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  • N. Korea fires ICBM, likely lands in Japan's exclusive economic zone

    Date: 2022-11-18 07:15:37 GMT - Japan - World - SN:11 - ID:9881717

    TOKYO, Nov 18 (MENA) – North Korea test-fired an ICBM-class missile Friday that likely fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone off its northern territory, Kyodo news quoted the Japanese government as saying, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ....

  • Russia calls for investigation into British troops’ crimes in Afghanistan

    Date: 2022-11-17 23:00:36 GMT - Russia - World - SN:100 - ID:9881611

    MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) – Evidence of the crimes of British troops in Afghanistan needs to be carefully investigated and those responsible must be prosecuted, Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev said at a briefing on ....

  • Ukrainian forces hit 3 Russian command centers, 5 ammunition depots

    Date: 2022-11-17 22:08:11 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:98 - ID:9881609

    KYIV, Nov 17 (MENA) – Units of the rocket forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine on Thursday struck three command centers and five ammunition depots of the enemy, Ukrinform reported. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ....

  • Heathrow Airport ground handlers to go on strike over pay

    Date: 2022-11-17 22:08:00 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:97 - ID:9881581

    LONDON, Nov 17 (MENA) – Ground handlers at Heathrow Airport are to walk out in a 72-hour strike, in protest at their pay, Sky News reported. About 350 workers will begin the action from 4am on Friday, the Unite union has said. The strike by ....

  • UK urges Russia to cease all actions against Ukraine’s nuclear facilities

    Date: 2022-11-17 21:31:32 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:95 - ID:9881580

    LONDON, Nov 17 (MENA) – UK Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Corinne Kitsell said Russia must cease all actions against Ukraine’s nuclear facilities, so that competent Ukrainian authorities ....

  • Russia supports probe into Poland missile crash, publication of its results, says diplomat

    Date: 2022-11-17 21:31:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:94 - ID:9881583

    MOSCOW, Nov 17 (MENA) - Russia supports a comprehensive investigation into the missile crash in Poland and making its results public, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department, Ivan Nechayev, told a briefing ....

  • UK finance minister announces tax hikes by sterling 24 billion

    Date: 2022-11-17 21:31:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:93 - ID:9881582

    LONDON, Nov 17 (MENA) - UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt sent an icy chill through Britain on Thursday as he tried to fix a gaping black hole in its public finances with a wave of tax rises and spending cuts. He froze a range of tax thresholds, ....

  • US affirmed during COP27 commitment to pledges under Paris Agreement: Blinken

    Date: 2022-11-17 18:47:32 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:81 - ID:9881143

    BANGKOK, Nov 17 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden made clear during COP27 that the US will meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius while also martialing more support to help vulnerable countries ....

  • Trump says will run for president in 2024 to "make America great again"

    Date: 2022-11-16 20:59:09 GMT - USA - World - SN:78 - ID:9879635

    NEW YORK, Nov 16 (MENA) - Former US President Donald Trump announced he will run for the country’s top office in 2024, attempting a comeback after losing re-election to Joe Biden in 2020. "In order to make America great and glorious again, I am ....

  • UK inflation hits 11.1% amid rising living costs

    Date: 2022-11-16 20:17:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:76 - ID:9879586

    LONDON, Nov 16 (MENA) - The British Office for National Statistics (ONS) said inflation rose to an eye-watering 11.1 per cent in October, up from 10.1 per cent a month earlier. Soaring inflation is the “enemy that we need to face down,” UK Prime ....

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