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  • Putin: Russia, China catalysts for just world order, share identical global vision

    Date: 2022-12-30 18:43:26 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:9946436

    MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) – Moscow and Beijing share the same vision of the global transformations now underway, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping via a video link on Friday, and their mutual cooperation on the ....

  • Ukraine reports another violation of Geneva Convention by Russian troops

    Date: 2022-12-30 18:21:37 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:71 - ID:9946458

    KIEV, Dec 30 (MENA) - Russians continue to forcibly draft for military service Ukrainians residing in the temporarily captured territories to fight against their own country, which is a violation of the Geneva Convention. That’s according to ....

  • EU strongly condemns final sentencing of former Myanmar president

    Date: 2022-12-30 18:18:08 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:70 - ID:9946437

    BRUSSELS, Dec 30 (MENA) - The European Union on Friday strongly condemned the final sentencing of former Myanmar president Win Myint and state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. "These trials were carried forward with no respect for due legal procedure ....

  • EU welcomes S. Korea's Indo-Pacific strategy

    Date: 2022-12-30 17:53:04 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:68 - ID:9946421

    BRUSSELS, Dec 30 (MENA) - The European Union on Friday welcomed South Korea's release of its new Indo-Pacific strategy. "We are committed to working with our like-minded partners to ensure a free, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region," ....

  • Significant strides made in ending COVID-19's acute phase - Blinken

    Date: 2022-12-30 17:48:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:67 - ID:9946384

    WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday his country has made significant strides in ending the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington has provided nearly $20 billion for the global response, and ....

  • 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattles Crete

    Date: 2022-12-30 17:27:24 GMT - Greece - World - SN:66 - ID:9946409

    ATHENS, Dec 30 (MENA) - A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the island of Crete on Friday according to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens. The epicenter of the quake has been identified at 40 kilometers north of ....

  • Russia’s Arctic oil reserves estimated at 7.3 bln tons

    Date: 2022-12-30 17:23:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:65 - ID:9946401

    MOSCOW, Dec 30 (MENA) - Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources said Oil reserves of the Russian Arctic zone amounted to 7.3 billion tons, Russia Today reported. Prirazlomnoye field is an Arctic offshore oilfield located in the Pechora Sea, south ....

  • Washington Post: Putin, Xi highlight Russia, China cooperation against backdrop of war

    Date: 2022-12-30 17:00:03 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:9946383

    WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met remotely via video link Friday - an indication of Moscow’s latest efforts to strengthen ties with Beijing as Russia’s isolation grows in the wake of its ....

  • China urges U.S. to stop arms sales to Taiwan

    Date: 2022-12-30 16:33:29 GMT - China - World - SN:62 - ID:9946370

    BEIJING, Dec 30 (MENA) - China on Friday urged the United States to stop arms sales to and military contact with China's Taiwan region and stop creating new factors that could lead to tensions across the Taiwan Strait, Xinhua News Agency ....

  • Nearly 1,700 journalists killed over past 20 years, says Reporters Without Borders

    Date: 2022-12-30 16:25:33 GMT - France - World - SN:61 - ID:9946355

    PARIS, Dec 30 (MENA) - Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were ....

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