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  • Singapore Airlines passenger arrested after allegedly making bomb threat; fighter jets scrambled

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:55:30 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:10 - ID:9795277

    SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (MENA) - Police arrested a 37-year-old man on a Singapore Airlines flight after he allegedly assaulted cabin crew and claimed he had a bomb in his carry-on bag, the police said on Wednesday (Sep 28), CNA reported Wednesday. In ....

  • UN condemns violent crackdown against hijab protests in Iran

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:44:42 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:9795268

    NEW YORK, Sept 28 (MENA) - Authorities in Iran must fully respect the rights of protestors calling for justice for Mahsa Amini, the young woman who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating strict dress codes, the UN human rights ....

  • Nuclear attack in Ukraine should spark ‘devastating’ Nato response, says Polish FM

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:42:37 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:8 - ID:9795284

    LONDON, Sept 28 (MENA) - Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, has said Nato’s response to any use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine should be non-nuclear but “devastating”, according to The Guardian. Speaking on a visit to Washington, Rau said ....

  • China ships enter Japan waters near Senkakus, day before key anniv.

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:41:19 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:9795298

    TOKYO, Sept 28 (MENA) - Three Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands on Wednesday, a day before the 50th anniversary of the normalization of the countries' diplomatic ties, Kyodo News Agency reported. ....

  • Closures, delays ahead as Florida airports brace for Ian

    Date: 2022-09-28 07:02:20 GMT - USA - World - SN:6 - ID:9795225

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - Florida airports were reporting flight delays, cancellations and even closures ahead of the hurricane force winds expected along much of the state beginning Wednesday morning, The New York Times reported. Airports in ....

  • Karding death toll climbs to 10; 8 still missing: NDRRMC

    Date: 2022-09-28 06:55:51 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:5 - ID:9795222

    MANILA, Sept 28 (MENA) - Two more fatalities due to Super Typhoon Karding were reported by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Wednesday, raising the death toll to ten. NDRRMC spokesperson Bernardo Rafaelito ....

  • John Hopkins: Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 615 mln

    Date: 2022-09-27 15:54:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:61 - ID:9794680

    WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - As many as 615,682,952 people have been reported to be infected by coronavirus globally, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) said on Tuesday. It added that about 6,538,678 have died from the virus worldwide. The US ....

  • IAEA chief hopes to visit Russia, Ukraine as early as this week

    Date: 2022-09-27 15:54:28 GMT - Russia - World - SN:60 - ID:9794679

    MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi hopes to come to Russia and Ukraine this week in order to continue talks on the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. "It’s going to be very, very soon. We hope, even ....

  • US vice president meets S. Korean PM in Japan

    Date: 2022-09-27 15:54:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:59 - ID:9794676

    TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday met Prime Minister Han Duck-soo of the Republic of Korea in Tokyo, Japan, during the funeral ceremony of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. "The United States ....

  • Kremlin: Russia ready for negotiations with Ukraine

    Date: 2022-09-27 15:54:02 GMT - Russia - World - SN:58 - ID:9794678

    MOSCOW, Sept 27 (MENA) - In a conversation with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia remained ready for negotiations with Ukraine, but as the situation changes their conditions also change, Russian ....

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