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  • Syrian settlement still priority despite military operation in Ukraine - Envoy

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:31:48 GMT - Syria - World - SN:23 - ID:9622967

    DAMASCUS, June 15 (MENA) - Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev said ththe Syrian settlement is still a priority to his country, despite the military operation in Ukraine. Lavrentiev said to Russia Today channel on ....

  • Swiss airspace closed after computer glitch

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:27:11 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:22 - ID:9622985

    GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) - Swiss airspace was closed on Wednesday after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, NDTV reported. "Swiss airspace is closed to traffic for security reasons ....

  • In Ukraine, is the balance tipping in Moscow’s favor? Not yet --paper

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:17:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:20 - ID:9622984

    WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - Russian military advances in eastern Ukraine this month have raised growing concern in the West that the balance of the war is tipping in Moscow’s favor, but Biden administration officials think these fears are ....

  • Polish PM calls for more weapons for Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-15 08:11:12 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:19 - ID:9622960

    THE HAGUE, June 15 (MENA) - Poland’s prime minister has called on the international community to supply more weapons to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's military operation, Radio Poland reported. Mateusz Morawiecki made the ....

  • Ukraine suffering painful losses, Zelensky says

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:57:01 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:9622964

    KIEV, June 14 (MENA) - Ukrainian forces are suffering painful losses in fighting Russian troops in both the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and the Kharkiv region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "The fiercest battles, as before, are in ....

  • Chinese envoy hopes Yemen ceasefire will be permanent

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:53:50 GMT - China - World - SN:16 - ID:9622963

    BEIJING, June 15 (MENA) - A Chinese envoy said China hopes for a permanent truce between the warring parties in Yemen, which entered a two-month cease-fire on April 2 under the auspices of the UN and agreed to extend the truce for another two months ....

  • Japan, Australia to expand defense ties for regional order

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:47:13 GMT - Japan - World - SN:15 - ID:9622951

    TOKYO, June 15 (MENA) - Japan and Australia's defense ministers on Wednesday vowed to step up their ties to support democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to work more closely with Southeast Asia and the Pacific island nations where ....

  • Poland receives more than 4mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:16:47 GMT - Poland - World - SN:9 - ID:9622930

    WARSAW, June 15 (MENA) - Some 4.67 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, announced Poland's Border Guard on Wednesday. As many as 24,000 refugees crossed the ....

  • Philippines detects more omicron subvariant cases

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:14:41 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:8 - ID:9622927

    MANILA, June 15 (MENA) - The Philippines detected 16 more cases of highly transmissible omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, ABS-CBN News quoted the Philippines Department of Health as saying Wednesday. The number of new infections increases ....

  • UN experts urge States to address violence, abuse, neglect of older women

    Date: 2022-06-15 07:08:02 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:6 - ID:9622911

    GENEVA, June 15 (MENA) - A group of UN human rights experts have urged member states to renew their commitment to end all forms of abuse and violence against older women, promote their human rights and act against pervasive sexist and ageist ....

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