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  • Flash floods, heavy rains kill 20 in Afghanistan, says official

    Date: 2022-05-05 13:35:12 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:48 - ID:9552691

    KABUL, May 5 (MENA) - Flash floods and heavy storms have killed at least 20 people in different provinces of Afghanistan, an Afghan official said on Thursday. Maulvi Sharafuddin Muslim, an official at the Ministry of State for Disaster ....

  • Russia expels 7 Danish diplomats

    Date: 2022-05-05 11:30:18 GMT - Russia - World - SN:34 - ID:9552557

    MOSCOW, May 5 (MENA) - Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday said it had declared seven Danish diplomats 'persona non grata' in response to Copenhagen expelling 15 Russian diplomats last month, according to media reports. The ministry said ....

  • If diplomacy fails, pressure will increase on Iran - US envoy to UN

    Date: 2022-05-05 11:27:56 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:39 - ID:9552565

    NEW YORK, May 5 (MENA) – The US envoy to the United Nations says if diplomacy fails and the nuclear deal cannot be restored with Iran, the international community will increase pressure on the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported. At a press ....

  • Kerry traveling to Norway, UK for climate talks - State Dept.

    Date: 2022-05-05 11:08:26 GMT - USA - World - SN:38 - ID:9552566

    WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) – The Biden administration's special envoy for climate, John Kerry, is heading to Norway and the United Kingdom for talks with government counterparts, Sputnik reported. "John Kerry will travel to Oslo from May 6-7 and ....

  • US, Kenya discuss boosting defense cooperation

    Date: 2022-05-05 10:12:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:30 - ID:9552503

    WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs Celeste Wallander met with Kenya Cabinet Secretary of Defense Eugene Wamalwa and Kenya Chief of Defense General Robert Kibochi in the US–Kenya Bilateral Defense ....

  • Seoul to resume late-night public transit service

    Date: 2022-05-05 10:05:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:29 - ID:9552402

    SEOUL, May 5 (MENA) – The Seoul city government said Thursday it will begin resuming late-night public transportation operations in the city, two years after they were reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Yonhap reported. The city government ....

  • Japan reports over 20,000 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2022-05-05 10:03:54 GMT - Japan - World - SN:28 - ID:9552479

    TOKYO, May 5 (MENA) - Japan recorded 20,779 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7,598,247, NHK World Japan reported Thursday. Meanwhile, 18 deaths have also been recorded ....

  • France’s Macron to meet with Scholz in Berlin on Monday

    Date: 2022-05-05 09:48:27 GMT - France - World - SN:25 - ID:9552409

    PARIS, May 5 (MENA) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Monday, his first trip to see a foreign counterpart since being re-elected as French president last month, Bloomberg reported. The ....

  • US, Romania discuss views on Russia's military operation in Ukraine

    Date: 2022-05-05 09:22:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:21 - ID:9552380

    WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) - US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Romanian Presidential Security Advisor Ion Oprișor, according to the White House. They exchanged views on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. They ....

  • Canada's ambassador will return to Ukraine as soon as it's safe: Canadian FM

    Date: 2022-05-05 09:15:49 GMT - Canada - World - SN:20 - ID:9552365

    OTTAWA, May 5 (MENA) - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Ukraine will return to Kyiv as soon as it is safe to do so, but neither she nor the prime minister would say whether they are planning to visit, CTV ....

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