ammunition to a private military company, the White House said Friday. White House national security spokesman John ....

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