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  • Indonesia, France discuss strengthening defense ties

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:27:30 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:64 - ID:9925830

    JAKARTA, Dec 16 (MENA) - Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto made a working visit to France to meet with the Minister of the French Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu at Hôtel de Brienne, Paris, on Thursday, Antara news agency reported. "We ....

  • At least 21 dead, 12 more feared trapped in Malaysia landslide

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:22:45 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:63 - ID:9925824

    KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (MENA) - At least 21 people have been killed in a landslide that struck a camping site in Batang Kali in Selangor, Malaysia, on early Friday morning, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Friday. And 12 ....

  • Biden to meet with Ecuador's Lasso at White House next week

    Date: 2022-12-16 17:05:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:62 - ID:9925792

    WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden will meet with the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, at the White House on Tuesday. The White House said on its website Friday that Biden and Lasso plan to use their meeting to stress the ....

  • Putin preparing major offensive in new year, Ukraine defence minister warns

    Date: 2022-12-16 16:53:20 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:61 - ID:9925780

    LONDON, Dec 16 (MENA) - Senior Ukrainian officials said Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a major new offensive in the new year, despite a series of humiliating battlefield setbacks for Russia in recent months. In an interview ....

  • John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 652 mln

    Date: 2022-12-16 16:20:38 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:9925752

    WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (MENA) – As many as 652,265,740 people have been reported to be infected with coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Friday. It added that about 6,663,361 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • Japan needs to boost its defence capabilities: Japanese PM

    Date: 2022-12-16 16:13:24 GMT - Japan - World - SN:57 - ID:9925744

    TOKYO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said on Friday Japan needs to boost its current defence capabilities, NHK News reported. Kishida, meanwhile, said the government plans to spend about 315 billion dollars on defence over ....

  • Ukraine: 449 children killed since start of Russian military operation

    Date: 2022-12-16 14:19:29 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:44 - ID:9925377

    KIEV, Dec 16 (MENA) - A total of 449 children have been killed and 859 others injured since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine last February, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office announced. More than 1,308 children were ....

  • Putin, India's Modi discuss cooperation in energy, agriculture and transport

    Date: 2022-12-16 13:57:29 GMT - India - World - SN:43 - ID:9925550

    NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed cooperation in various spheres of the economy in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, the Kremlin’s press service said on Friday. "The ....

  • Ukraine's Ukrenergo declares state of emergency due to energy infrastructure damage

    Date: 2022-12-16 13:56:50 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:42 - ID:9925557

    KIEV, Dec 16 (MENA) - The Ukrainian operator Ukrenergo declared a state of emergency on Friday due to damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure, TASS news agency reported. "Due to damage to Ukraine's power infrastructure (thermal power plants, ....

  • Moscow welcomes Erdogan's idea to hold meeting of Turkey, Syria, Russia leaders: Bogdanov

    Date: 2022-12-16 13:49:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9925417

    MOSCOW, Dec 16 (MENA) - Moscow welcomes the idea of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to hold a meeting of the leaders of Turkey, Syria and Russia, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Friday. "(We are) extremely positive ....

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