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  • Yoon warns N. Korea of 'resolute, overwhelming' response in event of nuclear weapons use

    Date: 2022-10-01 07:43:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:11 - ID:9800269

    SEOUL, Oct 1 (MENA) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol warned North Korea on Saturday it will be met with a "resolute" and "overwhelming" response if it attempts to use nuclear weapons, shortly after Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles in ....

  • After slamming Florida, Hurricane Ian barrels into South Carolina

    Date: 2022-10-01 06:54:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9800196

    WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (MENA) - Hurricane Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina, as a Category 1 hurricane on Friday, two days after it slammed into the southwestern coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Ian is now a post-tropical ....

  • Blinken asserts to UN envoy US commitment to peace efforts in Yemen

    Date: 2022-10-01 06:42:11 GMT - USA - World - SN:5 - ID:9800179

    WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg to express the United States’ strong support for the UN Special Envoy’s efforts to extend and expand the UN-mediated truce in Yemen, which ....

  • Security Council fails to adopt resolution 'condemning' referendums in 4 Ukrainian regions

    Date: 2022-10-01 06:33:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:9800172

    WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Oct 1 (MENA) - United Nations Security Council on Friday failed to adopt a draft resolution, which "condemns" the referendums held in four Ukrainian regions under Russian control from Sept. 23 to 27. The draft resolution, ....

  • Canada slaps new sanctions on Russia after Putin annexes Ukrainian regions

    Date: 2022-10-01 06:24:27 GMT - Canada - World - SN:3 - ID:9800162

    OTTAWA, Sept 30 (MENA) - Canada slapped new sanctions on Russian officials and elites Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin formally annexed four regions of Ukraine, Global News said. Forty-three Russian oligarchs, financial elites and ....

  • In first, North Korea tests missiles for fourth time in a week

    Date: 2022-10-01 06:08:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:1 - ID:9800145

    TOKYO, Oct 1 (MENA) - North Korea fired off two apparent ballistic missiles on Saturday morning, Japan's Defense Ministry said, marking the first time the nuclear-armed country has conducted four launches in a single week, The Japan Times reported. ....

  • Russia slams Ukraine's NATO bid as request to ‘hasten start of World War III’

    Date: 2022-09-30 22:38:06 GMT - Russia - World - SN:73 - ID:9800086

    MOSCOW, Sept 30 (MENA) - Ukraine's NATO application is nothing but Kyiv’s request to ‘hasten the start of World War III’, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday on his Telegram channel. "Ukrainian President ....

  • US diplomat travels to Qatar, Switzerland, Poland

    Date: 2022-09-30 17:57:57 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:9799864

    WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (MENA) – US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Doha, Qatar; Geneva, Switzerland; and Warsaw, Poland October 1-7. In Doha October 1-3, Under Secretary Zeya will ....

  • Japanese PM expresses support to Zelenskyy in phone talks

    Date: 2022-09-30 16:51:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:61 - ID:9799633

    TOKYO, Sept 30 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has condemned Russia's attempt to annex four Ukrainian regions, NHK reported on Friday. Fumio made his remark during a telephone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ....

  • Cholera outbreaks surging worldwide, fatality rates rising - WHO

    Date: 2022-09-30 16:38:44 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:60 - ID:9799762

    GENEVA, Sept 30 (MENA) – Cholera cases have surged this year, especially in places of poverty and conflict, with outbreaks reported in 26 countries and fatality rates rising sharply, a World Health Organization official said on Friday. In a ....

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