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  • Putin, Modi seeking to deepen partnership between Russia and India — Kremlin

    Date: 2022-07-01 12:39:34 GMT - Russia - World - SN:37 - ID:9650553

    MOSCOW, July 1 (MENA) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated deeper bilateral cooperation in a telephone conversation, TASS reported Friday. "The two leaders discussed pressing issues pertaining to ....

  • Japan registers 23,156 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2022-07-01 11:13:57 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:9650380

    TOKYO, July 1 (MENA) - Japan registered 23,156 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 9,356,329, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. As many as 21 new coronavirus-linked deaths were recorded, ....

  • Estonia, Latvia agree to jointly purchase mid-range air defense system

    Date: 2022-07-01 10:43:22 GMT - Latvia - World - SN:24 - ID:9650366

    RIGA, July 1 (MENA) - Estonia and Latvia have agreed to jointly purchase a mid-range air defense system, The National Post quoted the Estonian defense ministry as saying in a statement. "Russia’s [operation] in Ukraine clearly demonstrates the ....

  • Lavrov: Words about NATO being defense alliance 'ridiculous'

    Date: 2022-07-01 10:31:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9650354

    MOSCOW, July 1 (MENA) - "Words about NATO being a defense alliance are ridiculous, to claim such nonsense is even shameful," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Minsk, addressing students and teachers of the Belarusian State University ....

  • Russia drops remaining Covid-19 restrictions

    Date: 2022-07-01 10:19:23 GMT - Russia - World - SN:21 - ID:9650187

    MOSCOW, July 1 (MENA) – Russia has canceled its nationwide mask mandate, federal health authorities announced Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic has been pushed into the background amid the country's military campaign in Ukraine, The Moscow Times ....

  • Russian losses 35,750 soldiers since start of military operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-07-01 08:13:45 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:16 - ID:9650156

    KIEV, July 1 (MENA) - Russia has lost 35,750 military personnel, 1,577 tanks, and 186 helicopters in the course of its full-scale military war in Ukraine, according to a statement made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on ....

  • Snake Island remains under Russian control, says State Duma

    Date: 2022-07-01 08:04:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:9650141

    MOSCOW, July 1 (MENA) - State Duma Deputy of the Crimean Region Alexey Chernyak revealed that the Russian military and air forces continue to control Snake Island in the Black Sea, RIA News reported on Friday. Chernyak emphasized that Russian ....

  • Poland receives 4.456 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-07-01 07:58:30 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:9650133

    WARSAW, July 1 (MENA) - Some 4.456 million refugees from Ukraine crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said Friday quoting Poland's Border Guard. As many as 24,000 refugees crossed the ....

  • US State Secretary stresses importance of free, fair elections in Kenya

    Date: 2022-07-01 06:58:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:9650086

    WASHINGTON, July 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken underscored the importance of free and fair Kenyan elections that are peaceful and reflect the will of the Kenyan people, the US State Department said in a press briefing on Friday. ....

  • 18 people killed in Russian missile strike on apartment building in Odesa region

    Date: 2022-07-01 06:52:38 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:11 - ID:9650084

    KIEV, July 1 (MENA) - At least 18 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southern region of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said. Deputy Head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, informed this on ....

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